⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, one turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 16-0 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:09 · DEN 16-10 POR
- Steal
Monte Morris stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 2:18 · DEN 99-92 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:42 · DEN 101-92 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:29 · DEN 55-53 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 9:02 · DEN 62-68 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 2:18 · DEN 99-92 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 0 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
