⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
- Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their eight
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:15 · DEN 98-102 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:51 · DEN 103-110 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:21 · DEN 26-29 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:50 · DEN 73-73 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 5:01 · DEN 103-118 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 19 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
