⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better 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, thirteen turnovers to their 21- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 10:49 · DEN 12-5 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:35 · DEN 73-61 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Monte Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · DEN 73-61 POR
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:38 · DEN 96-79 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 0:30 · DEN 101-90 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Carmelo Anthony flagrant foul type 1
Q1 5:33 · DEN 21-12 POR
- Flagrant
CJ McCollum flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:27 · DEN 89-74 POR
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
Q3 1:38 · DEN 96-79 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
