⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 38 from three
- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their seven
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:12 · POR 62-64 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:38 · POR 72-75 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:02 · POR 91-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Enes Kanter flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:44 · POR 79-82 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 0:43 · POR 103-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 4:34 · POR 26-34 DEN
- Steal
Facundo Campazzo stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 0:43 · POR 103-111 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:45 · POR 101-108 DEN
- Missed FT
Monte Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · POR 115-118 DEN
- Missed FT
Monte Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · POR 115-118 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 20 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
