⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:36 · POR 23-13 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 3:29 · POR 52-40 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 0:02 · POR 67-47 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q4 8:47 · POR 99-78 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
JaMychal Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:23 · POR 88-58 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
