⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
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 1 down to 7 up
Q4 8:54 · DEN 105-98 POR
- Lead
Monte Morris hit a 24-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
OT 4:42 · DEN 124-121 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
2OT 3:19 · DEN 147-140 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass
Q4 3:03 · DEN 113-110 POR
- Turnover
Austin Rivers lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · DEN 119-115 POR
- Missed FT
Monte Morris misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:16 · DEN 135-132 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a 28-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:03 · DEN 121-121 POR
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a 27-foot step back jumper
OT 0:06 · DEN 135-135 POR
- Go-ahead
Damian Lillard hit a 31-foot three shot
2OT 3:47 · DEN 138-140 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul
Q4 4:11 · DEN 110-108 POR
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic turnover
Q4 4:11 · DEN 110-108 POR
- Turnover
CJ McCollum steps out of bounds turnover
2OT 0:10 · DEN 143-140 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 20 | Threes made | 21 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |