⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 0:00 · POR 73-61 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:00 · POR 97-93 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 5:52 · POR 108-119 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:06 · POR 113-119 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |