⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 18 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
Made nineteen threes to their thirteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:51 · DEN 13-2 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 0:50 · DEN 98-79 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q4 8:42 · DEN 109-83 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 13 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
