⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+5Q133-27
+8Q233-25
-3Q324-27
+6Q429-21
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 32-4 off them- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 2
- A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the second quarter
Key battles
28Fast break points2
4Points off turnovers32
9Turnovers19
12Steals6
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q2 2:55 · POR 64-49 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
