⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 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
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anfernee Simons misses technical free throw
Q4 9:40 · POR 72-95 DEN
- Technical
Drew Eubanks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:52 · POR 74-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 7:44 · POR 31-50 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 35
Q4 6:10 · POR 79-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
JaMychal Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:40 · POR 72-95 DEN
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses technical free throw
Q4 7:52 · POR 74-101 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
