⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 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
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 7:50 · POR 81-70 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:52 · POR 3-14 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
