⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46
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
- Go-ahead
Damian Lillard hit a 31-foot threeer
Q4 1:33 · POR 115-114 DEN
- Go-ahead
Anfernee Simons hit a 13-foot pullup jump shot, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 0:28 · POR 117-116 DEN
- Go-ahead
Damian Lillard hit a 29-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:09 · POR 120-118 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:59 · POR 108-109 DEN
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul
Q4 4:03 · POR 108-109 DEN
- Turnover
Josh Hart steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:06 · POR 115-114 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 6:26 · POR 48-53 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:57 · POR 104-105 DEN
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 24-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:00 · POR 120-121 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q1 2:01 · POR 29-25 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass
Q4 3:49 · POR 108-109 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon turnover
Q4 3:33 · POR 108-109 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
