⏱️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 second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 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
They went cold, nine of 35 from three- A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up
Q3 8:28 · DEN 81-69 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:57 · DEN 64-68 POR
- Flagrant
Michael Porter Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q4 7:19 · DEN 102-90 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:08 · DEN 43-38 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
