⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 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
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 5:24 · DEN 95-82 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q4 7:38 · DEN 119-99 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:20 · DEN 64-60 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Damian Lillard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:47 · DEN 116-99 POR
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:02 · DEN 119-104 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
