⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 4:36 · DEN 54-47 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 8:04 · DEN 78-65 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 8:16 · DEN 40-41 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:50 · DEN 54-55 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Scoot Henderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:09 · DEN 80-70 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 14 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
