⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 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
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:02 · DEN 39-44 POR
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q3 3:21 · DEN 91-84 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:52 · DEN 75-80 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:03 · DEN 5-14 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:03 · DEN 20-32 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 5:48 · DEN 75-84 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
