⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 28-7 off them- Owned the paint, 88 points inside to 46
- Made eight threes to their fifteen
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 stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 10:23 · DEN 124-97 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q1 5:23 · DEN 23-13 POR
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul
Q3 10:22 · DEN 72-62 POR
- Technical
Jamal Murray technical foul
Q3 10:22 · DEN 72-63 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:49 · DEN 72-64 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 66% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 44 | Assists | 25 |
| 88 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
