⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 9 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:16 · DEN 25-15 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 1:28 · DEN 104-89 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:05 · DEN 111-102 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
