⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:52 · POR 19-19 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 9:21 · POR 76-67 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q4 6:53 · POR 120-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Duop Reath flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:58 · POR 52-55 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 7:44 · POR 40-49 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
