⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 19-10 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:30 · POR 41-41 DEN
- Ties it
Jerami Grant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · POR 107-107 DEN
- Winner
Jerami Grant hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · POR 108-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses technical free throw
Q1 2:06 · POR 14-24 DEN
- Missed FT
Kris Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · POR 99-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 3:22 · POR 71-81 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 4:25 · POR 94-96 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover
Q4 1:26 · POR 102-105 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:03 · POR 107-107 DEN
📊The numbers
| POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
