⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 32
- Made twelve threes to their 25
- They shot well above their usual, 25 of 52 from three
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
- Ties it
Aaron Gordon hit a 24-foot three jumper, Cameron Johnson with the assist
Q4 1:12 · DEN 123-123 POR
- Lead
Aaron Gordon hit a 20-foot jumper, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:26 · DEN 125-123 POR
- Winner
Aaron Gordon hit a 23-foot three jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
OT 4:39 · DEN 128-125 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:06 · DEN 8-16 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 4:39 · DEN 78-96 POR
- Ties it
Deni Avdija hit a driving layup
Q4 0:19 · DEN 125-125 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · DEN 118-121 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 4:12 · DEN 128-125 POR
- Turnover
Matisse Thybulle out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 2:24 · DEN 133-128 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 25 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 37 | Assists | 29 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
