⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 8:23 · DEN 46-32 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cameron Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · DEN 99-103 POR
- Turnover
Jamal Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:44 · DEN 99-103 POR
- Turnover
Cameron Johnson bad pass turnover
Q4 3:23 · DEN 99-105 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:26 · DEN 48-42 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:03 · DEN 70-66 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Toumani Camara offensive foul
Q4 3:57 · DEN 99-103 POR
- Turnover
Toumani Camara offensive foul turnover
Q4 3:57 · DEN 99-103 POR
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · DEN 110-115 POR
📊The numbers
| DEN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. GordonF | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -14 |
C. JohnsonF | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -5 |
N. JokicC | 36 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 10-22 | 2-7 | 4-4 | -3 |
J. MurrayG | 39 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 40 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 10-19 | 4-9 | 11-11 | -4 |
C. BraunG | 37 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 | +6 |
D. DeRozanG | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | -9 |
T. BrazileF | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +6 |
M. Bagley IIIF | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | -5 |
T. JonesG | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -6 |
A. DialloF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 110 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 36-77 | 9-26 | 29-34 |
Did not playZ. Nnaji (coach's decision), D. Holmes II (coach's decision), B. Hopkins (coach's decision)
Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. CamaraF | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 |
D. AvdijaF | 35 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 10-22 | 2-9 | 6-9 | -7 |
D. ClinganC Double-double | 32 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 35 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +10 |
D. LillardG | 30 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 9-10 | +3 |
S. HendersonG | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +4 |
J. HolidayG Double-double | 31 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +13 |
S. CissokoG | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
C. YoungbloodG | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 2-2 | +22 |
R. Williams IIIC | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
V. KrejciG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 118 | 53 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 43-92 | 15-41 | 17-21 |
Did not playM. Potter (coach's decision), B. Carlson (coach's decision), Y. Hansen (coach's decision)
