Doug Moe's strategy had an unexpectedly great effect; the Nuggets' offensive success rate was very high. They shot with incredible speed, passed with seamless understanding, and without much hesitation, they took their chances whenever they appeared.
Natt and Cooper didn't go low, but they would repeatedly run counter and cut backdoor, forcing Gan Guoyang to follow inside and guard the basket.
English, Lever and others took their shots one after the other; the Trail Blazers were hit hard before they had a chance to stabilize.
For the Trail Blazers, this wasn't the most lethal issue; the deadliest part was they over-rested themselves, and their own outside shooting touch was horrendously bad.
Gan Guoyang was the only normal one; he realized something was wrong toward the end of the first quarter, as the game had completely entered the Nuggets' rhythm.
