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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 24 | 30 | 19 | 35 | 108 |
 Trail Blazers | 27 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 100 |
DENTeam statsPOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 34-8142.0% | 18-3256.3% | 22-2781.5% | 45 | 24 | 19 |
| POR | 36-8741.4% | 7-2825.0% | 21-2391.3% | 48 | 13 | 20 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets108| 35 | 8 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −13.8 | |||||
| 34 | 14 | 4-14 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | +9 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 32 | 11 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | +0.6 | |||||||
| 31 | 19 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 11-12 | +2 | +5.8 | ||||||||
| 24 | 20 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +3.6 | ||||||
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| 21 | 9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.7 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −8 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 16 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +2 | +4.1 | ||||||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.6 | ||||
| 13 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.9 | ||||||
| Team | 108 | 34-8142.0% | 18-3256.3% | 45 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 22-2781.5% | 11 | 11 | 4 | |||
Bench 36 points on 13 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Michael Porter Jr., Juancho Hernangomez and PJ Dozier (coach’s decision).
Portland Trail Blazers100| 38 | 32 | 10-21 | 3-10 | 9-10 | 0 | 0 | +6.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 12 | 5-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −12.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 31 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 16 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +6.2 | ||||||
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| 25 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −11 | −1.9 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −5.0 | |||
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.3 | |||
| 12 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.8 | ||||
| 11 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.4 | ||||||
| Team | 100 | 36-8741.4% | 7-2825.0% | 48 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 21-2391.3% | 13 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 19 points on 6 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Nassir Little and Gary Trent Jr. (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-100 in the season opener for both teams at Moda Center.
Nikola Jokić’s driving layup put the Nuggets ahead for good with 4:44 left in the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers got within 91-90 on Damian Lillard’s tip-in with 3:51 to play, but Jokić answered with a 3-pointer, and the Trail Blazers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Trail Blazers 15-4. Jokić (No. 2 in clutch points, 2019-20) scored 11 of the Nuggets’ 15 on 4 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Jokić had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Will Barton added 19 points (11 at the free-throw line). Jokić scored 16 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard had 32 points and 8 assists, and Hassan Whiteside added 16 points (12 in the paint) and 19 rebounds. Kent Bazemore had 4 points and 5 steals.
The Nuggets shot 42.0% from the field and 56.3% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 41.4% and 25.0%. The Trail Blazers outscored the Nuggets 54-20 in the paint. The Trail Blazers’ starters outscored the Nuggets 38-27 in 16 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsPortland Trail BlazersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
86 points from the field on 81 shots: 1.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 8-22 | 36.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-12 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-15 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-23 | 56.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Whiteside | 23 | 14 | 6-9 | +7 |
| Zach Collins | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Skal Labissiere | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Rodney Hood | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 51 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard | 26 | 10 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Rodney Hood | 16 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| CJ McCollum | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Kent Bazemore | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 5 | 1-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hood | 17 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Kent Bazemore | 17 | 5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 13 | 3 | 1-4 | −1 |
| CJ McCollum | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 10 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
POR win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Murray 6 AST)
Q4 3:39
26.8%
47→21
Lillard 1' Tip Layup Shot (24 PTS)
Q4 3:51
17.9%
29→47
Murray 19' Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 7:19
14.7%
58→43
Whiteside 1' Tip Layup Shot (16 PTS)
Q4 4:59
14.7%
43→58
Jokic 17' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
Q4 7:52
14.3%
54→40
