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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 99 |
 Nuggets | 33 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 114 |
PORTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 41-8647.7% | 9-3030.0% | 8-1172.7% | 35 | 22 | 8 |
| DEN | 42-8847.7% | 18-3650.0% | 12-1963.2% | 48 | 25 | 10 |
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Denver Nuggets114| 37 | 15 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 | +3.8 | ||||||
| 31 | 20 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −3.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 20 | 7-12 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +5.0 | ||||
| 20 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +6.7 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −0.5 | |||
| 10 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.6 | |||
| Team | 114 | 42-8847.7% | 18-3650.0% | 48 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 12-1963.2% | 15 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 46 points on 17 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Juancho Hernangomez, PJ Dozier and Malik Beasley (coach’s decision).
Portland Trail Blazers99| 38 | 13 | 5-16 | 2-9 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −11 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 37 | 20 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 37 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.8 | |||||
| 35 | 33, Season high (his best before, 22) | 15-21 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | +14.1 | ||||||
| 30 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −4.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −2.8 | |||||
| 22 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −29 | −1.9 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.8 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.2 | ||
| Team | 99 | 41-8647.7% | 9-3030.0% | 35 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 8-1172.7% | 7 | 4 | 7 | |||
Bench 9 points on 4 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Rodney Hood (injury/illness); Anthony Tolliver and Nassir Little (coach’s decision).
Nuggets114Trail Blazers99ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Nikola Jokić had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-99.
The Nuggets took control with a 25-8 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 18.
Jerami Grant scored 20 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench.
For the Trail Blazers, Hassan Whiteside had 33 points (24 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 4 blocks on 15 for 21 shooting, and Carmelo Anthony added 20 points and 9 rebounds.
The Trail Blazers gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. The Nuggets outscored the Trail Blazers 46-9 off the bench.
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).
102 points from the field on 88 shots: 9.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-24 | 62.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-16 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-12 | 41.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 8-12 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-24 | 41.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Whiteside | 39 | 11 | 4-11 | 0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kent Bazemore | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Skal Labissiere | 3 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 32 | 11 | 4-8 | +4 |
| Skal Labissiere | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Mario Hezonja | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 26 | 2 | 1-5 | −4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 14 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Damian Lillard | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Kent Bazemore | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 10 | 4-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
POR
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Lillard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q3 2:47
11.3%
68→56
Craig 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
Q3 4:54
11.2%
55→66
Lillard 28' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q3 10:11
11.0%
79→68
Grant 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Morris 4 AST)
Q3 1:52
10.5%
62→73
Lillard 12' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q3 8:25
10.4%
73→62
