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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 27 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 125 |
 Nuggets | 26 | 23 | 38 | 28 | 115 |
PORTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 43-9246.7% | 23-3959.0% | 16-2080.0% | 39 | 30 | 9 |
| DEN | 44-8452.4% | 14-2850.0% | 13-1776.5% | 44 | 30 | 16 |
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Portland Trail Blazers125| 41 | 45 | 13-21 | 11-18 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +24.9 | ||||||
| 40 | 13 | 4-15 | 3-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +16 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | 9-20 | 0-2 | 4-5 | +6 | +1.5 | ||||||||
| 32 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −7.4 | ||||
| 28 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +6 | −0.7 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 27 | 10-15 | 7-10, Ties his career high | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +19 | +12.6 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.9 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −3.6 | |||||||
| Team | 125 | 43-9246.7% | 23-3959.0% | 39 | 30 | 9 | 18 | 16-2080.0% | 13 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 31 points on 12 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Jaylen Adams, Wenyen Gabriel, Mario Hezonja, Jaylen Hoard and Nassir Little (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets115| 34 | 27 | 10-18 | 4-7 | 0 | 3-3 | −12 | +11.6 | |||||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 18 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +4.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 13 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | −12 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 25 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | −6 | −1.7 | ||||||||
| 24 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.4 | |||
| 22 | 13 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | |
| Team | 115 | 44-8452.4% | 14-2850.0% | 44 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 13-1776.5% | 11 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 38 points on 15 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Noah Vonleh (coach’s decision).
Trail Blazers125Nuggets115ClickTap 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.
Damian Lillard had 45 points (9 during an 11-0 run in the first quarter), 12 assists and 11 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 125-115.
The Nuggets led 106-105 when Zach Collins’ dunk put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 5:17 left. They pulled away to a 118-108 lead with 3:00 left.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Nuggets 8-2. Jusuf Nurkić scored 5 of the Trail Blazers’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Gary Trent Jr. scored 27 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) on 10 for 15 shooting off the bench, and Nurkić added 22 points. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers. Lillard and Trent set each other up for 6 baskets and 17 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nuggets, Michael Porter Jr. had 27 points and 12 rebounds.
The Trail Blazers made 23 3-pointers, 11 of them by Lillard and 7 by Trent. The Nuggets forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers outscored the Nuggets 41-27 in 13 minutes with Lillard, McCollum, Nurkić, Collins and Trent on the floor together.
Portland Trail BlazersDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
109 points from the field on 92 shots: 13.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-24 | 54.2% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-10 | 30.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-19 | 21.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-3 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 21-36 | 58.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrey Craig | 30 | 15 | 4-4 | +3 |
| PJ Dozier | 18 | 5 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Jerami Grant | 9 | 8 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Monte Morris | 6 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 11 | 4-10 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 16 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 14 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jerami Grant | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| PJ Dozier | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 18 | 7-8 | +15 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 29 | 6 | 3-8 | −3 |
| Mason Plumlee | 13 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jerami Grant | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
Porter Jr. 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Dozier 4 AST)
Q4 8:30
17.6%
40→58
McCollum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Lillard 9 AST)
Q4 8:11
17.6%
58→40
Lillard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (38 PTS) (Trent Jr. 3 AST)
Q4 8:50
16.0%
56→40
Lillard 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (43 PTS)
Q4 4:47
16.0%
43→27
Dozier 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
Q4 5:38
15.2%
43→59
