Denver
Nuggets
116
–
132
FINAL
Portland
Trail Blazers
Date
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 12 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 116 |
| POR | 23 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 132 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jusuf Nurkić
POR
20
PTS
13
REB
2
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots10
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending75.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite57.0
Hustle: 22.0Defense: 32.3Impact: 2.7
Double-Double80.0% FG10 contested shots+12 plus/minusonly 8 pts allowed on 27.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Damian Lillard
POR
22
PTS
3
REB
10
AST
+24
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-13 (53.8%)
3PT5-9
FT3-3
TS%76.8%
eFG%73.1%
TOV4
ORTG150
DRTG111
NET+39
Double-Double5-9 from 3+24 plus/minusheld opponents to 0.0% FGonly 2 pts allowed on 40.3 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 13:26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| JaVale McGee | 14:43 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Paul Millsap | 16:36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 4-4 | 100% | -9 |
| Austin Rivers | 20:33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| JaMychal Green | 21:26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 80% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Vlatko Čančar | 17:14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 12:17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Monte Morris | 17:49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 21:11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 15:13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Bol Bol | 7:07 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +7 |
| Markus Howard | 32:01 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-17 | 47% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +3 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 13:43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| Nikola Jokić | 16:41 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-17 | 53% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 44-98 | 45% | 14-37 | 38% | 14-15 | 93% | — |
| POR | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Simons | 21:56 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| T.J. Leaf | 5:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 21:37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Robert Covington | 29:17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +23 |
| CJ Elleby | 5:29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Enes Freedom | 22:09 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-5 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | +15 |
| Harry Giles III | 5:29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Damian Lillard | 31:13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 5-9 | 56% | 3-3 | 100% | +24 |
| Nassir Little | 6:16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 6:34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| CJ McCollum | 31:06 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9-17 | 53% | 5-9 | 56% | 1-1 | 100% | +15 |
| Norman Powell | 33:03 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-5 | 60% | 6-6 | 100% | +14 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 20:22 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8-10 | 80% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-6 | 50% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 132 | 51 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 46-87 | 53% | 18-43 | 42% | 22-26 | 85% | — |
Keljin Blevins —
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN44/98 (45%)
Paint
22/44 (50%)
Mid
9/24 (38%)
3PT
14/38 (37%)
RA 66%ATB3 39%Paint 16%Mid 67%Corner 3 29%
POR46/87 (53%)
Paint
23/30 (77%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
18/43 (42%)
ATB3 33%RA 83%Mid 60%Corner 3 70%Paint 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Anfernee Simons
defended Markus Howard
7.0 min • 2 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Damian Lillard
held Monte Morris
3.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
CJ McCollum
vs Shaquille Harrison
3.9 min • 13 pts • 71%
| POR Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Bol Bol | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | JaVale McGee | Markus Howard | Michael Porter Jr. | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | Paul Millsap | Shaquille Harrison | Vlatko Čančar | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | — | 5.0m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.9m 13pts 71% | — | — |
| Norman Powell | 1.3m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% |
| Damian Lillard | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Robert Covington | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enes Freedom | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Anfernee Simons | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carmelo Anthony | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 5pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 5pts 50% | — |
| Jusuf Nurkić | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 8pts 75% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Harry Giles III | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CJ Elleby | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T.J. Leaf | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — |
| Nassir Little | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.9m 12pts 83% | 2.9m 9pts 80% | — | — | 2.2m 12pts 83% | 0.7m 2pts 100% | 2.9m 7pts 75% | 0.8m 6pts 33% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 2.6m 7pts 40% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | 3.4m 4pts 40% | 2.7m 13pts 71% | 2.3m 4pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = POR leads, negative = DEN leads
POR Largest Lead
27
Q4 1:02
DEN Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
POR 8-0 run
Q1 0:15 – Q1 1:53
+1 → +8
POR 11-0 run
Q1 0:15 – Q1 2:28
+1 → +11
DEN 12-0 run
Q2 5:31 – Q1 5:10
+19 → +9
POR 10-0 run
Q2 5:48 – Q2 5:48
+19 → +19