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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 25 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 127 |
 Trail Blazers | 20 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 112 |
DENTeam statsPOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 50-8558.8% | 13-3339.4% | 14-2263.6% | 45 | 38 | 12 |
| POR | 46-10145.5% | 8-2532.0% | 12-1866.7% | 45 | 25 | 10 |
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Denver Nuggets127| 35 | 29 | 12-17 | 1-3 | 4-5 | +24 | +18.7 | ||||||||
| 34 | 34, Season high (his best before, 30) | 13-21 | 5-10 | 0 | 3-3 | +17 | +13.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 0 | +21 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | +23 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 22 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.6 | ||||
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| 24 | 18 | 7-9 | 4-4, Career high (his best before, 2) | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +8.1 | |||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −6.3 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −1 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.4 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.6 | ||
| Team | 127 | 50-8558.8% | 13-3339.4% | 45 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 14-2263.6% | 11 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 38 points on 15 for 27 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Portland Trail Blazers112| 37 | 25 | 9-21 | 3-6 | 4-7 | 0 | −17 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 36 | 21 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −24 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2.4 | ||||||
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| 20 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.3 | |||||
| 20 | 14 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +2.6 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.5 | ||||
| 13 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 2-3 | +5 | +1.0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −0.5 | |||
| Team | 112 | 46-10145.5% | 8-2532.0% | 45 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 12-1866.7% | 19 | 11 | 2 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Malcolm Brogdon (injury/illness).
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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.
Nikola Jokić had 29 points (22 in the paint), 15 rebounds and 14 assists, his 122nd career triple-double, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-112.
The Nuggets took control with a 31-15 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 22.
Michael Porter Jr. had a season-high 34 points and 12 rebounds. Jokić and Collin Gillespie set each other up for 8 baskets and 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Trail Blazers, Jerami Grant had 25 points and 3 steals, and Deandre Ayton added 22 points and 10 rebounds. Anfernee Simons had 21 points and 8 assists. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nuggets shot 58.8% from the field and 39.4% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 45.5% and 32.0%. The Nuggets outscored the Trail Blazers 40-24 in 11 minutes with Caldwell-Pope, Gordon, Jokić, Porter and Gillespie on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsPortland Trail BlazersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
113 points from the field on 85 shots: 15.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-36 | 72.2% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-7 | 71.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-9 | 66.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-6 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-27 | 33.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Murray | 27 | 9 | 4-4 | +2 |
| Toumani Camara | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Jerami Grant | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6 | 7 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 7 | 2-7 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 42 | 10 | 5-6 | −7 |
| Jerami Grant | 7 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Duop Reath | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Dalano Banton | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 4-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Murray | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Dalano Banton | 7 | 8 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Toumani Camara | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 47 possessions. He usually scores about 7 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
DEN
50/50
POR
Highest Leverage Moments
Reath 6' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Banton 1 AST)
Q2 9:01
9.5%
37→47
Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
Q2 7:13
8.5%
46→37
Gillespie 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST)
Q3 4:11
7.2%
21→13
Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (26 PTS) (Jokic 8 AST)
Q3 6:20
6.8%
21→14
Ayton 16' Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Simons 4 AST)
Q3 6:08
6.8%
14→21
