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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 30 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 109 |
 Trail Blazers | 30 | 24 | 34 | 40 | 128 |
DENTeam statsPOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 38-7650.0% | 9-2634.6% | 24-2885.7% | 31 | 24 | 20 |
| POR | 47-8754.0% | 14-3540.0% | 20-2580.0% | 38 | 30 | 17 |
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Portland Trail Blazers128| 39 | 23 | 10-22 | 1-10 | 2-2 | +21 | −1.9 | ||||||||
| 38 | 36, Season high (his best before, 34) | 12-16 | 4-6 | 8-9 | +27 | +16.1 | ||||||||
| 36 | 16 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 0 | +20 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 16 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0 | −1 | −2.0 | |||||||
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| 32 | 12 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +26 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 29 | 19 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +14 | +9.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.3 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.6 | |
| Team | 128 | 47-8754.0% | 14-3540.0% | 38 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 20-2580.0% | 15 | 12 | 6 | |||
Bench 34 points on 13 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Donovan Clingan, Deandre Ayton, Anfernee Simons and Jerami Grant (injury/illness).
Denver Nuggets109| 35 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | −5.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 32 | 23 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 10-12 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +5.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 18 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 0 | −8 | −7.6 | |||||||
| 29 | 17 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 0 | −20 | −0.1 | |||||||
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| 27 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.7 | ||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.3 | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.6 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +3.5 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.3 | ||
| Team | 109 | 38-7650.0% | 9-2634.6% | 31 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 24-2885.7% | 11 | 10 | 2 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Dario Saric and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Trail Blazers128Nuggets109ClickTap 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.
Deni Avdija scored a season-high 36 points (7 during a 14-0 run in the third quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 128-109 for their fourth straight win.
Matisse Thybulle’s 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 2:45 left in the third quarter.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 23 points (16 in the paint).
For the Nuggets, Aaron Gordon scored 23 points on 6 for 10 shooting.
The Trail Blazers shot 54.0% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 50.0% and 34.6%. The Nuggets turned it over 21 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers outscored the Nuggets 64-42 in the paint. The Trail Blazers outscored the Nuggets 37-20 in 10 minutes with Avdija, Henderson, Sharpe, Camara and Reath 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).
108 points from the field on 87 shots: 10.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-32 | 78.1% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-17 | 41.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-3 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-28 | 39.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 15 | 1 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jamal Murray | 14 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 13 | 2 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Peyton Watson | 9 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 21 | 8-9 | +14 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 20 | 4 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 11 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 10 | 4-9 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 7 | 3 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 9 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Braun 2' Layup (15 PTS) (Westbrook 4 AST)
Q4 8:49
11.5%
93→82
Banton 4' Driving Layup (15 PTS) (Avdija 6 AST)
Q4 8:35
11.5%
82→93
Porter Jr. Putback Layup (11 PTS)
Q4 11:08
10.9%
77→66
Sharpe 25' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Avdija 5 AST)
Q4 11:00
10.9%
66→77
Banton 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q3 0:32
10.5%
62→73
