Denver
Nuggets
157
–
103
FINAL
Portland
Trail Blazers
Date
Friday, February 20, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 157 |
| POR | 27 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
25
PTS
6
REB
6
AST
+39
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending55.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.53
Impact Composite41.4
Hustle: 11.5Defense: 22.7Impact: 7.2
6-12 from 3+39 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 39.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
32
PTS
9
REB
7
AST
+40
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-15 (66.7%)
3PT3-4
FT9-11
TS%80.6%
eFG%76.7%
STL4
TOV2
ORTG159
DRTG100
NET+59
32 points66.7% FG4 steals+40 plus/minusonly 27 pts allowed on 61.9 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 25:20 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 6-12 | 50% | 7-7 | 100% | +39 |
| Bruce Brown | 19:39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8:20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 6:56 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| KJ Simpson | 7:22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Strawther | 29:19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-16 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +48 |
| Cameron Johnson | 26:40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-5 | 40% | 7-8 | 88% | +15 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 11:44 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Nikola Jokić | 29:21 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10-15 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | 9-11 | 82% | +40 |
| Spencer Jones | 29:54 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +31 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 18:32 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-11 | 64% | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| Christian Braun | 26:54 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +39 |
| TOTAL | — | 157 | 60 | 13 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 55-96 | 57% | 21-41 | 51% | 26-32 | 81% | — |
Jalen Pickett —
| POR | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Hansen | 8:20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-6 | 33% | -12 |
| Deni Avdija | 30:22 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | 5-7 | 71% | -34 |
| Toumani Camara | 26:21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | -37 |
| Sidy Cissoko | 16:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Donovan Clingan | 18:43 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Javonte Cooke | 5:49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Jerami Grant | 24:54 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -35 |
| Jrue Holiday | 25:16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -26 |
| Vít Krejčí | 17:01 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| Kris Murray | 9:19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| Scoot Henderson | 20:59 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-11 | 27% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | -30 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 12:40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| Blake Wesley | 12:00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -14 |
| Robert Williams III | 11:55 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 36 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 35-86 | 41% | 15-47 | 32% | 18-29 | 62% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN55/96 (57%)
Paint
27/46 (59%)
Mid
11/17 (65%)
3PT
21/41 (51%)
RA 61%ATB3 45%Paint 58%Corner 3 67%Mid 80%
POR35/86 (41%)
Paint
15/28 (54%)
Mid
9/17 (53%)
3PT
15/48 (31%)
ATB3 27%RA 61%Paint 50%Corner 3 46%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Toumani Camara
defended Julian Strawther
5.2 min • 5 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Jerami Grant
held Cameron Johnson
3.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jrue Holiday
vs Jamal Murray
2.2 min • 5 pts • 100%
| POR Defense | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Christian Braun | DaRon Holmes II | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | KJ Simpson | Nikola Jokić | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toumani Camara | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 5.2m 5pts 40% | — | 1.3m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Jrue Holiday | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 50% | 1.5m 3pts 50% | — |
| Deni Avdija | — | — | 4.9m 6pts 100% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 1pts 0% | — | — |
| Jerami Grant | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Donovan Clingan | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 33% | — | — | 3.1m 5pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Scoot Henderson | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 6pts 50% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vít Krejčí | 1.9m 5pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Sidy Cissoko | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Robert Williams III | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Blake Wesley | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Yang Hansen | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javonte Cooke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Kris Murray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 4.3m 6pts 50% | 3.0m 6pts 43% | 2.3m 10pts 80% | — | — | 2.0m 7pts 40% | 4.8m 4pts 25% | — | 3.1m 8pts 30% | 4.2m 2pts 25% | 4.4m 3pts 20% | 1.6m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = POR leads, negative = DEN leads
POR Largest Lead
8
Q1 1:43
DEN Largest Lead
55
Q4 9:50
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
POR 8-0 run
Q1 0:31 – Q1 1:16
+1 → +6
POR 10-0 run
Q1 0:31 – Q1 1:43
+1 → +8
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 2:01 – Q1 3:02
+5 → 0
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 2:01 – Q1 3:17
+5 → -2