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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 32 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 113 |
 Nuggets | 32 | 26 | 35 | 28 | 121 |
PORTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 41-7951.9% | 11-2937.9% | 20-2774.1% | 40 | 20 | 18 |
| DEN | 41-8150.6% | 12-2941.4% | 27-3187.1% | 34 | 22 | 12 |
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Denver Nuggets121| 41 | 37 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 12-12 | +16 | +18.2 | ||||||||
| 35 | 11 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 23 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +7.6 | |||||
| 28 | 19 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.9 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +6 | −1.7 | ||||||||
| 24 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | −3 | +4.8 | ||||||||
| 16 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.1 | |||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.6 | |||
| Team | 121 | 41-8150.6% | 12-2941.4% | 34 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 27-3187.1% | 7 | 12 | 7 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Jarred Vanderbilt, Isaiah Thomas, Trey Lyles and Juancho Hernangomez (coach’s decision).
Portland Trail Blazers113| 43 | 39 | 12-21 | 4-12 | 11-13 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +6.7 | ||||||
| 38 | 16 | 7-17 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −6.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 26 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +6.7 | |||||
| 28 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-1 | −12 | −7.7 | |||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −4.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +3.3 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.2 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.9 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +4.7 | |||||
| Team | 113 | 41-7951.9% | 11-2937.9% | 40 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 20-2774.1% | 9 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 28 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Anfernee Simons, Jake Layman and Skal Labissiere (coach’s decision).
Nuggets121Trail Blazers113ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić scored 37 points (15 in the third quarter), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-113 for a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Nuggets took control with a 26-12 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 13.
Early in the fourth quarter, Mason Plumlee had 2 of his 5 steals in 51 seconds, 1 of them during an 8-0 Nuggets run, and the Nuggets scored 2 points off them.
Jamal Murray had 23 points (10 in the first quarter) and 8 assists, and Plumlee added 6 points and 5 steals. Murray assisted on 7 of Jokić’s 11 baskets.
For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard had 39 points and 6 assists, and Enes Freedom added 26 points on 11 for 14 shooting.
The Trail Blazers turned it over 18 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Trail Blazers’ starters were outscored 63-50 in 22 minutes together. Maurice Harkless fouled out.
Denver NuggetsPortland Trail BlazersPS, 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).
94 points from the field on 81 shots: 9.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-25 | 64.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-11 | 36.4% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-23 | 47.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enes Freedom | 45 | 23 | 9-13 | +9 |
| Meyers Leonard | 13 | 8 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Damian Lillard | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 0-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard | 27 | 13 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Maurice Harkless | 11 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| CJ McCollum | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 2-8 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 22 | 10 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Maurice Harkless | 11 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Enes Freedom | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Meyers Leonard | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Hood 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Turner 3 AST)
Q4 11:44
14.4%
92→77
Beasley 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Millsap 3 AST)
Q4 10:51
14.4%
77→92
Beasley 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Millsap 2 AST)
Q4 11:21
13.3%
77→91
Lillard 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (25 PTS)
Q3 0:21
11.7%
90→79
Morris 14' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
Q3 0:03
11.7%
79→91
