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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 116 |
 Trail Blazers | 33 | 30 | 14 | 35 | 112 |
DENTeam statsPOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 40-9243.5% | 11-2544.0% | 25-2889.3% | 45 | 21 | 8 |
| POR | 39-8247.6% | 12-2842.9% | 22-2878.6% | 43 | 18 | 14 |
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Denver Nuggets116| 41 | 21 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0 | 7-8 | +12 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 39 | 21 | 8-15 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0 | +17 | +10.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 34 | 10-20 | 3-7 | 11-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +7.4 | |||||
| 36 | 14 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | +13 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.9 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-14 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −3.2 | |||||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | −16 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.2 | |||
| Team | 116 | 40-9243.5% | 11-2544.0% | 45 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 25-2889.3% | 17 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Juancho Hernangomez, Trey Lyles, Isaiah Thomas and Jarred Vanderbilt (coach’s decision).
Portland Trail Blazers112| 39 | 29 | 10-20 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 0 | −10 | +4.5 | |||||||
| 36 | 28 | 9-22 | 2-7 | 8-11 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 35 | 19 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | −15 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −11 | −7.9 | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −12 | −3.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.9 | |||||
| 21 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.7 | |||||
| Team | 112 | 39-8247.6% | 12-2842.9% | 43 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 22-2878.6% | 12 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 27 points on 11 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Meyers Leonard, Jake Layman, Skal Labissiere and Anfernee Simons (coach’s decision).
Nuggets116Trail Blazers112ClickTap 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.
Jamal Murray scored 34 points, and the Denver Nuggets went on an 11-1 run in the third quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 116-112 to even the Western Conference semifinals 2-2.
The Trail Blazers led 71-69 with 8:04 left in the third quarter. Gary Harris’ driving dunk put the Nuggets ahead for good with 6:32 left in the quarter. Paul Millsap scored 7 points during the run, and they led 80-72 with 2:15 left in the quarter.
The Trail Blazers got within 99-98 on Damian Lillard’s 2 free throws with 3:26 to play, but Will Barton answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Trail Blazers got no closer than 102-100.
Barton’s 3-pointer with 1:43 left made it 107-102, and Murray’s 2 free throws with 3.4 seconds left put it away at 116-112.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Trail Blazers 17-15. Barton scored 6 of the Nuggets’ 17 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Nikola Jokić had 5 of his 11 assists, all with the game within 5 points.
Jokić had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, and Millsap added 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Murray and Jokić set each other up for 7 baskets and 15 points.
For the Trail Blazers, CJ McCollum scored 29 points, and Lillard added 28 points and 7 assists. Lillard scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.
The Trail Blazers gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. The Nuggets outscored the Trail Blazers 34-17 in 13 minutes with Millsap, Barton, Harris, Jokić and Murray on the floor together.
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).
91 points from the field on 92 shots: 5.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-35 | 45.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-15 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-17 | 41.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-19 | 47.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Harkless | 21 | 9 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Rodney Hood | 15 | 11 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Damian Lillard | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 6 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 12 | 5-12 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 43 | 10 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Evan Turner | 12 | 2 | 0-3 | −1 |
| Enes Freedom | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Maurice Harkless | 4 | 5 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enes Freedom | 38 | 7 | 2-7 | −5 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Zach Collins | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Maurice Harkless | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 4-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 24 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
Barton 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jokic 8 AST)
Q4 3:02
25.4%
46→21
Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jokic 10 AST)
Q4 1:43
16.4%
29→13
Harris 1' Cutting Layup Shot (13 PTS) (Jokic 11 AST)
Q4 1:03
15.0%
21→6
Lillard 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q4 6:16
13.4%
24→37
Lillard 1' Driving Layup (23 PTS)
Q4 2:47
13.2%
21→34
