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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 25 | 22 | 18 | 33 | 98 |
 Nuggets | 31 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 124 |
PORTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 36-9836.7% | 10-3727.0% | 16-3053.3% | 43 | 19 | 6 |
| DEN | 44-8949.4% | 8-2433.3% | 28-3190.3% | 62 | 26 | 8 |
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Denver Nuggets124| 37 | 16 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +31 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 25 | 10-18 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +26 | +7.9 | ||||||
| 34 | 24 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 0 | +18 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 18 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +28 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +10 | +1.6 | ||||||
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| 26 | 10 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −2.2 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | ||
| 14 | 10 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +2.5 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.9 | |
| Team | 124 | 44-8949.4% | 8-2433.3% | 62 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 28-3190.3% | 10 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 33 points on 10 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Thomas and Jarred Vanderbilt (coach’s decision).
Portland Trail Blazers98| 32 | 22 | 9-21 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 0 | −22 | +0.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −25 | −5.8 | |||||||
| 26 | 7 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 24 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | −22 | −3.9 | ||||||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −1.7 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.9 | ||||
| 26 | 14 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 21 | 14 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | −2 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 16 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-4 | 0 | −1 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.2 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.6 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | |
| Team | 98 | 36-9836.7% | 10-3727.0% | 43 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 16-3053.3% | 13 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 49 points on 17 for 41 shooting
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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 25 points (20 in the paint) and 19 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets routed the Portland Trail Blazers 124-98 for a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Nuggets led by as many as 31 and never trailed, pulling away with a 21-7 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Paul Millsap had 24 points (12 in the first quarter) and 8 rebounds.
For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard scored 22 points.
The Nuggets shot 49.4% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 36.7% and 27.0%. The Trail Blazers got 13 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nuggets outscored the Trail Blazers 64-44 in the paint. The Trail Blazers’ starters were outscored 36-21 in 13 minutes together. Jokić fouled out.
Denver NuggetsPortland Trail BlazersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
96 points from the field on 88 shots: 0.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 30-40 | 75.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 3-15 | 20.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-10 | 30.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-18 | 27.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 24 | 10 | 4-7 | +2 |
| Enes Freedom | 17 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Meyers Leonard | 15 | 7 | 2-5 | +2 |
| Maurice Harkless | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 10 | 5-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enes Freedom | 29 | 8 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Al-Farouq Aminu | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Zach Collins | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Evan Turner | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 12 | 4-6 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hood | 21 | 0 | 0-0 | −6 |
| Maurice Harkless | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Damian Lillard | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| CJ McCollum | 7 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 3-9 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
McCollum 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Lillard 2 AST)
Q2 4:43
9.1%
82→73
Lillard 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (14 PTS)
Q2 6:25
8.3%
77→68
Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Millsap 2 AST)
Q2 9:49
6.9%
77→84
Murray 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
Q2 2:25
6.5%
85→91
Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)
Q2 10:30
6.3%
71→77
