Portland
Trail Blazers
123
–
109
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 35 | 23 | 38 | 27 | 123 |
| DEN | 30 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jusuf Nurkić
POR
16
PTS
12
REB
5
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots19
Opp FG% When Defending71.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.20
Impact Composite70.6
Hustle: 32.5Defense: 35.9Impact: 2.2
Double-Double70.0% FG19 contested shots+12 plus/minusonly 10 pts allowed on 49.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Damian Lillard
POR
34
PTS
2
REB
13
AST
+25
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-25 (40.0%)
3PT5-12
FT9-9
TS%58.7%
eFG%50.0%
TOV2
ORTG143
DRTG109
NET+34
34 pointsDouble-Double5-12 from 3+25 plus/minusheld opponents to 39.1% FGonly 32 pts allowed on 71.0 possessions
Box Score
| POR | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Simons | 23:17 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 83% | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 21:35 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Robert Covington | 34:10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| Enes Freedom | 15:03 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Damian Lillard | 39:53 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10-25 | 40% | 5-12 | 42% | 9-9 | 100% | +25 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| CJ McCollum | 36:29 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-20 | 40% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Norman Powell | 36:36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | -5 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 32:57 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-10 | 70% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 43-91 | 47% | 19-40 | 48% | 18-19 | 95% | — |
T.J. Leaf —
Keljin Blevins —
CJ Elleby —
Harry Giles III —
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson —
Nassir Little —
Derrick Jones Jr. —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Millsap | 14:43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Austin Rivers | 33:05 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | -12 |
| JaMychal Green | 17:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Aaron Gordon | 28:19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 44% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | -10 |
| Monte Morris | 21:59 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 37:26 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12-21 | 57% | 1-10 | 10% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Markus Howard | 19:58 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 31:32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Nikola Jokić | 35:21 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-27 | 52% | 3-7 | 43% | 3-4 | 75% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 48 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 47-93 | 51% | 11-36 | 31% | 4-8 | 50% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
JaVale McGee —
Vlatko Čančar —
Shaquille Harrison —
Bol Bol —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
POR43/91 (47%)
Paint
19/36 (53%)
Mid
4/14 (29%)
3PT
20/42 (48%)
ATB3 46%RA 61%Paint 41%Corner 3 56%Mid 22%
DEN47/93 (51%)
Paint
26/39 (67%)
Mid
10/20 (50%)
3PT
11/36 (31%)
RA 74%ATB3 27%Mid 62%Paint 22%Corner 3 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Jusuf Nurkić
9.0 min • 19 pts • 41%
Best Defender
Austin Rivers
held CJ McCollum
6.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Michael Porter Jr.
vs Robert Covington
2.7 min • 6 pts • 60%
| DEN Defense | Anfernee Simons | Carmelo Anthony | CJ McCollum | Damian Lillard | Enes Freedom | Jusuf Nurkić | Norman Powell | Robert Covington |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | 1.4m 8pts 67% | 2.0m 2pts 25% | — | — | 7.0m 11pts 71% | 2.7m 6pts 60% |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 6pts 60% | 9.0m 19pts 41% | — | 1.2m 7pts 100% |
| Austin Rivers | — | — | 6.1m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Facundo Campazzo | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 8.3m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 5pts 40% | — | 7.0m 14pts 55% |
| Monte Morris | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 33% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Markus Howard | 5.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JaMychal Green | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Paul Millsap | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.5m 7pts 100% | 2.2m 2pts 33% | 2.3m 7pts 75% | 1.8m 2pts 33% | 1.4m 12pts 75% | 2.2m 4pts 67% | 3.0m 2pts 50% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = POR leads
DEN Largest Lead
9
Q3 2:16
POR Largest Lead
15
Q4 8:40
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
POR 8-0 run
Q1 10:17 – Q1 10:43
0 → -3
POR 9-0 run
Q3 4:10 – Q3 5:06
+6 → 0
POR 8-0 run
Q3 11:05 – Q3 11:58
-3 → -10
DEN 8-0 run
Q4 1:45 – Q4 3:46
-10 → -4