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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 25 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 109 |
 Nuggets | 31 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 128 |
PORTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 35-7347.9% | 16-3348.5% | 23-2882.1% | 40 | 15 | 21 |
| DEN | 46-8653.5% | 12-2842.9% | 24-3080.0% | 35 | 29 | 12 |
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Denver Nuggets128| 33 | 18 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 0 | +19 | +0.6 | |||||||
| 31 | 38 | 15-20 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 0 | +12 | +13.7 | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +11 | +1.3 | ||||||||
| 28 | 13 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −0.6 | |||||
| 20 | 9 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.7 | |||||
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| 30 | 12 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +19 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.5 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +8 | +7.5 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.1 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.6 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.3 | ||
| Team | 128 | 46-8653.5% | 12-2842.9% | 35 | 29 | 12 | 25 | 24-3080.0% | 10 | 12 | 3 | |||
Bench 38 points on 15 for 29 shooting
Did not play: JaVale McGee (coach’s decision).
Portland Trail Blazers109| 42 | 42 | 11-24 | 9-16 | 11-13 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +12.2 | ||||||
| 38 | 21 | 9-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −3.3 | |||||
| 37 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −9.2 | |||||||
| 26 | 15 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −26 | −0.5 | |||
| 25 | 7 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −2.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −7.8 | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −14 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.3 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.8 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.4 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.1 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.5 | ||
| Team | 109 | 35-7347.9% | 16-3348.5% | 40 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 23-2882.1% | 10 | 3 | 7 | |||
Bench 21 points on 7 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Keljin Blevins (coach’s decision).
Nuggets128Trail Blazers109ClickTap 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 38 points, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 to even the first-round series 1-1.
The Nuggets took control with a 25-9 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 23.
Jokić and Facundo Campazzo set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard had 42 points (22 in the second quarter), 10 assists and 9 3-pointers, and CJ McCollum added 21 points (9 in the third quarter) on 9 for 12 shooting.
The Trail Blazers turned it over 21 times, about 10 more than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets outscored the Trail Blazers 16-4 on the fast break. The Trail Blazers outscored the Nuggets 16-6 in 3 minutes with Lillard, McCollum, Covington, Nurkić and Jones on the floor together. Jusuf Nurkić 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).
104 points from the field on 85 shots: 12.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-30 | 80.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-11 | 27.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-17 | 41.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-4 | 75.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-24 | 37.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkić | 31 | 13 | 6-8 | +1 |
| Enes Freedom | 15 | 11 | 5-6 | +5 |
| Robert Covington | 5 | 8 | 4-4 | +6 |
| CJ McCollum | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 11 | 3-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell | 37 | 8 | 2-7 | −4 |
| Robert Covington | 15 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkić | 7 | 4 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Robert Covington | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 10 | 5-6 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 29 possessions. He usually scores about 6 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
Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
Q3 7:50
11.7%
79→91
Lillard 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q2 6:25
10.0%
95→85
Millsap 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
Q2 8:08
9.9%
82→92
Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
Q2 9:24
9.8%
82→92
Porter Jr. Free Throw 3 of 3 (13 PTS)
Q2 8:43
9.8%
82→92
