NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 116, Portland Trail Blazers 132 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 116, Portland Trail Blazers 132. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 22-43 POR; Q2 DEN 33-29 POR; Q3 DEN 29-35 POR; Q4 DEN 32-25 POR.
Top performers (box score): CJ McCollum (POR) 24 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Markus Howard (DEN) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Damian Lillard (POR) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists on 9-of-17 shooting; Jusuf Nurkic (POR) 20 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · POR
24 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM · 9-17 FG
Scoring · DEN
23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 8-17 FG
Scoring · POR
22 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 5 3PM · 7-13 FG
Season highs
Markus Howard · Season-high 23 points
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 22 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 116 | |
| POR | 43 | 29 | 35 | 25 | 132 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENPOR
44Points in the paint46
11Fast-break points13
15Second-chance points16
21Points off turnovers5
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
52.0%Effective FG%63.2%
5.4%Turnover %11.7%
20.0%Offensive rebound %29.7%
0.153Free-throw rate0.299
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Howard G | 32 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-17 | 4-8 | 3-3 | +3 |
| JaMychal Green F | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Austin Rivers G | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Shaquille Harrison G | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Monte Morris G | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 17 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-3 | 3-3 | -13 |
| Paul Millsap F | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 4-4 | -9 |
| Vlatko Cancar F | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| JaVale McGee C | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Facundo Campazzo G | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -11 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Bol Bol C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | +7 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell F-G | 33 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 6-6 | +14 |
| CJ McCollum G | 31 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-17 | 5-9 | 1-1 | +15 |
| Damian Lillard G | 31 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-13 | 5-9 | 3-3 | +24 |
| Robert Covington F | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 1-1 | +23 |
| Enes Kanter C | 22 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | +15 |
| Anfernee Simons G | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | +11 |
| Carmelo Anthony F | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | +14 |
| Jusuf Nurkic C | 20 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 3-6 | +12 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. F-G | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Nassir Little F | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Harry Giles III F-C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 |
| CJ Elleby F-G | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| TJ Leaf F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Howard | Bench | 32 | 23 | 62.8 | 27.0 | +2.8 | 12.7 |
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 17 | 21 | 57.3 | 43.9 | -35.1 | 17.0 |
| Paul Millsap | Bench | 17 | 12 | 77.3 | 31.3 | -30.0 | 11.4 |
| JaMychal Green | Bench | 21 | 11 | 110.0 | 11.1 | -25.1 | 7.6 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 15 | 9 | 56.3 | 24.3 | -42.5 | 5.6 |
| JaVale McGee | Bench | 15 | 9 | 45.5 | 25.6 | +15.6 | 18.6 |
| Monte Morris | Bench | 18 | 8 | 57.1 | 18.9 | -33.0 | 9.9 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 13 | 6 | 150.0 | 5.4 | +13.3 | 18.3 |
| Vlatko Cancar | Bench | 17 | 4 | 40.0 | 11.6 | -2.8 | 2.6 |
| Austin Rivers | Bench | 21 | 4 | 40.0 | 10.6 | -39.4 | 5.9 |
| Bol Bol | Bench | 7 | 3 | 23.3 | 28.6 | +34.9 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 12 | 2 | 25.0 | 13.8 | -42.3 | -0.8 |
| Shaquille Harrison | Bench | 21 | 2 | 25.0 | 8.7 | -22.2 | 0.0 |
| Facundo Campazzo | Bench | 14 | 2 | 25.8 | 12.1 | -37.9 | 4.6 |
Portland Trail BlazersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | Bench | 31 | 24 | 68.8 | 27.4 | +26.1 | 13.5 |
| Damian Lillard | Bench | 31 | 22 | 76.8 | 24.3 | +39.2 | 14.4 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | Bench | 20 | 20 | 79.1 | 30.6 | +30.6 | 21.9 |
| Norman Powell | Bench | 33 | 19 | 81.6 | 17.9 | +20.9 | 10.6 |
| Enes Kanter | Bench | 22 | 14 | 97.2 | 15.7 | +30.5 | 25.1 |
| Anfernee Simons | Bench | 22 | 10 | 72.7 | 14.0 | +24.1 | 8.3 |
| Carmelo Anthony | Bench | 22 | 10 | 46.0 | 22.0 | +28.8 | 6.8 |
| Nassir Little | Bench | 6 | 4 | 100.0 | 13.3 | -37.9 | 15.9 |
| Robert Covington | Bench | 29 | 3 | 27.6 | 7.1 | +40.1 | 3.4 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Bench | 7 | 2 | 33.3 | 20.0 | -44.2 | 0.0 |
| Harry Giles III | Bench | 5 | 2 | 33.3 | 23.1 | -73.1 | 12.3 |
| CJ Elleby | Bench | 5 | 2 | 33.3 | 23.1 | -73.1 | 0.0 |
| TJ Leaf | Bench | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | -73.1 | 0.0 |
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