Denver Nuggets 109, Portland Trail Blazers 128 — Recap

March 21, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 109, Portland Trail Blazers 128. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 30-30 POR; Q2 DEN 29-24 POR; Q3 DEN 23-34 POR; Q4 DEN 27-40 POR.

Top performers (box score): Deni Avdija (POR) 36 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-16 shooting; Shaedon Sharpe (POR) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-10 shooting; Russell Westbrook (DEN) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists on 6-of-13 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · POR

Deni Avdija

36 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 12-16 FG

Scoring · POR

Shaedon Sharpe

23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · DEN

Aaron Gordon

23 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 6-10 FG

Season highs

Deni Avdija · Season-high 36 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	30	29	23	27		109
POR	30	24	34	40		128

🧮 How They Scored

DENPOR

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.9%Effective FG%61.0%

18.5%Turnover %14.9%

35.5%Offensive rebound %42.9%

0.368Free-throw rate0.247

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	35	10	4	2	2	1	3	5-10	0-2	—	-16
Christian Braun G	33	15	5	2	—	—	3	6-8	1-3	2-2	-18
Aaron Gordon F	32	23	3	4	—	—	1	6-10	1-3	10-12	-11
Russell Westbrook G	30	18	4	4	3	—	9	6-13	0-1	6-8	-8
Michael Porter Jr. F	29	17	5	3	1	—	3	5-10	3-7	4-4	-20
Peyton Watson G	27	12	5	—	—	—	—	5-11	2-4	—	-12
Jalen Pickett G	23	5	—	5	1	—	—	2-6	1-2	—	-9
Zeke Nnaji F-C	12	—	1	1	3	1	—	0-1	0-1	—	-11
Spencer Jones F	6	2	1	—	—	—	1	0-2	0-1	2-2	+1
PJ Hall C	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	2-3	0-1	—	+3
Hunter Tyson F	4	3	3	1	—	—	—	1-2	1-1	—	+3

Portland Trail Blazers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Shaedon Sharpe G	39	23	6	2	1	1	1	10-22	1-10	2-2	+21
Deni Avdija F	38	36	8	7	3	1	5	12-16	4-6	8-9	+27
Toumani Camara F	36	16	6	4	2	—	1	5-10	2-5	4-6	+20
Duop Reath C	32	12	7	4	1	—	1	6-8	0-1	—	+26
Kris Murray F	21	3	3	2	—	1	—	1-4	1-2	—	-7
Scoot Henderson G	20	16	2	4	1	—	5	6-13	3-5	1-2	-1
Matisse Thybulle G-F	17	3	3	1	1	—	—	1-3	1-1	—	+7
Bryce McGowens G	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-4
Rayan Rupert G-F	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Gordon	Bench	32	23	75.3	21.6	-19.3	15.7
Russell Westbrook	Bench	30	18	54.5	36.6	-14.3	4.1
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	29	17	72.3	23.4	-33.3	9.2
Christian Braun	Bench	33	15	84.5	15.8	-29.4	8.2
Peyton Watson	Bench	27	12	54.5	16.7	-21.4	8.1
Jamal Murray	Bench	35	10	50.0	16.3	-22.9	6.2
Jalen Pickett	Bench	23	5	41.7	10.7	-17.0	3.7
PJ Hall	Bench	4	4	66.7	25.0	+37.5	15.8
Hunter Tyson	Bench	4	3	75.0	16.7	+37.5	23.7
Spencer Jones	Bench	6	2	34.7	26.7	+18.9	-5.9
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	12	—	0.0	3.7	-38.6	6.7

Portland Trail BlazersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Deni Avdija	Bench	38	36	90.2	26.0	+34.2	23.5
Shaedon Sharpe	Bench	39	23	50.3	24.5	+30.1	8.6
Scoot Henderson	Bench	20	16	57.6	35.8	-5.6	5.1
Toumani Camara	Bench	36	16	63.3	14.9	+30.1	12.2
Duop Reath	Bench	32	12	75.0	11.3	+40.4	10.3
Matisse Thybulle	Bench	17	3	50.0	8.1	+20.6	7.8
Kris Murray	Bench	21	3	37.5	8.5	-20.2	3.7
Deandre Ayton	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jerami Grant	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Anfernee Simons	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bryce McGowens	Bench	2	—	0.0	20.0	-115.0	-12.5
Rayan Rupert	Bench	2	—	0.0	40.0	-115.0	-25.0
Donovan Clingan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0