NBA Final Intelligence
Portland Trail Blazers 123, Denver Nuggets 109 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (playoffs): Portland Trail Blazers 123, Denver Nuggets 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 POR 35-30 DEN; Q2 POR 23-31 DEN; Q3 POR 38-25 DEN; Q4 POR 27-23 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 34 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-27 shooting; Damian Lillard (POR) 34 points, 2 rebounds, 13 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-25 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 25 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; CJ McCollum (POR) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Carmelo Anthony (POR) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 35 | 23 | 38 | 27 | 123 | |
| DEN | 30 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 109 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard G | 40 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-25 | 5-12 | 9-9 | +25 |
| Norman Powell F-G | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | -5 |
| CJ McCollum G | 36 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-20 | 3-7 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Robert Covington F | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +21 |
| Jusuf Nurkic C | 33 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +12 |
| Anfernee Simons G | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Carmelo Anthony F | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Enes Kanter C | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 37 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12-21 | 1-10 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 35 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-27 | 3-7 | 3-4 | -13 |
| Austin Rivers G | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | -12 |
| Facundo Campazzo G | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 28 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | -10 |
| Monte Morris G | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Markus Howard G | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| JaMychal Green F | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Paul Millsap F | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard | Bench | 40 | 34 | 58.7 | 36.5 | +33.9 | 15.7 |
| CJ McCollum | Bench | 36 | 21 | 50.3 | 25.9 | +7.6 | 9.9 |
| Carmelo Anthony | Bench | 22 | 18 | 69.9 | 27.3 | +22.0 | 14.8 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | Bench | 33 | 16 | 70.7 | 14.1 | +20.4 | 16.1 |
| Anfernee Simons | Bench | 23 | 14 | 116.7 | 12.5 | +16.9 | 16.6 |
| Norman Powell | Bench | 37 | 10 | 40.6 | 16.0 | -3.7 | 4.3 |
| Robert Covington | Bench | 34 | 8 | 80.0 | 8.1 | +35.1 | 6.2 |
| Enes Kanter | Bench | 15 | 2 | 50.0 | 12.1 | +11.9 | -0.7 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 35 | 34 | 59.1 | 37.0 | -18.8 | 20.6 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 37 | 25 | 59.5 | 25.8 | -9.7 | 12.9 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 28 | 16 | 47.4 | 26.1 | -19.7 | 7.5 |
| Monte Morris | Bench | 22 | 10 | 50.0 | 22.9 | -15.9 | 6.7 |
| Facundo Campazzo | Bench | 32 | 8 | 100.0 | 6.9 | -21.3 | 8.7 |
| Markus Howard | Bench | 20 | 7 | 70.0 | 12.5 | -14.9 | 6.7 |
| Austin Rivers | Bench | 33 | 6 | 43.6 | 9.0 | -22.3 | 4.4 |
| Paul Millsap | Bench | 15 | 3 | 50.0 | 15.6 | -11.3 | 6.5 |
| JaMychal Green | Bench | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | -18.2 | 1.8 |
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