Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers

May 16, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	22	33	29	32	116
POR	43	29	35	25	132

Game Recap

The Trail Blazers have officially clinched a spot in the 2021 NBA Playoffs as they defeated the Nuggets, 132-116. Damian Lillard recorded 22 points and 10 assists for the Trail Blazers, while CJ McCollum added a game-high 24 points in the victory. Nikola Jokic tallied 21 points, three rebounds and two assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Trail Blazers finish the season at 42-30, while the Nuggets finish at 47-25.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	15	3-8	3-6	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	-13	9
50Aaron GordonPF	12	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-11	2
15Nikola JokicC	16	9-17	0-3	3-3	3	2	1	0	1	3	-13	21
25Austin RiversSG	20	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	1	-15	4
7Facundo CampazzoPG	13	0-3	0-2	2-2	2	2	1	0	0	1	-11	2
11Monte Morris	17	4-7	0-1	0-0	0	4	1	0	0	1	-10	8
3Shaquille Harrison	21	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	2	-8	2
0JaMychal Green	21	4-5	3-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	-9	11
00Markus Howard	32	8-17	4-8	3-3	4	3	1	0	2	2	+3	23
4Paul Millsap	16	3-6	2-3	4-4	1	2	2	0	2	2	-9	12
31Vlatko Cancar	17	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-1	4
34JaVale McGee	14	4-9	0-1	1-2	8	2	0	2	0	1	+6	9
22Zeke Nnaji	13	2-2	2-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	+4	6
10Bol Bol	7	1-6	0-1	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	+7	3

TOTAL	-	44-9844.9%	14-3737.8%	14-1593.3%	36	20	8	2	6	20	-	116

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Norman PowellSF	33	5-9	3-5	6-6	3	1	0	0	2	0	+14	19
23Robert CovingtonPF	29	1-5	0-4	1-1	7	0	1	2	0	2	+23	3
27Jusuf NurkicC	20	8-10	1-1	3-6	13	2	1	2	3	3	+12	20
3CJ McCollumSG	31	9-17	5-9	1-1	2	5	1	0	3	0	+15	24
0Damian LillardPG	31	7-13	5-9	3-3	3	10	0	0	4	2	+24	22
00Carmelo Anthony	21	3-10	2-5	2-2	2	3	0	0	0	2	+14	10
11Enes Freedom	22	5-5	0-0	4-5	15	0	0	1	1	3	+15	14
1Anfernee Simons	21	3-6	2-5	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	+11	10
5Derrick Jones Jr.	6	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-8	2
9Nassir Little	6	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-7	4
18T.J. Leaf	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-11	0
16CJ Elleby	5	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-11	2
4Harry Giles III	5	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	-11	2
21Keljin Blevins	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8752.9%	18-4341.9%	22-2684.6%	51	24	3	6	13	16	-	132

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPOR

(11:58) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Jokic: Tip to Lillard
(11:45) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (11:45) Powell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:45) Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(11:31) MISS Rivers 4' Driving Hook Shot
(11:30) Nuggets Rebound
(11:23) Nurkic Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Goble)
(11:10) MISS Porter Jr. 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:08) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:58) MISS Lillard 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:55) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:46) MISS Jokic 6' Hook Shot
(10:45) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:27) McCollum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
05
(10:16) MISS Gordon 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(10:14) Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:07) Lillard 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
08
(9:47) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:47) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:32) McCollum 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
011
(9:17) MISS Campazzo 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:16) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:12) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:12) Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:05) Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
311
+3 (8:54) Powell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
314
+2 (8:41) Jokic 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Campazzo 2 AST)
514
(8:41) Nurkic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (8:41) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
614
+3 (8:30) Nurkic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
617
(8:16) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:14) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(8:09) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
+1 (8:09) Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
618
+1 (8:09) Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
619
+2 (7:51) Jokic 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
819
(7:41) MISS McCollum 3PT Jump Shot
(7:39) Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:36) MISS Covington 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:34) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:24) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:24) Covington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:23) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:18) MISS McCollum 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:15) Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:06) Jokic 5' Driving Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
1019
(6:51) MISS McCollum 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:50) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(6:50) MISS Nurkic 3' Tip Layup Shot
(6:48) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (6:45) Nurkic 2' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
1021
(6:44) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (6:32) Rivers Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1221
(6:15) Powell Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:53) MISS Jokic 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:51) Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:43) Powell 14' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1223
(5:30) MISS Jokic 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:30) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:28) Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (5:23) Nurkic 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
1225
(5:10) MISS Rivers 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:08) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
+2 (5:00) Lillard 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
1227
(5:00) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (4:47) Jokic 15' Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1427
+3 (4:27) Powell 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (McCollum 3 AST)
1430
+3 (4:09) Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1730
+2 (3:53) Nurkic 1' Dunk (11 PTS) (Lillard 1 AST)
1732
(3:43) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:43) McCollum STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:27) McCollum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1735
(3:10) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:08) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:03) MISS Powell 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(3:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:53) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:52) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
+2 (2:40) McCollum 22' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Lillard 2 AST)
1737
(2:23) MISS Harrison 3PT Jump Shot
(2:21) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:15) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(2:15) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(2:10) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:10) Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
(2:04) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:04) Harrison STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:04) Jokic 2' Layup (11 PTS)
1937
(2:04) Covington S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
+1 (2:04) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
2037
(2:02) Howard Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+3 (1:52) Anthony 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lillard 3 AST)
2040
+2 (1:37) Morris 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2240
(1:17) MISS Anthony 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:15) Covington REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(1:04) MISS Simons 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:01) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:57) MISS Green 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:54) Kanter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:33) Simons 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lillard 4 AST)
2243
(0:20) Millsap Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:20) Covington STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) MISS Simons 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

POR

116Points132

44-98(44.9%)Field Goal(%)46-87(52.9%)

14-37(37.8%)3-Point(%)18-43(41.9%)

14-15(93.3%)Free Throw(%)22-26(84.6%)

36(10)Rebounds(Offensive)51(11)

20Assists24

8Steals3

2Blocks6

6Turnovers13

20Fouls16

44Pts In The Paint46

11Fast Break Pts13

21Pts Off Turnovers5

78Bench Pts44

0Largest Lead27

Game Details

Sunday, May 16, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Moda Center · Portland, OR

attendance: 1,939 (9.7%)