Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Dec 8, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	33	26	32	121
POR	36	28	35	21	120

Game Recap

After Damian Lillard gave the Trail Blazers a two-point lead with 8.8 seconds left, Jamal Murray knocked down a step back three with 0.9 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Nuggets over the Trail Blazers, 121-120. Murray finished with 21 points, five rebounds, and eight assists for the Nuggets, while Nikola Jokic added 33 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists in the victory. Damian Lillard led all scorers with 40 points and 12 assists for the Trail Blazers in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 15-10 on the season, while the Trail Blazers fall to 13-12.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11Bruce BrownSF	27	5-8	0-2	0-2	4	0	2	0	1	3	-17	10
50Aaron GordonPF	30	8-12	2-3	2-2	5	0	1	0	3	4	-13	20
15Nikola JokicC	34	14-25	1-3	4-6	10	9	0	1	6	1	-8	33
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	28	2-6	2-4	1-1	3	2	0	0	0	1	-20	7
27Jamal MurrayPG	35	8-21	3-10	2-3	5	8	1	0	2	0	+16	21
31Vlatko Cancar	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-5	0
3Bones Hyland	25	4-9	3-6	2-2	5	4	1	0	1	1	+19	13
32Jeff Green	17	1-4	1-2	3-4	4	3	1	0	2	3	+14	6
6DeAndre Jordan	13	2-2	0-0	1-2	6	0	0	3	0	1	+9	5
0Christian Braun	20	3-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	1	2	+10	6
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Davon Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9151.6%	12-3040.0%	15-2268.2%	48	28	6	5	16	16	-	121

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11Josh HartSF	37	5-10	0-1	2-2	6	3	3	0	2	2	+10	12
9Jerami GrantPF	38	6-15	2-7	4-4	3	3	1	1	1	3	+5	18
27Jusuf NurkicC	31	9-10	2-3	1-1	9	2	2	2	3	5	+10	21
1Anfernee SimonsSG	34	3-12	0-6	0-0	3	5	0	0	4	4	-1	6
0Damian LillardPG	37	12-22	9-17	7-7	4	12	2	0	1	2	+11	40
26Justise Winslow	22	2-6	0-0	0-0	5	4	0	0	0	2	-10	4
24Drew Eubanks	16	3-5	1-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	-11	7
17Shaedon Sharpe	14	3-8	1-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	-16	7
2Trendon Watford	7	0-2	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	0	-4	2
6Keon Johnson	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	3
4Greg Brown III	— did not play —												— did not play —
34Jabari Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	44-9148.4%	16-4040.0%	16-16100%	38	30	10	3	12	20	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPOR

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Nurkic vs. N. Jokic: Tip to D. Lillard
(11:44) MISS D. Lillard 25' 3PT
(11:40) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) MISS J. Murray running Layup
(11:30) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:30) N. Jokic putback Layup (2 PTS)
20
(11:15) MISS J. Grant 8' turnaround Shot
(11:12) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:01) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT
(10:59) A. Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) MISS J. Hart reverse Layup
(10:44) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:32) N. Jokic floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
40
(10:14) MISS A. Simons 27' 3PT
(10:11) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:06) A. Simons personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:56) MISS N. Jokic floating Shot
(9:54) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:52) MISS B. Brown 3PT
(9:49) J. Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:34) J. Nurkic cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Lillard 1 AST)
42
+2 (9:07) B. Brown driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
62
(8:56) MISS D. Lillard 25' pullup 3PT
(8:55) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:46) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:46) J. Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:42) J. Hart running Layup (2 PTS)
64
(8:26) MISS A. Gordon driving DUNK
(8:24) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:18) J. Grant 3PT running (3 PTS) (A. Simons 1 AST)
67
(8:10) J. Nurkic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
(8:10) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:10) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (8:10) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
77
(8:01) MISS D. Lillard driving finger roll Layup
(8:00) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:57) MISS J. Murray 26' running 3PT
(7:57) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:56) A. Simons loose ball personal FOUL (2 PF)
(7:53) MISS J. Murray 25' 3PT
(7:50) D. Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:41) J. Grant cutting DUNK (5 PTS) (D. Lillard 2 AST)
79
(7:23) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(7:23) D. Lillard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:19) J. Nurkic running reverse Layup (4 PTS) (D. Lillard 3 AST)
711
+3 (6:58) A. Gordon 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1011
+3 (6:44) J. Grant 24' 3PT (8 PTS) (J. Hart 1 AST)
1014
+2 (6:34) A. Gordon driving reverse DUNK (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
1214
(6:34) J. Grant shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 1 FT)
(6:34) POR Timeout
+1 (6:34) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
1314
(6:23) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Grant 2 FT)
+1 (6:23) J. Grant Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1315
+1 (6:23) J. Grant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1316
(6:07) MISS N. Jokic cutting Layup - blocked
(6:07) J. Grant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:05) J. Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:58) J. Hart cutting Layup (4 PTS) (J. Winslow 1 AST)
1318
(5:38) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(5:38) D. Lillard STEAL (2 STL)
(5:33) MISS J. Winslow running Layup
(5:32) J. Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:25) J. Winslow cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Nurkic 1 AST)
1320
(5:25) DEN Timeout
+3 (5:12) A. Gordon 3PT (9 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1620
+2 (4:46) J. Winslow reverse Layup (4 PTS) (D. Lillard 4 AST)
1622
(4:38) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (4 TO)
(4:38) J. Hart STEAL (1 STL)
(4:30) MISS J. Hart 25' 3PT
(4:27) D. Lillard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:24) MISS J. Grant 3PT
(4:22) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (4:18) B. Brown running Layup (4 PTS) (V. Cancar 1 AST)
1822
+3 (3:59) D. Lillard 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
1825
(3:43) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (5 TO)
(3:43) J. Grant STEAL (1 STL)
(3:38) K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hart 2 FT)
+1 (3:38) J. Hart Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1826
+1 (3:38) J. Hart Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1827
+2 (3:26) N. Jokic driving Layup (7 PTS)
2027
(3:26) D. Eubanks shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
(3:26) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:23) D. Eubanks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:03) J. Grant 18' pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2029
(2:57) J. Grant shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Green 2 FT)
(2:57) MISS J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:57) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:57) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2129
(2:43) MISS S. Sharpe 26' step back 3PT
(2:40) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:33) N. Jokic Layup (9 PTS) (V. Cancar 2 AST)
2329
(2:12) MISS D. Eubanks floating Shot
(2:10) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (2:01) N. Jokic Layup (11 PTS)
2529
(2:01) J. Winslow shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
(2:01) J. Winslow technical FOUL (1 Tech)
(2:01) MISS J. Murray technical Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:01) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:01) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
2629
(1:51) N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATION
+2 (1:46) S. Sharpe alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Winslow 2 AST)
2631
+2 (1:30) B. Hyland cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
2831
(1:17) A. Simons bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:17) B. Hyland STEAL (1 STL)
(1:04) J. Green charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:04) J. Green offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:55) T. Watford traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:44) MISS J. Murray 26' step back 3PT
(0:42) T. Watford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) MISS A. Simons 29' step back 3PT
(0:29) T. Watford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:29) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Watford 2 FT)
+1 (0:29) T. Watford Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2832
(0:29) TEAM delay-of-game VIOLATION
+1 (0:29) T. Watford Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2833
(0:05) MISS J. Green Hook
(0:05) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:05) D. Jordan tip Layup (2 PTS)
3033
+3 (0:01) K. Johnson 27' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
3036

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

POR

121Points120

47-91(51.6%)Field Goal(%)44-91(48.4%)

12-30(40.0%)3-Point(%)16-40(40.0%)

15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)16-16(100.0%)

48(16)Rebounds(Offensive)38(13)

28Assists30

6Steals10

5Blocks3

16Turnovers12

16Fouls20

64Pts In The Paint46

6Fast Break Pts15

12Pts Off Turnovers21

30Bench Pts23

5Largest Lead11

Game Details

Thursday, December 8, 2022 · 10:00 PM

Moda Center · Portland, OR

attendance: 18,189 (91.0%)

tv: NBA TV