Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 23, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	27	37	16	27	107
DEN	32	26	35	27	120

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeat the Trail Blazers, 120-107. Nikola Jokic has recorded 29 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists in the victory, while Jamal Murray (25 points, eight rebounds, season-high 12 assists) and Michael Porter Jr. (18 points, five rebounds, two assists) added a combined 43 points in the victory. Damian Lillard led all scorers with 34 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Trail Blazers in a losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 20-11 on the season, while the Trail Blazers fall to 17-16.

Player Stats

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11Josh HartSF	37	6-8	0-2	2-2	11	6	1	0	3	2	-3	14
9Jerami GrantPF	37	7-13	3-6	3-5	7	2	1	0	2	3	-10	20
27Jusuf NurkicC	21	4-10	1-2	2-4	7	3	1	2	4	6	-4	11
1Anfernee SimonsSG	38	6-22	1-10	1-2	1	3	0	0	2	4	-11	14
0Damian LillardPG	38	10-22	4-11	10-10	7	8	0	0	0	2	-3	34
24Drew Eubanks	26	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	1	2	-9	2
17Shaedon Sharpe	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-14	2
2Trendon Watford	10	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-3	4
6Keon Johnson	15	2-4	0-2	2-3	1	2	2	0	1	0	-8	6
4Greg Brown III	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Gary Payton II	— did not play —												— did not play —
34Jabari Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	39-8744.8%	9-3525.7%	20-2676.9%	43	24	5	3	13	21	-	107

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	26	7-13	2-6	2-3	5	2	1	0	1	2	+1	18
50Aaron GordonPF	31	6-9	0-1	1-3	6	1	0	1	1	0	+10	13
15Nikola JokicC	35	12-21	0-0	5-8	8	11	2	0	2	4	+8	29
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	34	5-8	3-5	1-2	2	0	2	0	0	2	+5	14
27Jamal MurrayPG	39	9-17	3-5	4-6	8	12	2	0	3	2	+20	25
11Bruce Brown	27	4-6	1-2	0-0	3	4	1	1	0	4	+8	9
3Bones Hyland	16	2-5	1-2	2-2	3	1	1	0	2	2	+5	7
32Jeff Green	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+3	2
22Zeke Nnaji	12	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	+5	3
0Christian Braun	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— 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	-	47-8158.0%	10-2147.6%	16-2661.5%	38	31	9	2	10	19	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPORDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. J. Nurkic: Tip to A. Gordon
(11:36) D. Lillard personal FOUL (1 PF)
(11:31) MISS M. Porter Jr. driving finger roll Layup
(11:29) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (11:23) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
03
(10:56) MISS J. Hart 25' 3PT
(10:53) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:47) N. Jokic 6' turnaround Hook (2 PTS)
05
(10:31) J. Nurkic lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:31) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(10:28) N. Jokic bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (10:15) J. Nurkic 6' Layup (2 PTS) (D. Lillard 1 AST)
25
(9:57) MISS N. Jokic 10' fadeaway Shot
(9:54) J. Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:46) MISS J. Grant 19' pullup Shot
(9:45) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(9:34) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 16' pullup Shot
(9:31) J. Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:21) A. Simons 11' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Nurkic 1 AST)
45
+2 (9:08) M. Porter Jr. cutting Layup (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
47
(8:52) MISS A. Simons 25' pullup 3PT
(8:49) J. Grant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:42) J. Grant bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:42) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(8:42) J. Nurkic personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (8:28) J. Murray cutting Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
49
(8:14) MISS D. Lillard 26' pullup 3PT
(8:13) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (8:01) A. Gordon cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
411
+3 (7:43) J. Nurkic 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Grant 1 AST)
711
+2 (7:23) N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
713
+2 (7:14) J. Hart driving reverse Layup (2 PTS)
913
(7:08) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' pullup 3PT
(7:06) J. Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:51) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hart 2 FT)
(6:51) DEN Timeout
+1 (6:51) J. Hart Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1013
+1 (6:51) J. Hart Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1113
+2 (6:31) A. Gordon driving reverse Layup (4 PTS)
1115
+2 (6:16) D. Lillard driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1315
(6:01) MISS N. Jokic Jump Shot
(5:59) J. Grant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:56) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Lillard 2 FT)
+1 (5:56) D. Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1415
+1 (5:56) D. Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1515
+2 (5:42) A. Gordon cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
1517
+2 (5:25) D. Lillard driving Layup (6 PTS)
1717
(5:11) MISS M. Porter Jr. Layup
(5:11) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (5:01) N. Jokic turnaround Hook (6 PTS)
1719
(4:41) MISS S. Sharpe 25' 3PT
(4:37) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:24) MISS A. Gordon Layup
(4:24) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(4:24) A. Gordon traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:14) MISS D. Lillard 30' 3PT
(4:11) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:08) B. Brown running Layup (2 PTS)
1721
+2 (3:42) T. Watford 12' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Hart 1 AST)
1921
(3:25) MISS A. Gordon 26' 3PT
(3:23) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(3:11) J. Hart bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:11) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:07) N. Jokic running DUNK (8 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1923
+2 (2:45) D. Eubanks 9' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Hart 2 AST)
2123
+2 (2:33) J. Green cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
2125
+2 (2:19) D. Lillard driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS)
2325
+2 (2:04) N. Jokic finger roll Layup (10 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2327
+2 (1:55) J. Hart driving Layup (6 PTS)
2527
+2 (1:39) J. Murray 16' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2529
(1:37) POR Timeout
(1:23) MISS A. Simons 27' 3PT
(1:19) J. Grant REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (1:12) S. Sharpe 18' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2729
(0:45) MISS B. Brown 22' pullup Shot
(0:40) J. Grant REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(0:32) MISS J. Grant 24' pullup 3PT
(0:27) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:10) B. Brown 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Murray 4 AST)
2732
(0:03) MISS A. Simons 17' driving floating Shot
(0:00) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) MISS J. Murray 80' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

POR

DEN

107Points120

39-87(44.8%)Field Goal(%)47-81(58.0%)

9-35(25.7%)3-Point(%)10-21(47.6%)

20-26(76.9%)Free Throw(%)16-26(61.5%)

43(13)Rebounds(Offensive)38(4)

24Assists31

5Steals9

3Blocks2

13Turnovers10

21Fouls19

52Pts In The Paint66

13Fast Break Pts18

12Pts Off Turnovers16

14Bench Pts21

6Largest Lead16

Game Details

Friday, December 23, 2022 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,619 (102.7%)