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FINAL
Jan 17, 2023

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Trail Blazers, 122-113. Nikola Jokic recorded 36 points (13-14 FG), 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets, his 13th triple-double this season and the 89th of his career, while Jamal Murray added 17 points, five rebounds and seven assists in the victory. Damian Lillard tallied 44 points, (30 in the 1st Half) and 8 assists for the Trail Blazers in the losing effort. The Nuggets have won their 7th consecutive game as they improve to 31-13, while the Trail Blazers fall to 21-23.

Box Score

1234T
POR31362224113
DEN34392821122
Portland Trail Blazers logoTRAIL BLAZERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
11Josh HartSF292-50-20-06400124-22
9Jerami GrantPF337-152-42-342200318-15
27Jusuf NurkicC292-91-41-110202456-21
1Anfernee SimonsSG365-152-102-222004314-6
0Damian LillardPG3412-206-1214-1438002444-20
17Shaedon Sharpe175-72-41-1200013130
34Jabari Walker50-00-00-00000000+11
24Drew Eubanks163-40-00-03012016+6
00Gary Payton II170-20-20-05200120+4
10Nassir Little121-40-10-000000120
6Keon Johnson20-10-14-40100004+6
2Trendon Watford21-10-00-00000002+6
4Greg Brown III20-00-00-00000000+6
TOTAL38-8345.8%13-4032.5%24-2596.0%3521341324113
Denver Nuggets logoNUGGETSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF309-134-61-140000223+21
50Aaron GordonPF313-80-15-578112011+20
15Nikola JokicC3413-141-29-101210114236+19
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG322-90-35-51331049+16
27Jamal MurrayPG306-153-72-257210117+13
11Bruce Brown295-91-21-341112212+5
3Bones Hyland152-101-70-02101015-7
31Vlatko Cancar160-10-00-01200120-11
22Zeke Nnaji133-81-40-26000017-10
0Christian Braun20-00-00-00000000-7
9Davon Reed21-10-00-00000102-7
10Jack White20-00-00-00000100-7
6DeAndre Jordan— did not play —— did not play —
14Ish Smith— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL44-8850.0%11-3234.4%23-2882.1%4232861115122

Play-by-Play

1st quarterporden
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (11:56) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. J. Nurkic: Tip to M. Porter Jr.
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (11:45) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope driving Layup - blocked
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (11:45) J. Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (11:45) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (11:41) MISS J. Murray 25' pullup 3PT
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (11:38) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (11:30) J. Nurkic 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Lillard 1 AST)
    30
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (11:15) J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
    32
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (10:56) MISS J. Nurkic turnaround Hook
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:55) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (10:49) J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
    34
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (10:41) D. Lillard 28' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
    64
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:16) MISS J. Murray 25' 3PT
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (10:14) D. Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (10:08) J. Grant 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Lillard 2 AST)
    94
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:52) MISS A. Gordon 10' fadeaway Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:50) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:34) MISS D. Lillard 6' driving Layup - blocked
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:34) K. Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:34) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:30) MISS A. Simons 26' 3PT - blocked
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:30) A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:27) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (9:24) J. Murray 25' 3PT running pullup (7 PTS)
    97
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:05) MISS J. Hart 10' turnaround Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:05) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (8:47) MISS J. Nurkic 9' turnaround Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (8:45) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (8:33) J. Nurkic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (8:33) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
    98
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (8:33) J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
    99
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (8:24) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Lillard 2 FT)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (8:24) D. Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
    109
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (8:24) D. Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
    119
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (8:12) M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
    1112
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:59) MISS J. Grant 25' 3PT
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:56) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (7:49) N. Jokic 9' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
    1114
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (7:28) J. Nurkic cutting Layup (5 PTS) (D. Lillard 3 AST)
    1314
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:28) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Nurkic 1 FT)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (7:28) J. Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
    1414
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:13) MISS J. Murray driving reverse Layup
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:13) J. Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:03) MISS J. Nurkic 26' 3PT
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:00) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (6:58) N. Jokic running Layup (4 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
    1416
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (6:40) A. Simons lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:40) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:38) N. Jokic bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:38) DEN Timeout
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (6:23) D. Lillard 26' 3PT (8 PTS) (J. Hart 1 AST)
    1716
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (6:05) N. Jokic 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
    1718
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (5:50) MISS D. Lillard 25' pullup 3PT - blocked
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (5:50) J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (5:47) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (5:47) M. Porter Jr. running Layup (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
    1720
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (5:47) J. Hart shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 1 FT)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (5:47) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
    1721
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (5:32) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Grant 2 FT)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (5:32) MISS J. Grant Free Throw 1 of 2
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (5:32) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (5:32) J. Grant Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
    1821
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (5:15) A. Gordon Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
    1823
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (5:05) J. Grant cutting Layup (6 PTS) (D. Lillard 4 AST)
    2023
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:59) J. Grant personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (4:52) M. Porter Jr. 17' step back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
    2025
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (4:41) D. Lillard driving finger roll Layup (10 PTS)
    2225
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:32) MISS A. Gordon reverse DUNK - blocked
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:32) J. Nurkic BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:26) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:26) MISS A. Gordon putback Layup
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:25) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:18) MISS J. Grant driving Layup
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:18) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:08) MISS D. Lillard 29' 3PT
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:06) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (3:54) N. Jokic turnaround Hook (8 PTS)
    2227
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (3:34) MISS J. Hart 3PT
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (3:31) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (3:25) B. Brown 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 4 AST)
    2230
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (3:22) POR Timeout
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (3:08) S. Sharpe alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Simons 1 AST)
    2430
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (2:46) J. Murray 9' pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
    2432
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (2:29) S. Sharpe 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (G. Payton II 1 AST)
    2732
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (2:13) N. Jokic lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (1:51) A. Simons driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
    2932
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:37) MISS B. Hyland 25' pullup 3PT
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (1:35) A. Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (1:28) MISS A. Simons 7' driving floating Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (1:27) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (1:24) S. Sharpe cutting Layup (7 PTS) (G. Payton II 2 AST)
    3132
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:02) MISS B. Hyland 28' 3PT
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:59) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:47) MISS Z. Nnaji 3PT
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:43) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:42) MISS B. Hyland 29' 3PT
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:39) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:38) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:35) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:34) S. Sharpe loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (0:26) Z. Nnaji cutting Layup (2 PTS) (B. Hyland 1 AST)
    3134
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:02) S. Sharpe lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:02) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:00) MISS B. Hyland 29' running pullup 3PT
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

113Points122
38-83(45.8%)Field Goal(%)44-88(50.0%)
13-40(32.5%)3-Point(%)11-32(34.4%)
24-25(96.0%)Free Throw(%)23-28(82.1%)
35(5)Rebounds(Offensive)42(11)
21Assists32
3Steals8
4Blocks6
13Turnovers11
24Fouls15
48Pts In The Paint52
10Fast Break Pts16
18Pts Off Turnovers5
27Bench Pts26
5Largest Lead20

Game Details

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 · 9:00 PM
Ball Arena · Denver, CO
attendance: 18,258 (95.6%)