Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers

FINAL

Feb 20, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	41	41	43	32	157
POR	27	26	32	18	103

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Trail Blazers, 157-103. The Nuggets move to 36-21 while the Trail Blazers fall to 27-30.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	26	3-8	2-5	7-8	4	4	2	2	0	1	+15	15
3Julian StrawtherPF	29	9-16	1-4	0-0	6	4	1	0	1	2	+48	19
15Nikola JokicC	29	10-15	3-4	9-11	9	7	4	0	2	4	+40	32
0Christian BraunSG	26	4-6	2-3	1-2	8	7	0	0	2	3	+39	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	25	6-12	6-12	7-7	6	6	1	0	2	2	+39	25
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	18	7-11	4-7	1-2	2	3	2	0	2	0	+14	19
11Bruce Brown	19	3-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	1	+4	6
21Spencer Jones	29	4-6	2-2	0-0	10	2	0	1	1	2	+31	10
17Jonas Valanciūnas	11	3-8	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	0	1	3	-1	6
22Zeke Nnaji	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	2	+12	2
25KJ Simpson	7	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	4	0	0	0	1	+14	3
14DaRon Holmes II	6	4-7	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	+15	9
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	55-9657.3%	21-4151.2%	26-3281.3%	60	41	12	3	15	22	-	157

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33Toumani CamaraSF	26	4-11	2-8	0-2	1	1	1	0	3	1	-37	10
9Jerami GrantPF	24	3-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	2	4	-35	6
23Donovan ClinganC	18	6-12	3-6	0-0	9	2	0	0	0	0	-11	15
5Jrue HolidaySG	25	6-10	4-8	3-3	2	2	1	0	3	2	-26	19
8Deni AvdijaPG	30	5-10	0-4	5-7	8	13	0	0	6	4	-34	15
00Scoot Henderson	20	3-11	3-7	2-2	1	3	0	0	0	2	-30	11
35Robert Williams III	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	1	-17	2
27Vit Krejci	17	4-7	2-5	1-1	1	0	0	0	1	1	-3	11
4Matisse Thybulle	12	1-5	1-4	2-2	2	1	3	0	2	1	-16	5
91Sidy Cissoko	16	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	3	-14	0
24Kris Murray	9	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-8	1
1Blake Wesley	12	1-3	0-1	2-4	1	1	1	0	0	1	-14	4
16Hansen Yang	8	1-4	0-1	2-6	1	0	0	1	1	0	-12	4
18Javonte Cooke	5	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-13	0
TOTAL	-	35-8640.7%	15-4731.9%	18-2962.1%	36	25	8	5	18	20	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPOR

(11:58) Jump Ball Clingan vs. Jokic: Tip to Braun
+2 (11:46) Jokic 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:29) Clingan 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Avdija 1 AST)
23
(11:16) MISS Jokic 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:14) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:05) Clingan 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Avdija 2 AST)
26
(10:49) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:49) Camara STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:44) Avdija 4' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
28
(10:30) MISS Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:28) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:17) Grant 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
210
+3 (9:59) Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
510
(9:41) Avdija Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:41) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:36) Braun 2' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
710
(9:25) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
(9:12) MISS Camara 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:09) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:58) Jokic 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1010
(8:48) Grant Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:48) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (8:43) Johnson 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
1210
(8:34) MISS Clingan 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:33) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:23) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1510
+2 (8:10) Avdija 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1512
+2 (8:00) Jokic 2' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1712
+3 (7:46) Holiday 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Avdija 3 AST)
1715
(7:24) MISS Jokic 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:22) Clingan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:22) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
(7:01) MISS Avdija 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:58) Clingan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:58) MISS Clingan 2' Putback Layup
(6:58) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:58) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:47) Strawther 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
1915
(6:30) MISS Grant 4' Driving Layup
(6:30) Johnson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:29) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:25) Murray 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 3 AST)
2215
(6:23) TRAIL BLAZERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:07) Henderson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Avdija 4 AST)
2218
+3 (5:51) Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
2518
(5:40) MISS Avdija 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:37) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:19) Jokic 9' Floating Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
2718
(5:05) Camara Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:05) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:58) Strawther 4' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
2918
(4:39) MISS Grant 6' Driving Layup
(4:38) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:28) Williams III S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Schwab)
+1 (4:28) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
3018
+1 (4:28) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
3118
+3 (4:18) Camara 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Avdija 5 AST)
3121
(4:00) Avdija S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Butler)
(4:00) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:00) Nuggets Rebound
(4:00) MISS Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:58) Camara REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:43) Henderson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Williams III 1 AST)
3124
+3 (3:19) Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 4 AST)
3424
(3:09) MISS Henderson 23' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:06) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:58) Jokic 14' Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
3624
(2:46) MISS Krejci 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:42) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(2:35) MISS Jokic 7' Hook Shot
(2:33) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:33) MISS Jokic Tip Layup Shot
(2:33) Nuggets Rebound
(2:33) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:33) Jump Ball Williams III vs. Jokic: Tip to Hardaway Jr.
+3 (2:25) Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3924
(2:06) Thybulle Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:06) Hardaway Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(2:04) Braun Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:56) MISS Henderson 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:53) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:51) Jones Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (1:42) Holiday 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
3927
(1:19) MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
(1:19) Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:15) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:07) Holiday Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:07) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(1:00) MISS Hardaway Jr. 16' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:58) Thybulle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:44) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:42) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:38) Holiday Violation:Kicked Ball (C.Blair)
(0:32) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:30) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (0:30) Jones 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
4127
(0:10) MISS Thybulle 3PT Jump Shot
(0:06) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:03) Braun Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:03) Thybulle STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) MISS Henderson 1' Driving Layup
(0:00) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

POR

157Points103

55-96(57.3%)Field Goal(%)35-86(40.7%)

21-41(51.2%)3-Point(%)15-47(31.9%)

26-32(81.3%)Free Throw(%)18-29(62.1%)

60(13)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

41Assists25

12Steals8

3Blocks5

15Turnovers18

22Fouls20

54Pts In The Paint28

18Fast Break Pts10

29Pts Off Turnovers12

55Bench Pts38

55Largest Lead8

Game Details

Friday, February 20, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Moda Center · Portland, OR

attendance: 18,566 (92.9%)