Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets

May 22, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	35	23	38	27	123
DEN	30	31	25	23	109

Game Recap

Led by Damian Lillards 34 points and Playoff career-high 13 assists, the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets, 123-109, in Game 1.

Player Stats

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Norman PowellSF	36	3-11	1-4	3-3	3	4	1	0	1	1	-5	10
23Robert CovingtonPF	34	3-5	2-4	0-0	5	1	0	1	1	1	+21	8
27Jusuf NurkicC	32	7-10	0-0	2-3	12	5	1	0	0	4	+12	16
3CJ McCollumSG	36	8-20	3-7	2-2	6	3	0	1	0	2	+3	21
0Damian LillardPG	39	10-25	5-12	9-9	2	13	0	0	2	2	+25	34
00Carmelo Anthony	21	6-12	4-8	2-2	3	1	1	0	0	1	+6	18
1Anfernee Simons	23	5-6	4-5	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	1	+6	14
11Enes Freedom	15	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	2	+2	2
21Keljin Blevins	— did not play —												— did not play —
16CJ Elleby	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Harry Giles III	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Derrick Jones Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
18T.J. Leaf	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Nassir Little	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9147.3%	19-4047.5%	18-1994.7%	39	29	3	2	6	14	-	123

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	12-21	1-10	0-0	9	0	0	2	2	2	-6	25
50Aaron GordonPF	28	7-16	2-4	0-2	8	1	0	1	1	2	-10	16
15Nikola JokicC	35	14-27	3-7	3-4	16	1	0	0	1	1	-13	34
25Austin RiversSG	33	2-6	1-5	1-2	4	3	0	2	0	2	-12	6
7Facundo CampazzoPG	31	3-4	2-3	0-0	3	5	2	1	1	3	-13	8
11Monte Morris	21	5-10	0-1	0-0	2	5	0	0	1	4	-7	10
0JaMychal Green	17	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	1	0	2	-6	0
00Markus Howard	19	3-5	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-4	7
4Paul Millsap	14	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	4	1	0	2	2	+1	3
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Shaquille Harrison	— did not play —												— did not play —
34JaVale McGee	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	47-9350.5%	11-3630.6%	4-850.0%	48	22	3	7	8	18	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPORDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Nurkic: Tip to Gordon
(11:41) MISS Jokic 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(11:39) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:38) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(11:37) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:28) MISS Lillard 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:27) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS Gordon 2' Driving Layup
(11:17) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (11:17) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:00) MISS McCollum 25' 3PT Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:49) MISS Rivers 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:45) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:31) Covington 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Lillard 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:09) Porter Jr. 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
24
+2 (9:51) Nurkic 4' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Lillard 2 AST)
44
(9:44) Powell P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
(9:30) MISS Gordon 13' Jump Shot
(9:26) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:25) Jokic 2' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS)
46
(9:06) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:06) Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:49) Jokic 3' Layup (4 PTS)
48
(8:31) MISS Powell 2' Driving Dunk
(8:28) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:25) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:22) NUGGETS Rebound
(8:20) Jump Ball Gordon vs. Covington: Tip to Campazzo
+2 (8:15) Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
410
+3 (7:57) Powell 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
710
+3 (7:45) Campazzo 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
713
+2 (7:28) McCollum 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
913
(7:13) MISS Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:11) Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(7:08) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:05) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(6:59) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:59) Powell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:49) McCollum 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
1113
(6:35) MISS Rivers 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:32) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:28) Porter Jr. 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
1115
(6:14) MISS Nurkic 5' Jump Shot
(6:14) Rivers BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:11) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:09) Porter Jr. 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1117
(6:09) Trail Blazers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:56) MISS Lillard 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:53) Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:45) Lillard 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1317
(5:33) McCollum S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
(5:33) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:33) NUGGETS Rebound
(5:33) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:30) Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:22) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:19) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:03) MISS Gordon 5' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(5:01) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:51) Campazzo S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
+1 (4:51) Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1417
+1 (4:51) Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1517
+2 (4:36) Jokic 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS)
1519
(4:25) Campazzo P.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Davis)
(4:18) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Blair)
+1 (4:18) Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1619
+1 (4:18) Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1719
(4:02) Nurkic P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
+3 (3:54) Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
1722
(3:31) MISS Anthony 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:31) Kanter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:31) MISS Kanter 2' Tip Layup Shot
(3:28) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (3:13) Jokic 3' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (11 PTS)
1724
+3 (2:58) Simons 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lillard 3 AST)
2024
+2 (2:35) Jokic 5' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2026
+3 (2:21) Anthony 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lillard 4 AST)
2326
(1:55) MISS Jokic 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:54) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:45) Anthony 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Lillard 5 AST)
2626
(1:43) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(1:33) Morris Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (1:17) Simons 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Covington 1 AST)
2926
+2 (0:59) Howard 21' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
2928
+2 (0:38) Anthony 13' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Lillard 6 AST)
3128
(0:38) Green S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Blair)
+1 (0:38) Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
3228
+2 (0:30) Morris 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3230
+3 (0:11) Anthony 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Lillard 7 AST)
3530
(0:04) Lillard P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Davis)
(0:00) MISS Howard 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

POR

DEN

123Points109

43-91(47.3%)Field Goal(%)47-93(50.5%)

19-40(47.5%)3-Point(%)11-36(30.6%)

18-19(94.7%)Free Throw(%)4-8(50.0%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)48(11)

29Assists22

3Steals3

2Blocks7

6Turnovers8

14Fouls18

38Pts In The Paint52

6Fast Break Pts7

13Pts Off Turnovers8

34Bench Pts20

15Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, May 22, 2021 · 10:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 7,732 (40.5%)

tv: ESPN