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FINAL
May 24, 2021

Box Score

1234T
POR25362622109
DEN31422827128

Game Recap

Led by another superlative performance by superstar center Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets bounce back from their Game 1 defeat to avoid a 2-0 deficit.

Player Stats

Portland Trail Blazers logoTRAIL BLAZERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
24Norman PowellSF255-90-35-6000203-2415
23Robert CovingtonPF371-31-20-0112243-33
27Jusuf NurkicC242-81-22-2131011607
3CJ McCollumSG389-122-31-2620055-2321
0Damian LillardPG4211-249-1611-134100131-1642
00Carmelo Anthony201-51-42-2200025-245
1Anfernee Simons101-11-10-0311011-93
11Enes Freedom171-30-02-2500112-144
5Derrick Jones Jr.51-20-00-0000001+82
2Rondae Hollis-Jefferson31-10-00-1200000+22
4Harry Giles III30-10-00-0300030+20
9Nassir Little31-21-20-0000010+23
18T.J. Leaf31-20-00-0100000+22
16CJ Elleby30-00-00-0000000+20
21Keljin Blevins— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL-35-7347.9%16-3348.5%23-2882.1%4015372127-109
Denver Nuggets logoNUGGETSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF325-133-65-5412013+1718
50Aaron GordonPF284-92-23-6620002+1913
15Nikola JokicC3115-202-46-6851045+1238
25Austin RiversSG203-52-31-212001409
7Facundo CampazzoPG304-102-42-2363132+1112
11Monte Morris295-100-22-2172111+1912
0JaMychal Green192-60-20-0220013+104
00Markus Howard142-21-10-0010102+15
4Paul Millsap145-80-25-6731002+815
3Shaquille Harrison101-10-00-1202010+42
31Vlatko Cancar20-00-00-0000000-20
22Zeke Nnaji20-20-20-0001001-20
10Bol Bol20-00-00-0100000-20
34JaVale McGee— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL-46-8653.5%12-2842.9%24-3080.0%35291231225-128

Play-by-Play

1st quarterPORDEN
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Nurkic: Tip to Gordon
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (11:38) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (11:38) Covington STEAL (1 STL)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (11:37) Covington Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (11:30) MISS Rivers 3' Driving Layup
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (11:28) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (11:23) McCollum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lillard 1 AST)
    30
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (11:11) Campazzo 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
    32
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (10:59) Lillard 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
    52
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:51) MISS Campazzo 4' Driving Reverse Layup
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:50) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (10:49) Jokic 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
    54
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (10:28) MISS Powell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (10:11) Porter Jr. Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
    56
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:50) McCollum Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:50) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (9:40) Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
    59
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (9:21) MISS Powell 8' Floating Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:19) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (9:16) Rivers 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
    512
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (8:55) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (8:55) Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (8:49) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (8:37) Campazzo P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Smith)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (8:28) Powell 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
    712
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (8:20) Powell P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (8:12) Jokic 3' Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
    714
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:56) MISS McCollum 11' Fadeaway Jumper
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:53) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:53) MISS Nurkic 8' Pullup Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:53) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (7:41) Campazzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
    717
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:40) Trail Blazers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:30) Covington OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Goble)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:30) Covington Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:11) MISS Campazzo 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (7:07) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (6:57) Lillard Traveling Turnover (P2.T5)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (6:38) Jokic 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
    719
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +2 (6:19) McCollum 20' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
    919
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (6:00) Gordon 4' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
    921
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (6:00) Powell S.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Taylor)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:00) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (5:58) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (5:45) Lillard 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
    1221
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (5:33) Anthony FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T3) (M.Smith)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (5:33) Jokic Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
    1222
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (5:33) Jokic Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
    1223
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (5:29) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (5:25) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (5:09) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Taylor)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (5:09) Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    1323
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (5:09) Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    1423
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (4:51) Morris 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Campazzo 2 AST)
    1425
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:39) MISS Lillard 22' Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:37) Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:32) Covington P.FOUL (P2.T4) (B.Taylor)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (4:23) Jokic 23' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Campazzo 3 AST)
    1427
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:07) MISS Nurkic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:05) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:02) Morris Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (4:02) Simons STEAL (1 STL)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (3:52) Lillard 37' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
    1727
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (3:32) MISS Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (3:30) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (3:18) Nurkic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Simons 1 AST)
    2027
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (3:03) MISS Campazzo 9' Driving Layup
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (3:03) Lillard BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (3:02) Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (3:02) Morris Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (M.Smith)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (2:48) MISS Lillard 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (2:44) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (2:32) Jokic 2' Driving Hook Shot (12 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
    2029
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +3 (2:12) Simons 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lillard 2 AST)
    2329
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (1:51) Jokic 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
    2331
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:36) Green P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:36) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:31) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Taylor)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (1:31) Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
    2431
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    +1 (1:31) Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
    2531
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:10) MISS Porter Jr. 22' Floating Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (1:07) Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:56) MISS Anthony 18' Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:51) Kanter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:51) MISS Kanter Tip Layup Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:51) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:39) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:36) Kanter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:29) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T6)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:29) Morris STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:24) MISS Morris 5' Running Layup
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:23) Kanter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:00) MISS Lillard 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
  • Portland Trail Blazers logo
    (0:00) Trail Blazers Rebound
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

109Points128
35-73(47.9%)Field Goal(%)46-86(53.5%)
16-33(48.5%)3-Point(%)12-28(42.9%)
23-28(82.1%)Free Throw(%)24-30(80.0%)
40(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(10)
15Assists29
3Steals12
7Blocks3
21Turnovers12
27Fouls25
32Pts In The Paint54
4Fast Break Pts16
21Pts Off Turnovers22
21Bench Pts38
3Largest Lead23

Game Details

Monday, May 24, 2021 · 10:00 PM
Ball Arena · Denver, CO
attendance: 7,727 (40.5%)
tv: TNT