Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers

May 27, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	39	25	20	36	120
POR	30	29	20	36	115

Game Recap

Austin Rivers steals the spotlight from Nikola Jokic by scoring 16 of his 21 points in the 4th quarter in the Nuggets' Game 3 victory.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	5-11	3-5	2-3	5	1	1	0	3	4	+14	15
50Aaron GordonPF	33	4-9	1-1	4-5	4	3	0	0	0	2	+4	13
15Nikola JokicC	35	12-24	4-7	8-8	11	5	0	0	2	3	+10	36
25Austin RiversSG	36	7-14	5-10	2-2	4	2	0	1	0	3	+5	21
7Facundo CampazzoPG	32	3-9	2-6	3-4	8	8	2	1	3	1	+8	11
11Monte Morris	25	2-6	1-2	3-5	5	5	1	0	3	0	-8	8
0JaMychal Green	17	3-5	2-3	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	-2	8
4Paul Millsap	11	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-2	5
00Markus Howard	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-1	3
3Shaquille Harrison	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	1	-3	0
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
34JaVale McGee	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8446.4%	20-3852.6%	22-2781.5%	45	24	4	4	13	18	-	120

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Norman PowellSF	36	8-14	2-6	0-0	4	2	1	2	2	3	+2	18
23Robert CovingtonPF	38	3-9	0-2	0-0	11	4	1	1	1	2	-3	6
27Jusuf NurkicC	31	5-10	0-1	3-3	13	6	0	1	1	6	+9	13
3CJ McCollumSG	41	8-20	3-10	3-4	9	3	1	0	1	5	+6	22
0Damian LillardPG	39	15-31	5-16	2-2	2	5	2	0	1	3	-6	37
11Enes Freedom	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-15	0
1Anfernee Simons	15	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	-8	2
00Carmelo Anthony	26	5-12	4-8	3-4	2	0	1	0	1	2	-11	17
2Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
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 —
5Derrick Jones Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Nassir Little	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-10045.0%	14-4531.1%	11-1384.6%	45	20	6	4	7	24	-	115

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPOR

(11:56) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Jokic: Tip to Campazzo
+2 (11:37) Porter Jr. 19' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:20) McCollum 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:55) MISS Gordon 4' Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:54) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:48) Lillard 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
24
(10:33) MISS Campazzo 1' Driving Layup
(10:32) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:25) Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
+3 (10:18) McCollum 31' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
27
+3 (9:53) Campazzo 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
57
+3 (9:35) Powell 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Covington 1 AST)
510
+2 (9:19) Campazzo 12' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
710
(9:10) MISS McCollum 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:08) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:03) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:03) Powell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:58) Powell 1' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Covington 2 AST)
712
(8:49) Porter Jr. OFF.Foul (P1) (K.Lane)
(8:49) Porter Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:42) MISS Lillard 33' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:39) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:30) Lillard S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
+1 (8:30) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
812
+1 (8:30) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
912
+2 (8:10) Lillard 1' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
914
(7:53) MISS Rivers 3' Driving Layup
(7:52) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound
+2 (7:39) Covington 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
916
(7:38) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:34) McCollum P.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
(7:22) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:22) Lillard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:16) Lillard 1' Running Layup (6 PTS)
918
+3 (7:07) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
1218
+2 (6:54) Lillard Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
1220
+3 (6:44) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1520
(6:35) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P2.T2) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (6:35) Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1521
+1 (6:35) Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1522
+2 (6:14) Gordon 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
1722
+2 (6:03) McCollum 16' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1724
+3 (5:55) Gordon 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2024
+2 (5:36) Powell 21' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2026
(5:31) MISS Gordon 2' Driving Layup
(5:31) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:30) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:29) MISS Campazzo Putback Layup
(5:28) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:28) MISS Gordon 2' Tip Layup Shot
(5:26) Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:16) MISS McCollum 8' Running Jump Shot
(5:15) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:05) MISS Rivers 3PT Jump Shot
(5:03) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound
(4:49) MISS Lillard 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(4:47) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:34) Jokic 1' Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
2226
(4:24) MISS McCollum 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:21) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:11) Rivers 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2426
(4:03) Powell Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (3:47) Jokic 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Campazzo 2 AST)
2626
(3:47) TRAIL BLAZERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(3:33) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:33) Morris STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:28) Morris 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2926
(3:04) MISS Covington 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(3:03) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:48) Campazzo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:48) Lillard STEAL (2 STL)
(2:48) Campazzo Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
(2:36) MISS Covington 3' Driving Layup
(2:33) Kanter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:33) MISS Kanter Tip Layup Shot
(2:32) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:23) MISS Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:20) Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:08) MISS Anthony 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:06) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (1:45) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (12 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
3126
(1:25) Rivers P.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
(1:18) MISS Lillard 3' Driving Layup
(1:18) Harrison BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:16) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:13) Green 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
3426
(0:56) Green P.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
(0:56) MISS Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:56) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound
+1 (0:56) Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3427
(0:46) MISS Howard 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:41) MISS Green 2' Driving Layup
(0:40) Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (0:40) Green 2' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
3627
+3 (0:30) Lillard 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
3630
+3 (0:20) Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)
3930
(0:00) MISS Simons 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

POR

120Points115

39-84(46.4%)Field Goal(%)45-100(45.0%)

20-38(52.6%)3-Point(%)14-45(31.1%)

22-27(81.5%)Free Throw(%)11-13(84.6%)

45(12)Rebounds(Offensive)45(14)

24Assists20

4Steals6

4Blocks4

13Turnovers7

18Fouls24

30Pts In The Paint54

9Fast Break Pts8

9Pts Off Turnovers15

24Bench Pts19

12Largest Lead9

Game Details

Thursday, May 27, 2021 · 10:30 PM

Moda Center · Portland, OR

attendance: 8,050 (40.3%)

tv: NBA TV