Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers

Jun 3, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	32	37	28	126
POR	33	35	33	14	115

Game Recap

After closing the game on a 24-9 run, the No. 3 seed Nuggets defeated the No. 6 seed Trail Blazers, 126-115, in Game 6. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 36 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Monte Morris added 22 points (16 in the 2nd half) and a Playoff career-high nine assists in the victory. Damian Lillard tallied 28 points, four rebounds and 13 assists for the Trail Blazers in the losing effort. The Nuggets have now closed out this best-of-seven series, 4-2, and will advance to the Western Conference Semifinals to face the winner of the Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Lakers series (Phoenix currently leads, 3-2).

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	33	10-19	6-12	0-0	5	4	1	0	1	3	-8	26
50Aaron GordonPF	33	4-8	2-2	3-4	7	4	1	1	1	2	+6	13
15Nikola JokicC	36	13-22	2-4	8-8	8	6	1	0	5	3	+15	36
25Austin RiversSG	40	3-6	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	+5	7
7Facundo CampazzoPG	23	2-5	1-4	5-5	2	3	1	1	1	5	-2	10
4Paul Millsap	11	1-5	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	1	-4	2
11Monte Morris	32	8-16	3-6	3-5	4	9	3	0	1	2	+19	22
0JaMychal Green	23	3-5	0-1	4-5	9	0	1	0	0	0	+22	10
3Shaquille Harrison	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
00Markus Howard	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+2	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	-	44-8651.2%	15-3444.1%	23-2785.2%	39	28	8	3	12	18	-	126

TRAIL BLAZERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Norman PowellSF	32	6-13	3-6	2-2	4	2	1	0	1	5	-2	17
23Robert CovingtonPF	38	3-3	3-3	2-2	10	0	3	1	2	3	-3	11
27Jusuf NurkicC	33	5-7	0-1	3-4	7	2	0	2	5	5	-9	13
3CJ McCollumSG	38	9-21	2-8	1-2	4	3	0	1	1	5	-8	21
0Damian LillardPG	43	8-20	3-11	9-9	4	13	2	0	5	1	-11	28
00Carmelo Anthony	22	5-9	1-3	3-3	5	4	0	1	2	2	-17	14
2Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	1	+3	2
1Anfernee Simons	20	3-3	3-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-8	9
9Nassir Little	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18T.J. Leaf	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Keljin Blevins	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16CJ Elleby	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Enes Freedom	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Harry Giles III	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Derrick Jones Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-7950.6%	15-3641.7%	20-2290.9%	37	24	7	7	16	22	-	115

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPOR

(11:57) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Jokic: Tip to Campazzo
(11:42) MISS Campazzo 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:41) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:33) Powell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
03
+3 (11:16) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
33
+2 (10:57) McCollum 21' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
35
(10:36) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:36) Powell STEAL (1 STL)
(10:27) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:23) Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:12) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
65
(9:56) Lillard Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:49) Campazzo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:49) Lillard STEAL (1 STL)
(9:38) Covington Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:24) Jokic OFF.Foul (P1) (R.Mott)
(9:24) Jokic Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (9:09) McCollum 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Lillard 1 AST)
67
+2 (8:48) Rivers 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
87
+2 (8:34) Lillard 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
89
(8:29) Covington S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (8:29) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
99
(8:29) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:27) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:20) Campazzo S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (8:20) Powell Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
910
+1 (8:20) Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
911
(8:03) Rivers Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(8:03) Covington STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:58) Powell 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
914
(7:38) MISS Campazzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:36) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (7:33) Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
1214
(7:16) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
+1 (7:16) Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1215
+1 (7:16) Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1216
+3 (7:07) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
1516
+3 (6:55) Lillard 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1519
(6:54) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (6:37) Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Layup Shot (14 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1719
(6:16) MISS Powell 3PT Jump Shot
(6:13) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:07) Rivers Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(6:07) Covington STEAL (2 STL)
(5:51) MISS McCollum 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:49) McCollum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:47) MISS McCollum 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(5:47) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:45) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:41) Porter Jr. 3PT Running Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2019
(5:22) Jokic S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Capers)
+1 (5:22) Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2020
(5:22) MISS Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:04) Gordon 1' Layup (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
2220
(4:50) MISS Powell 7' Driving Layup
(4:50) Millsap BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:50) TRAIL BLAZERS Rebound
+2 (4:42) Lillard 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS)
2222
(4:30) MISS Porter Jr. 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:27) Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:17) Lillard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2225
(4:01) MISS Porter Jr. 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:00) Anthony REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:45) MISS Lillard 40' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:43) Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:41) Covington Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(3:41) Morris STEAL (1 STL)
(3:37) MISS Morris 2' Running Layup
(3:36) Anthony REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:29) Powell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:29) Morris STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (3:24) Porter Jr. 31' 3PT Running Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
2525
+3 (3:05) Anthony 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
2528
(2:45) MISS Morris 2' Driving Layup
(2:45) Anthony BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:43) Morris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:43) Porter Jr. 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (22 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
2728
(2:43) TRAIL BLAZERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:26) MISS Lillard 21' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:23) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:06) MISS Millsap 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:57) Lillard Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:57) Morris STEAL (3 STL)
(1:55) Morris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(1:55) Hollis-Jefferson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:47) Hollis-Jefferson 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Lillard 2 AST)
2730
(1:30) Millsap OFF.Foul (P1) (R.Mott)
(1:30) Millsap Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T7)
(1:19) Anthony Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(1:19) Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)
(1:13) MISS Millsap 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:10) Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:55) MISS Lillard 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:52) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:41) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:38) Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (0:34) Simons 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lillard 3 AST)
2733
(0:19) Anthony P.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
+2 (0:10) Green 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Campazzo 2 AST)
2933
(0:10) Hollis-Jefferson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Capers)
(0:10) MISS Green Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:07) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:01) MISS Anthony 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:01) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

POR

126Points115

44-86(51.2%)Field Goal(%)40-79(50.6%)

15-34(44.1%)3-Point(%)15-36(41.7%)

23-27(85.2%)Free Throw(%)20-22(90.9%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)37(8)

28Assists24

8Steals7

3Blocks7

12Turnovers16

18Fouls22

50Pts In The Paint38

18Fast Break Pts10

15Pts Off Turnovers12

34Bench Pts25

11Largest Lead14

Game Details

Thursday, June 3, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Moda Center · Portland, OR

attendance: 10,022 (50.2%)

tv: TNT OT