Trail Blazers 109, Nuggets 128 Box Score, May 24

May 24, 2021 · First Round · Game 2 · 10:00 PM EDT

Series tied 1-1

Portland Trail BlazersPOR · 2-4 postseasonPOR2-4 postseason109

Final

128

Denver NuggetsDEN · 4-6 postseasonDEN4-6 postseason

Top performers

Game flow

DEN100%50%100%POR

Q1Q2Q3Q4

Biggest lead POR by 3 · DEN by 23 · 1 lead change

Key plays

DLQ2 2:17+5% PORD. Lillard 28' 3PT pullup (29 PTS)POR 58 · DEN 63
DLQ2 1:49+6% PORD. Lillard 27' 3PT (32 PTS)POR 61 · DEN 65
AGQ2 1:02+6% DENA. Gordon running reverse Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)POR 61 · DEN 69

Team stats

POR

DEN

47.9%FG%53.5%
48.5%3P%42.9%
82.1%FT%80.0%
40Rebounds35
15Assists29
3Steals12
7Blocks3
21Turnovers12

10Offensive rebounds10
30Defensive rebounds25
32Points in the paint54
4Fast break points16
4Second chance points21
21Points off turnovers22
3Biggest lead23
9Longest run10
Lead changes1

2020-21 Western Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1UTJazz	52	20	.722	—
2PHSuns	51	21	.708	1.0
3DENuggets	47	25	.653	5.0
4LAClippers	47	25	.653	5.0
5DAMavericks	42	30	.583	10.0
6LALakers	42	30	.583	10.0
7POTrail Blazers	42	30	.583	10.0
8GSWarriors	39	33	.542	13.0
9MEGrizzlies	38	34	.528	14.0
10SASpurs	33	39	.458	19.0
11NOPelicans	31	41	.431	21.0
12SAKings	31	41	.431	21.0
13MITimberwolves	23	49	.319	29.0
14OKThunder	22	50	.306	30.0
15HORockets	17	55	.236	35.0

Shot chart

POR 35/73 48%DEN 46/86 53%

Made Missed

Zone	POR	DEN
Restricted area	12/17 71%	24/30 80%
Paint	4/13 31%	3/11 27%
Mid-range	3/10 30%	7/17 41%
Corner 3	1/3 33%	3/4 75%
Above the break 3	15/30 50%	9/24 38%

Trail Blazers


DLDamian LillardG	42	42	4	10	11-24	9-16	11-13	0	1	0	3	1	-16	70.7%
CMCJ McCollumG	38	21	6	2	9-12	2-3	1-2	0	0	0	5	5	-23	81.5%
RCRobert CovingtonF	37	3	1	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	2	0	4	3	-3	50.0%
NPNorman PowellG	26	15	0	0	5-9	0-3	5-6	0	2	0	0	3	-26	64.4%
JNJusuf NurkićC	25	7	13	1	2-8	1-2	2-2	0	1	4	1	6	0	39.4%


CACarmelo AnthonyF	21	5	2	0	1-5	1-4	2-2	0	0	1	2	5	-22	42.5%
EFEnes FreedomC	18	4	5	0	1-3	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	1	2	-14	51.5%
ASAnfernee SimonsG	10	3	3	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	-9	150.0%
DJDerrick Jones Jr.F	5	2	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	+8	50.0%
CECJ EllebyF-G	4	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	—
HGHarry Giles IIIF-C	4	0	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	3	0	+2	0.0%
NLNassir LittleF-G	4	3	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	+2	75.0%
RHRondae Hollis-JeffersonF	4	2	2	0	1-1	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	69.4%
TLT.J. LeafF	4	2	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	+2	50.0%
Totals	240	109	40	15	35-73	16-33	23-28	3	7	10	21	27
Shooting					47.9%	48.5%	82.1%							63.9%

DNP: Keljin Blevins

Nuggets


MPMichael Porter Jr.F	33	18	4	1	5-13	3-6	5-5	2	0	2	1	3	+19	59.2%
NJNikola JokićC	31	38	8	5	15-20	2-4	6-6	1	0	3	4	5	+12	83.9%
FCFacundo CampazzoG	30	12	3	6	4-10	2-4	2-2	3	1	1	3	2	+11	55.1%
AGAaron GordonF	28	13	6	2	4-9	2-2	3-6	0	0	1	0	2	+19	55.8%
ARAustin RiversG	20	9	1	2	3-5	2-3	1-2	0	0	0	1	4	0	76.5%


MMMonté MorrisG	30	12	1	7	5-10	0-2	2-2	2	1	0	1	1	+19	55.1%
JGJaMychal GreenF-C	20	4	2	2	2-6	0-2	0-0	0	0	2	1	3	+8	33.3%
MHMarkus HowardG	15	5	0	1	2-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	+1	125.0%
PMPaul MillsapF	15	15	7	3	5-8	0-2	5-6	1	0	1	0	2	+8	70.5%
SHShaquille HarrisonG	10	2	2	0	1-1	0-0	0-1	2	0	0	1	0	+4	69.4%
VČVlatko ČančarF	3	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	—
ZNZeke NnajiF-C	3	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	-2	0.0%
BBBol BolC-F	2	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	—
Totals	240	128	35	29	46-86	12-28	24-30	12	3	10	12	25
Shooting					53.5%	42.9%	80.0%							64.5%

DNP: JaVale McGee

Q1 · POR 25–31 DEN · DEN leads 31–25

AG11:56Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. J. Nurkic: Tip to A. GordonPOR 0
DEN 0
NJ11:38N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)POR 0
DEN 0
RC11:38R. Covington STEAL (1 STL)POR 0
DEN 0
RC11:37R. Covington lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)POR 0
DEN 0
AR11:30MISS A. Rivers driving LayupPOR 0
DEN 0
JN11:28J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)POR 0
DEN 0
CM11:23C. McCollum 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Lillard 1 AST)POR 3
DEN 0
FC11:11F. Campazzo driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)POR 3
DEN 2
DL10:59D. Lillard cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Nurkic 1 AST)POR 5
DEN 2
FC10:51MISS F. Campazzo driving reverse LayupPOR 5
DEN 2
NJ10:50N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)POR 5
DEN 2
NJ10:49N. Jokic putback Layup (2 PTS)POR 5
DEN 4
NP10:28MISS N. Powell 24' 3PTPOR 5
DEN 4
NJ10:25N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)POR 5
DEN 4
MP10:11M. Porter Jr. driving DUNK (2 PTS) (F. Campazzo 1 AST)POR 5
DEN 6
CM9:50C. McCollum lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)POR 5
DEN 6
MP9:50M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)POR 5
DEN 6
AR9:40A. Rivers 25' 3PT (3 PTS)POR 5
DEN 9
NP9:21MISS N. Powell 7' floating ShotPOR 5
DEN 9
AG9:19A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)POR 5
DEN 9
AR9:16A. Rivers 3PT (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)POR 5
DEN 12
DL8:55D. Lillard bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)POR 5
DEN 12
FC8:55F. Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)POR 5
DEN 12
MP8:49M. Porter Jr. bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)POR 5
DEN 12
FC8:37F. Campazzo personal FOUL (1 PF)POR 5
DEN 12
NP8:28N. Powell driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)POR 7
DEN 12
NP8:20N. Powell personal FOUL (1 PF)POR 7
DEN 12
NJ8:12N. Jokic reverse Layup (4 PTS)POR 7
DEN 14
CM7:56MISS C. McCollum 11' fadeaway ShotPOR 7
DEN 14
JN7:53J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)POR 7
DEN 14
JN7:53MISS J. Nurkic 8' pullup bank ShotPOR 7
DEN 14
NJ7:53N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)POR 7
DEN 14
FC7:41F. Campazzo 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (A. Rivers 1 AST)POR 7
DEN 17
7:40POR TimeoutPOR 7
DEN 17
7:40TEAM foul technicalPOR 7
DEN 17
MP7:40M. Porter Jr. double technical FOUL (1 Tech)POR 7
DEN 17
RC7:30R. Covington offensive FOUL (1 PF)POR 7
DEN 17
RC7:30R. Covington offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)POR 7
DEN 17
FC7:11MISS F. Campazzo 25' step back 3PTPOR 7
DEN 17
DL7:07D. Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)POR 7
DEN 17
DL6:57D. Lillard traveling TURNOVER (2 TO)POR 7
DEN 17
NJ6:38N. Jokic 11' turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)POR 7
DEN 19
CM6:19C. McCollum 19' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)POR 9
DEN 19
AG6:00A. Gordon turnaround bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)POR 9
DEN 21
NP6:00N. Powell shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Gordon 1 FT)POR 9
DEN 21
AG6:00MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1POR 9
DEN 21
JN5:58J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)POR 9
DEN 21
DL5:45D. Lillard 27' 3PT (5 PTS)POR 12
DEN 21
CA5:33C. Anthony flagrant-type-1 personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)POR 12
DEN 21
NJ5:33N. Jokic flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)POR 12
DEN 22
NJ5:33N. Jokic flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)POR 12
DEN 23
NJ5:29MISS N. Jokic 24' step back 3PTPOR 12
DEN 23
DL5:25D. Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)POR 12
DEN 23
AR5:09A. Rivers shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Anthony 2 FT)POR 12
DEN 23
CA5:09C. Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)POR 13
DEN 23
CA5:09C. Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)POR 14
DEN 23
MM4:51M. Morris driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (F. Campazzo 2 AST)POR 14
DEN 25
DL4:39MISS D. Lillard 22' Jump ShotPOR 14
DEN 25
AR4:37A. Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)POR 14
DEN 25
RC4:32R. Covington personal FOUL (2 PF)POR 14
DEN 25
NJ4:23N. Jokic 23' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (F. Campazzo 3 AST)POR 14
DEN 27
JN4:07MISS J. Nurkic driving floating ShotPOR 14
DEN 27
NJ4:05N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)POR 14
DEN 27
MM4:02M. Morris lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)POR 14
DEN 27
AS4:02A. Simons STEAL (1 STL)POR 14
DEN 27
DL3:52D. Lillard 37' 3PT (8 PTS)POR 17
DEN 27
AR3:32MISS A. Rivers 26' 3PTPOR 17
DEN 27
JN3:30J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)POR 17
DEN 27
JN3:18J. Nurkic 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Simons 1 AST)POR 20
DEN 27
FC3:03MISS F. Campazzo 9' driving Layup - blockedPOR 20
DEN 27
DL3:03D. Lillard BLOCK (1 BLK)POR 20
DEN 27
AS3:02A. Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)POR 20
DEN 27
MM3:02M. Morris take personal FOUL (1 PF)POR 20
DEN 27
DL2:48MISS D. Lillard 17' turnaround fadeaway ShotPOR 20
DEN 27
NJ2:44N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)POR 20
DEN 27
NJ2:32N. Jokic driving Hook (12 PTS) (M. Morris 1 AST)POR 20
DEN 29
AS2:12A. Simons 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Lillard 2 AST)POR 23
DEN 29
NJ1:51N. Jokic driving floating bank Jump Shot (14 PTS) (M. Morris 2 AST)POR 23
DEN 31
JG1:36J. Green personal FOUL (1 PF)POR 23
DEN 31
1:36DEN TimeoutPOR 23
DEN 31
MP1:31M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Lillard 2 FT)POR 23
DEN 31
DL1:31D. Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)POR 24
DEN 31
DL1:31D. Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)POR 25
DEN 31
MP1:10MISS M. Porter Jr. 22' floating ShotPOR 25
DEN 31
AS1:07A. Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)POR 25
DEN 31
CA0:56MISS C. Anthony 17' Jump ShotPOR 25
DEN 31
EF0:51E. Kanter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)POR 25
DEN 31
EF0:51MISS E. Kanter tip LayupPOR 25
DEN 31
PM0:51P. Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)POR 25
DEN 31
JG0:39MISS J. Green 25' 3PTPOR 25
DEN 31
EF0:36E. Kanter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)POR 25
DEN 31
DL0:29D. Lillard bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)POR 25
DEN 31
MM0:29M. Morris STEAL (1 STL)POR 25
DEN 31
MM0:24MISS M. Morris running LayupPOR 25
DEN 31
EF0:23E. Kanter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)POR 25
DEN 31
DL0:00MISS D. Lillard 25' fadeaway 3PTPOR 25
DEN 31
0:00TEAM offensive REBOUNDPOR 25
DEN 31

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

2020-21 Western Standings

Shot chart

Trail Blazers

Nuggets

Q1 · POR 25–31 DEN · DEN leads 31–25

Nuggets rout Trail Blazers 128-109 behind Jokić's 38

Players mentioned

Trail Blazers at Nuggets

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

2020-21 Western Standings

Shot chart

Trail Blazers

Nuggets

Q1 · POR 25–31 DEN · DEN leads 31–25

Nuggets rout Trail Blazers 128-109 behind Jokić's 38

Players mentioned