May 27, 2021 · First Round · Game 3 · 10:30 PM EDT
DEN leads 2-1
Biggest lead DEN by 12 · POR by 9 · 2 lead changes
Q2 3:51+9% DENM. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)DEN 56 · POR 48
Q4 6:56+12% PORC. Anthony 25' 3PT (12 PTS) (D. Lillard 4 AST)DEN 91 · POR 91
Q4 5:43+14% DENA. Rivers 25' 3PT (10 PTS) (A. Gordon 3 AST)DEN 94 · POR 91
Q4 5:17+13% DENA. Gordon driving Layup (11 PTS) (F. Campazzo 8 AST)DEN 96 · POR 92Q4 4:31+12% DENA. Rivers 3PT (13 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)DEN 99 · POR 94| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | — |
2PH Suns | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
3DE Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
4LA Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
6LA Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
7PO Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
8GS Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
9ME Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
10SA Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
11NO Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
13MI Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
14OK Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
15HO Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
| Zone | DEN | POR |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 13/27 48% | 25/38 66% |
| Paint | 2/7 29% | 2/7 29% |
| Mid-range | 4/12 33% | 4/10 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5/10 50% | 3/14 21% |
| Above the break 3 | 15/28 54% | 11/31 35% |
| ARAustin RiversG | 37 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 7-14 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 70.6% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 35 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 12-24 | 4-7 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +10 | 65.4% |
| AGAaron GordonF | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 58.0% |
| MPMichael Porter Jr.F | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +14 | 60.9% |
FC Facundo CampazzoG | 32 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +8 | 51.1% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 25 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -8 | 48.8% |
JG JaMychal GreenF-C | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 80.0% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 62.5% |
MH Markus HowardG | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 75.0% |
SH Shaquille HarrisonG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 120 | 45 | 24 | 39-84 | 20-38 | 22-27 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 46.4% | 52.6% | 81.5% | 62.6% |
DNP: Bol Bol, JaVale McGee, Vlatko Čančar, Zeke Nnaji
CM CJ McCollumG | 41 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 8-20 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +6 | 50.6% |
DL Damian LillardG | 40 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 15-31 | 5-16 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 58.0% |
RC Robert CovingtonF | 39 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 33.3% |
NP Norman PowellG | 36 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 8-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 64.3% |
JN Jusuf NurkićC | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +9 | 57.4% |
| CACarmelo AnthonyF | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 61.8% |
AS Anfernee SimonsG | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 33.3% |
EF Enes FreedomC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 0.0% |
RH Rondae Hollis-JeffersonF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 115 | 45 | 20 | 45-100 | 14-45 | 11-13 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 24 | ||
| Shooting | 45.0% | 31.1% | 84.6% | 54.4% |
DNP: CJ Elleby, Derrick Jones Jr., Harry Giles III, Keljin Blevins, Nassir Little
11:56Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. J. Nurkic: Tip to F. CampazzoDEN 011:37M. Porter Jr. 18' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 211:20C. McCollum 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 210:55MISS A. Gordon turnaround ShotDEN 210:54J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 210:48D. Lillard running Layup (2 PTS)DEN 210:33MISS F. Campazzo driving LayupDEN 210:32J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 210:25A. Gordon personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 210:18C. McCollum 31' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Powell 1 AST)DEN 29:53F. Campazzo 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)DEN 59:35N. Powell 3PT (3 PTS) (R. Covington 1 AST)DEN 59:19F. Campazzo 12' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)DEN 79:10MISS C. McCollum 12' pullup ShotDEN 79:08M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 79:03M. Porter Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 79:03N. Powell STEAL (1 STL)DEN 78:58N. Powell running Layup (5 PTS) (R. Covington 2 AST)DEN 78:49M. Porter Jr. offensive FOUL (1 PF)DEN 78:49M. Porter Jr. offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 78:42MISS D. Lillard 33' step back 3PTDEN 78:39M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 78:30D. Lillard shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)DEN 78:30A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 88:30A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 98:10D. Lillard driving reverse Layup (4 PTS)DEN 97:53MISS A. Rivers driving LayupDEN 97:39R. Covington cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Nurkic 1 AST)DEN 97:34C. McCollum personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 97:22N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 97:22D. Lillard STEAL (1 STL)DEN 97:16D. Lillard running Layup (6 PTS)DEN 97:07N. Jokic 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (F. Campazzo 1 AST)DEN 126:54D. Lillard cutting DUNK (8 PTS) (J. Nurkic 2 AST)DEN 126:44N. Jokic 25' 3PT (6 PTS)DEN 156:35M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Nurkic 2 FT)DEN 156:35J. Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 156:35J. Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 156:14A. Gordon 9' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 176:03C. McCollum 15' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)DEN 175:55A. Gordon 25' 3PT pullup (7 PTS)DEN 205:36N. Powell 20' step back Jump Shot (7 PTS)DEN 205:31MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blockedDEN 205:31J. Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 205:30F. Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 205:29MISS F. Campazzo putback LayupDEN 205:28A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 205:28MISS A. Gordon tip LayupDEN 205:26R. Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 205:16MISS C. McCollum 8' running ShotDEN 205:15F. Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 205:05MISS A. Rivers 3PTDEN 204:49MISS D. Lillard fadeaway 3PTDEN 204:47A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 204:34N. Jokic finger roll Layup (8 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)DEN 224:24MISS C. McCollum 3PTDEN 224:21A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 224:11A. Rivers driving Layup (2 PTS)DEN 244:03N. Powell lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 243:47N. Jokic cutting finger roll Layup (10 PTS) (F. Campazzo 2 AST)DEN 263:33D. Lillard bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 263:33M. Morris STEAL (1 STL)DEN 263:28M. Morris 26' 3PT running (3 PTS)DEN 293:04MISS R. Covington driving floating bank ShotDEN 293:03A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 292:48F. Campazzo bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 292:48D. Lillard STEAL (2 STL)DEN 292:48F. Campazzo take personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 292:36MISS R. Covington driving LayupDEN 292:33E. Kanter REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 292:33MISS E. Kanter tip LayupDEN 292:32F. Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 292:23MISS A. Rivers 25' 3PTDEN 292:20A. Simons REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 292:08MISS C. Anthony 13' pullup ShotDEN 292:06F. Campazzo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 291:45N. Jokic cutting Layup (12 PTS) (M. Morris 1 AST)DEN 311:25A. Rivers personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 311:18MISS D. Lillard driving Layup - blockedDEN 311:18S. Harrison BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 311:16M. Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 311:13J. Green 3PT running (3 PTS) (M. Morris 2 AST)DEN 340:56J. Green personal FOUL (1 PF) (Anthony 2 FT)DEN 340:56MISS C. Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 340:56C. Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 340:46MISS M. Howard 3PTDEN 340:45J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 340:41MISS J. Green driving LayupDEN 340:40J. Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 340:40J. Green putback Layup (5 PTS)DEN 360:30D. Lillard 27' 3PT pullup (11 PTS)DEN 360:20J. Green 24' 3PT (8 PTS) (M. Morris 3 AST)DEN 390:00MISS A. Simons 3PTDEN 39The Nuggets edged the Trail Blazers 120-115 on the road.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 36 points and 11 rebounds, while Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 37 points.
The Nuggets took the lead for good with 5:43 left in Q4. The Nuggets led by as many as 12 points. The lead changed hands 2 times and the score was tied 3 times.
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