June 3, 2021 · First Round · Game 6 · 8:00 PM EDT
DEN wins 4-2
Biggest lead DEN by 11 · POR by 14 · 9 lead changes
Q3 0:00+8% DENM. Morris 29' 3PT driving floating (13 PTS)DEN 98 · POR 101
Q4 8:06+12% PORC. Anthony 16' step back Jump Shot (13 PTS)DEN 102 · POR 105Q4 7:08+11% DENM. Morris 26' 3PT running (18 PTS) (P. Millsap 1 AST)DEN 105 · POR 106
Q4 6:28+13% DENN. Jokic 29' 3PT pullup (32 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 4 AST)DEN 108 · POR 106
Q4 5:21+8% DENJ. Nurkic lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (5 TO)DEN 110 · POR 108| 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 | 22/33 67% | 17/23 74% |
| Paint | 3/9 33% | 2/8 25% |
| Mid-range | 4/10 40% | 6/12 50% |
| Corner 3 | 5/7 71% | 4/8 50% |
| Above the break 3 | 10/27 37% | 11/28 39% |
AR Austin RiversG | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 58.3% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 36 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 13-22 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +15 | 70.5% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 34 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 10-19 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 68.4% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 66.6% |
FC Facundo CampazzoG | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 69.4% |
| MMMonté MorrisG | 33 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +19 | 60.4% |
JG JaMychal GreenF-C | 23 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 69.4% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 20.0% |
MH Markus HowardG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | — |
SH Shaquille HarrisonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 126 | 39 | 28 | 44-86 | 15-34 | 23-27 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 51.2% | 44.1% | 85.2% | 64.4% |
DNP: Bol Bol, JaVale McGee, Vlatko Čančar, Zeke Nnaji
DL Damian LillardG | 43 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 8-20 | 3-11 | 9-9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -11 | 58.4% |
RC Robert CovingtonF | 38 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 141.8% |
CM CJ McCollumG | 38 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 9-21 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 48.0% |
| JNJusuf NurkićC | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -9 | 74.2% |
NP Norman PowellG | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 61.2% |
| CACarmelo AnthonyF | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -17 | 67.8% |
AS Anfernee SimonsG | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 150.0% |
RH Rondae Hollis-JeffersonF | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 50.0% |
KB Keljin BlevinsG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
NL Nassir LittleF-G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
TL T.J. LeafF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 115 | 37 | 24 | 40-79 | 15-36 | 20-22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 50.6% | 41.7% | 90.9% | 64.8% |
DNP: CJ Elleby, Derrick Jones Jr., Enes Freedom, Harry Giles III
11:57Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. J. Nurkic: Tip to F. CampazzoDEN 011:42MISS F. Campazzo 24' pullup 3PTDEN 011:41C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:33N. Powell 3PT (3 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)DEN 011:16M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)DEN 310:57C. McCollum 20' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 310:36M. Porter Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 310:36N. Powell STEAL (1 STL)DEN 310:27MISS C. McCollum 25' step back 3PTDEN 310:23A. Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 310:12M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 69:56D. Lillard bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 69:49F. Campazzo bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 69:49D. Lillard STEAL (1 STL)DEN 69:38R. Covington traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 69:24N. Jokic offensive FOUL (1 PF)DEN 69:24N. Jokic offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 69:09C. McCollum driving floating bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (D. Lillard 1 AST)DEN 68:48A. Rivers driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 88:34D. Lillard driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)DEN 88:29R. Covington shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)DEN 88:29A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 98:29MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 98:27J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 98:20F. Campazzo shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Powell 2 FT)DEN 98:20N. Powell Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 98:20N. Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 98:03A. Rivers lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 98:03R. Covington STEAL (1 STL)DEN 97:58N. Powell 25' 3PT running pullup (8 PTS) (J. Nurkic 1 AST)DEN 97:38MISS F. Campazzo 27' 3PTDEN 97:36A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 97:33M. Porter Jr. 3PT (9 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)DEN 127:16M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Lillard 2 FT)DEN 127:16D. Lillard Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)DEN 127:16D. Lillard Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 127:07M. Porter Jr. 27' 3PT (12 PTS) (F. Campazzo 1 AST)DEN 156:55D. Lillard 27' 3PT pullup (7 PTS)DEN 156:37M. Porter Jr. cutting Layup (14 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)DEN 176:16MISS N. Powell 3PTDEN 176:13N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 176:07A. Rivers bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 176:07R. Covington STEAL (2 STL)DEN 175:51MISS C. McCollum driving floating ShotDEN 175:49C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 175:47MISS C. McCollum 10' fadeaway Shot - blockedDEN 175:47A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 175:45N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 175:41M. Porter Jr. 3PT running (17 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)DEN 205:22N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Nurkic 2 FT)DEN 205:22J. Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 205:22MISS J. Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 205:20M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 205:04A. Gordon Layup (3 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)DEN 224:50MISS N. Powell 6' driving Layup - blockedDEN 224:50P. Millsap BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 224:42D. Lillard driving finger roll Layup (9 PTS)DEN 224:30MISS M. Porter Jr. 14' turnaround fadeaway ShotDEN 224:27R. Covington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 224:17D. Lillard 25' 3PT pullup (12 PTS)DEN 224:01MISS M. Porter Jr. 29' 3PTDEN 224:00C. Anthony REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 223:45MISS D. Lillard 40' pullup 3PTDEN 223:43R. Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 223:41R. Covington bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 223:41M. Morris STEAL (1 STL)DEN 223:37MISS M. Morris running LayupDEN 223:36C. Anthony REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 223:29N. Powell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 223:29M. Morris STEAL (2 STL)DEN 223:24M. Porter Jr. 30' 3PT running (20 PTS) (M. Morris 1 AST)DEN 253:05C. Anthony 3PT (3 PTS) (C. McCollum 2 AST)DEN 252:45MISS M. Morris driving Layup - blockedDEN 252:45C. Anthony BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 252:43M. Morris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 252:43M. Porter Jr. cutting DUNK (22 PTS) (M. Morris 2 AST)DEN 272:26MISS D. Lillard 20' fadeaway ShotDEN 272:23P. Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 272:06MISS P. Millsap 25' 3PTDEN 272:04D. Lillard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 271:57D. Lillard bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 271:57M. Morris STEAL (3 STL)DEN 271:55M. Morris bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 271:55R. Hollis-Jefferson STEAL (1 STL)DEN 271:47R. Hollis-Jefferson Layup (2 PTS) (D. Lillard 2 AST)DEN 271:30P. Millsap offensive FOUL (1 PF)DEN 271:30P. Millsap offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 271:19C. Anthony bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 271:19F. Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)DEN 271:13MISS P. Millsap 25' running 3PTDEN 271:10R. Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 270:55MISS D. Lillard 22' step back ShotDEN 270:52J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 270:41MISS J. Green 24' 3PTDEN 270:38R. Covington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 270:34A. Simons 24' 3PT running (3 PTS) (D. Lillard 3 AST)DEN 270:19C. Anthony personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 270:10J. Green driving Layup (2 PTS) (F. Campazzo 2 AST)DEN 290:10R. Hollis-Jefferson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 1 FT)DEN 290:10MISS J. Green Free Throw 1 of 1DEN 290:07N. Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 290:01MISS C. Anthony driving floating bank ShotDEN 290:01J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 29The Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers 126-115 on the road.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 36 points, while Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 28 points and 13 assists.
The Nuggets led by as many as 11 points. The lead changed hands 9 times and the score was tied 8 times. Their best stretch was a 11-0 run.
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