Game completed
Denver Nuggets36-21157at
Portland Trail Blazers27-30103
Fri, Feb 20, 10:00 PM ESTModa Center, Portland, ORAltitude · BlazerVision · KUNP
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 157 |
| POR | 27 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 103 |
Denver Nuggets
157| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron JohnsonSF | 27 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 7-8 | +15 |
| Julian StrawtherPF | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +48 |
| Nikola JokićC | 29 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10-15 | 3-4 | 9-11 | +40 |
| Christian BraunSG | 27 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +39 |
| Jamal MurrayPG | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 6-12 | 7-7 | +39 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 19 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | +14 |
| Bruce Brown | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Spencer Jones | 30 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +31 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +12 |
| KJ Simpson | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +14 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Team | 157 | 66 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55-96 | 21-41 | 26-32 |
DNP: Jalen Pickett, Tamar Bates (injury), Aaron Gordon (injury), Curtis Jones (gleague twoway), Peyton Watson (injury)
Portland Trail Blazers
103| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toumani CamaraSF | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 0-2 | -37 |
| Jerami GrantPF | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -35 |
| Donovan ClinganC | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Jrue HolidaySG | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 4-8 | 3-3 | -26 |
| Deni AvdijaPG | 30 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5-10 | 0-4 | 5-7 | -34 |
| Scoot Henderson | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | -30 |
| Robert Williams III | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -16 |
| Vít Krejčí | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 1-1 | -3 |
| Sidy Cissoko | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Blake Wesley | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | -14 |
| Kris Murray | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -8 |
| Yang Hansen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-6 | -12 |
| Javonte Cooke | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Team | 103 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 35-86 | 15-47 | 18-29 |
DNP: Damian Lillard (injury), Caleb Love, Rayan Rupert, Shaedon Sharpe (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · POR
- 8
- Biggest lead · DEN
- 55
- Times tied
- 1
- Lead changes
- 2
- Longest run · DEN
- 13
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- POR has the rest edge with 7 days and 193h between games.
- DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 832 mi from its previous stop.
- DEN is playing into a b2b schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- DEN is in game 2 of 3 on the road with 838 mi already logged before tip.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | DEN | POR |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 36-21 | 27-30 |
| Days rest | B2B | 7 days |
| Hours rest | 23.5h | 193h |
| Rest swing | -169.5h | +169.5h |
| Travel in | 832 mi | 634 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | -1h |
| Body clock | -1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 2 of 3 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 838 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | B2B | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
DEN
832 miDEN came from Inglewood, CA with 832 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Inglewood, CA to Portland, OR
POR
634 miPOR came from Salt Lake City, UT with 634 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.
Salt Lake City, UT to Portland, OR
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
DEN
Road tripDEN is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 838 mi already behind it.
POR
HomestandPOR is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
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