The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 126-95 on Dec 16, 2020 in the preseason at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Robert Covington led the Trail Blazers with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Paul Millsap led the Nuggets with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Portland Trail Blazers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 27 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Damian Lillard | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 1-8 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Enes Freedom | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 |
| CJ McCollum | 30 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Rodney Hood | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 208 | 91 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 35-87 | 9-31 | 12-16 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Millsap | 27 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Jamal Murray | 24 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Nikola Jokic | 25 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Bol Bol | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Will Barton | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Monte Morris | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Gary Harris | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| JaMychal Green | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 203 | 103 | 46 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 37-73 | 14-36 | 15-21 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Trail Blazers · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 13, 2020: SAC 121, POR 106 · Next Dec 18, 2020: POR 96, DEN 129
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 12, 2020: DEN 105, GS 107 · Next Dec 18, 2020: POR 96, DEN 129