The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 123-109 on May 22, 2021 in the playoffs at Ball Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 34 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 34 points, 16 rebounds and 1 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard | 40 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-25 | 5-12 | 9-9 | 2 |
| CJ McCollum | 36 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-20 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 33 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Norman Powell | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Robert Covington | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Enes Freedom | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 240 | 123 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 43-91 | 19-40 | 18-19 | 14 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 35 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-27 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 37 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12-21 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 28 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Austin Rivers | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Paul Millsap | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| JaMychal Green | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 188 | 94 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 41-84 | 8-30 | 4-8 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Trail Blazers · 2020-21 season · Previous May 16, 2021: DEN 116, POR 132 · Next May 24, 2021: POR 109, DEN 128
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 16, 2021: DEN 116, POR 132 · Next May 24, 2021: POR 109, DEN 128