The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 on May 24, 2021 in the playoffs at Ball Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 42 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 38 points, 8 rebounds and 5 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 | 42 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11-24 | 9-16 | 11-13 | 1 |
| CJ McCollum | 38 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Norman Powell | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 25 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Enes Freedom | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Robert Covington | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Anfernee Simons | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 222 | 102 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 32-67 | 15-31 | 23-27 | 27 |
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 | 31 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15-20 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 5 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 33 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Paul Millsap | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 3-6 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Austin Rivers | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 |
| JaMychal Green | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Bol Bol | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 192 | 111 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 40-74 | 9-23 | 22-28 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Trail Blazers · 2020-21 season · Previous May 22, 2021: POR 123, DEN 109 · Next May 27, 2021: DEN 120, POR 115
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 22, 2021: POR 123, DEN 109 · Next May 27, 2021: DEN 120, POR 115