Top Performers
Points
34
Lillard
POR
Rebounds
16
Jokić
DEN
Assists
13
Lillard
POR
Threes
5
Lillard
POR
43-91 (47.3%)
FG%
47-93 (50.5%)
19-40 (47.5%)
3PM
11-36 (30.6%)
18-19 (94.7%)
FTM
4-8 (50.0%)
39
Rebounds
48
10
Offensive Rebounds
11
29
Defensive Rebounds
37
29
Assists
22
3
Steals
3
2
Blocks
7
6
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
16
Fouls
18
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2020-21 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 52 | 20 | .722 | |
| 2 |  Suns - y | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
| 4 |  Clippers - x | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
| 5 |  Mavericks - y | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
| 7 |  Lakers - x | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
| 8 |  Grizzlies - x | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
| 9 |  Warriors - e | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
| 10 |  Spurs - e | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
| 12 |  Kings - e | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
| 13 |  Timberwolves - e | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
| 14 |  Thunder - e | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
| 15 |  Rockets - e | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets were decisively beaten by the Portland Trail Blazers, 123 to 109, in Game 1 of the 2021 First Round on May 22, 2021.
Game Info
May 22, 2021
ESPN
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#8 Marc Davis (Head Official)
#24 Kevin Scott
#74 Curtis Blair
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Covington #33 | 34 | 8 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +21 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 80.0 |
J. Nurkić #30 | 33 | 16 | 12 (4) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 0 | 4 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 70.7 |
N. Powell #24 | 37 | 10 | 3 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 40.6 |
D. Lillard #0 | 40 | 34 | 2 (0) | 13 | 0 | 0 | +25 | 2 | 2 | 10-25 | 5-12 | 9-9 | 58.7 |
CJ McCollum #3 | 36 | 21 | 6 (0) | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 8-20 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 50.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Simons #22 | 23 | 14 | 4 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 116.7 |
C. Anthony #15 | 22 | 18 | 3 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 69.9 |
E. Kanter Freedom #0 | 15 | 2 | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
R. Hollis-Jefferson #24 | |||||||||||||
D. Jones Jr. #5 | |||||||||||||
Z. Collins #12 | |||||||||||||
TJ Leaf #22 | |||||||||||||
H. Giles III #20 | |||||||||||||
N. Little #9 | |||||||||||||
K. Blevins #21 | |||||||||||||
CJ Elleby #16 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | POR | 123 | 39 (10) | 29 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 43-91 | 19-40 | 18-19 | 61.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 37 | 25 | 9 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 12-21 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 59.5 |
A. Gordon #32 | 28 | 16 | 8 (4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 47.4 |
N. Jokić #15 | 35 | 34 | 16 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 1 | 1 | 14-27 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 59.1 |
A. Rivers #25 | 33 | 6 | 4 (0) | 3 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 43.6 |
F. Campazzo #7 | 32 | 8 | 3 (2) | 5 | 2 | 1 | -14 | 1 | 3 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morris #3 | 22 | 10 | 2 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
M. Howard #00 | 20 | 7 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
J. Green #0 | 18 | 0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
P. Millsap #24 | 15 | 3 | 3 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
W. Barton #5 | |||||||||||||
J. McGee #34 | |||||||||||||
J. Murray #27 | |||||||||||||
V. Čančar #31 | |||||||||||||
PJ Dozier #35 | |||||||||||||
S. Harrison #11,3 | |||||||||||||
B. Bol #10 | |||||||||||||
Z. Nnaji #22 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 109 | 48 (11) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 47-93 | 11-36 | 4-8 | 56.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
A. Gordon makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Covington makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Nurkić makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Powell makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
F. Campazzo makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
CJ McCollum makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
CJ McCollum makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Lillard makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Simons makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Anthony makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Anthony makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Simons makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Howard makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Anthony makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Morris makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Anthony makes 27' 3PT shot
1Q
E. Kanter Freedom makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Morris makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
CJ McCollum makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
P. Millsap makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Anthony makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Morris makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
CJ McCollum makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Lillard makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Howard makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Nurkić makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Lillard makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Gordon makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Lillard makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Nurkić makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Rivers makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Rivers makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Nurkić makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
F. Campazzo makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
N. Powell makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Lillard makes 23' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
CJ McCollum makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Nurkić makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Lillard makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Powell makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
CJ McCollum makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Covington makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Morris makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Lillard makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Lillard makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
F. Campazzo makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Simons makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Lillard makes 28' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Simons makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
CJ McCollum makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Morris makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
CJ McCollum makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Simons makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Howard makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Anthony makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Lillard makes 28' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Nurkić makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Nurkić makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Gordon makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Covington makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Gordon makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
43-91 (47.3%)
FG%
47-93 (50.5%)
19-40 (47.5%)
3PM
11-36 (30.6%)
18-19 (94.7%)
FTM
4-8 (50.0%)
39
Rebounds
48
10
Offensive Rebounds
11
29
Defensive Rebounds
37
29
Assists
22
3
Steals
3
2
Blocks
7
6
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
16
Fouls
18
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0