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Simons' buzzer-beating layup gives the Blazers a 122-120 win over the Nuggets

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47-87FG45-97
54Field Goal %46
15-343PT16-46
44Three Point %35
15-21FT20-24
8Offensive Rebounds15
32Defensive Rebounds30
35Assists29
7Steals7
3Blocks7
11Turnovers10
0Technical Fouls0
11Points Conceded Off Turnovers19
28Fast Break Points17
20Fouls18
9Largest Lead17

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Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights
Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Anfernee Simons made a driving layup at the buzzer to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 122-120 victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.

Simons drove to his right and got past defender Russell Westbrook, lofting the ball high off the glass as the horn sounded. He finished with 28 points and 10 assists.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 27 points for the Blazers, who snapped a six-game skid. Deni Avdija added 19 points and Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Jokic had 34 points and eight assists for Denver. Jamal Murray added 24 points and 10 assists, and Westbrook scored 19 points.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Denver struggled defensively against the NBA’s third-worst offense.

Blazers: Ayton was solid in his return after Portland's starting center missed the previous two games with an illness.

Key moment

Denver trailed by 17 points at the start of the fourth quarter but rallied to take a two-point lead on Michael Porter Jr.'s dunk with just under a minute remaining. Simons and Sharpe made two free throws each to put Portland back on top before Jokic tied it on a layup with 16.8 seconds left.

Key stat

Portland shot 46.4% to Denver's 54%, but the Blazers got to the foul line more often and made five more free throws on the night. Portland made 16 3-pointers to Denver's 15.

Up next

Nuggets: At New Orleans on Sunday.

Trail Blazers: At San Antonio on Saturday.

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Nikola Jokic vs. Deandre Ayton (Jamal Murray gains possession)
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11:52
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Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
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11:49
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Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
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Toumani Camara misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
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Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
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Shaedon Sharpe misses 23-foot three point shot
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Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
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Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
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Jerami Grant bad pass (Christian Braun steals)
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Christian Braun makes two point shot
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Jerami Grant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)
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Deandre Ayton blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot driving layup
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Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
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Jamal Murray personal foul
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Jerami Grant misses 22-foot three point jumper
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Toumani Camara offensive rebound
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Shaedon Sharpe makes driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists)
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Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot two point shot
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Toumani Camara defensive rebound
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9:01
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Anfernee Simons makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Toumani Camara assists)
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Jamal Murray makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Anfernee Simons bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)
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Christian Braun makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
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Shaedon Sharpe misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
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Toumani Camara offensive rebound
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Toumani Camara makes tip shot
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Christian Braun makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Jerami Grant misses dunk
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Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon shooting foul
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Jerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 2
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Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2
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Toumani Camara personal foul
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7:27
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Scoot Henderson enters the game for Anfernee Simons
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7:15
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Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
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7:01
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Jerami Grant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shaedon Sharpe assists)
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Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)
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Deandre Ayton misses driving floating jump shot
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Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
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Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot two point shot
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Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
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Shaedon Sharpe misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Jerami Grant offensive rebound
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Jerami Grant misses driving layup
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Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound
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Shaedon Sharpe makes dunk
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6:12
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Nuggets Full timeout
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Deni Avdija enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe
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6:12
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Russell Westbrook enters the game for Jamal Murray
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5:55
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Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Scoot Henderson misses driving floating jump shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Christian Braun makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
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Toumani Camara back court turnover
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Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Russell Westbrook assists)
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Scoot Henderson misses 24-foot three point jumper
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Scoot Henderson offensive rebound
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Deandre Ayton traveling
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Deni Avdija shooting foul
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Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
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Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
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Jerami Grant makes driving layup
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Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Jerami Grant misses 22-foot three point jumper
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Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Christian Braun assists)
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Scoot Henderson misses 6-foot two point shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Russell Westbrook bad pass (Toumani Camara steals)
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Scoot Henderson misses 22-foot three point shot
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Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
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Deandre Ayton makes 11-foot two point shot
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Toumani Camara shooting foul
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Trail Blazers Full timeout
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Donovan Clingan enters the game for Deandre Ayton
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Robert Williams III enters the game for Jerami Grant
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Anfernee Simons enters the game for Toumani Camara
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Julian Strawther enters the game for Christian Braun
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Jamal Murray enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.
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Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
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Nuggets offensive team rebound
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Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
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Robert Williams III defensive rebound
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Scoot Henderson misses two point shot
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Robert Williams III offensive rebound
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Aaron Gordon shooting foul
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Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2
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Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon
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Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2
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Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (Scoot Henderson steals)
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Deni Avdija makes 28-foot three point shot (Anfernee Simons assists)
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Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
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Deni Avdija bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)
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Jamal Murray makes two point shot
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Scoot Henderson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)
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Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Peyton Watson offensive rebound
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Peyton Watson makes two point shot
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Scoot Henderson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Nikola Jokic vs. Robert Williams III (Julian Strawther gains possession)
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End of the 1st Quarter
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