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DEN

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124-126

Final

POR

Trail Blazers

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

By AP•Dec 20, 2024

Game Recap

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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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

POR leads series 1-0

Regular Season Series

DEN at POR

Fri, Dec 20

124 - 126

Final

POR at DEN

Tue, Feb 11

117 - 146

Final

POR at DEN

Thu, Feb 13

121 - 132

Final

DEN at POR

Sat, Mar 22

109 - 128

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

POR

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

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	POR	DEN
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Deandre Ayton (Jamal Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:52	Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:49	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Toumani Camara misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:26	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:15	Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:11	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	0	0
11:06	Shaedon Sharpe misses 23-foot three point shot	0	0
11:03	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
10:50	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:47	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	0
10:32	Jerami Grant bad pass (Christian Braun steals)	0	0
10:29	Christian Braun makes two point shot	0	2
10:05	Jerami Grant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	3	2
9:57	Deandre Ayton blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot driving layup	3	2
9:55	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	3	2
9:50	Jamal Murray personal foul	3	2
9:42	Jerami Grant misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	2
9:39	Toumani Camara offensive rebound	3	2
9:36	Shaedon Sharpe makes driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists)	5	2
9:09	Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot two point shot	5	2
9:07	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	5	2
9:01	Anfernee Simons makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Toumani Camara assists)	7	2
8:49	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	7	4
8:38	Anfernee Simons bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	7	4
8:32	Christian Braun makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	7	6
8:13	Shaedon Sharpe misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	7	6
8:11	Toumani Camara offensive rebound	7	6
8:11	Toumani Camara makes tip shot	9	6
8:01	Christian Braun makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)	9	9
7:44	Jerami Grant misses dunk	9	9
7:42	Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound	9	9
7:39	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	9	9
7:39	Jerami Grant makes free throw 1 of 2	10	9
7:39	Jerami Grant makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
7:27	Toumani Camara personal foul	11	9
7:27	Scoot Henderson enters the game for Anfernee Simons	11	9
7:15	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	11	11
7:01	Jerami Grant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	14	11
6:52	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)	14	13
6:40	Deandre Ayton misses driving floating jump shot	14	13
6:38	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	14	13
6:35	Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot two point shot	16	13
6:30	Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	16	15
6:25	Shaedon Sharpe misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	15
6:23	Jerami Grant offensive rebound	16	15
6:15	Jerami Grant misses driving layup	16	15
6:13	Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound	16	15
6:13	Shaedon Sharpe makes dunk	18	15
6:12	Nuggets Full timeout	18	15
6:12	Deni Avdija enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	18	15
6:12	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Jamal Murray	18	15
5:55	Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	18	18
5:40	Scoot Henderson misses driving floating jump shot	18	18
5:37	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	18	18
5:30	Christian Braun makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	18	20
5:06	Toumani Camara back court turnover	18	20
4:55	Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Russell Westbrook assists)	18	22
4:43	Scoot Henderson misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	22
4:39	Scoot Henderson offensive rebound	18	22
4:38	Deandre Ayton traveling	18	22
4:24	Deni Avdija shooting foul	18	22
4:24	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	18	23
4:24	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	18	24
4:06	Jerami Grant makes driving layup	20	24
3:55	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)	20	27
3:46	Jerami Grant misses 22-foot three point jumper	20	27
3:43	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	20	27
3:20	Michael Porter Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	20	29
3:06	Scoot Henderson misses 6-foot two point shot	20	29
3:04	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	20	29
3:01	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Toumani Camara steals)	20	29
2:57	Scoot Henderson misses 22-foot three point shot	20	29
2:55	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	20	29
2:51	Deandre Ayton makes 11-foot two point shot	22	29
2:33	Toumani Camara shooting foul	22	29
2:33	Trail Blazers Full timeout	22	29
2:33	Donovan Clingan enters the game for Deandre Ayton	22	29
2:33	Robert Williams III enters the game for Jerami Grant	22	29
2:33	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Toumani Camara	22	29
2:33	Julian Strawther enters the game for Christian Braun	22	29
2:33	Jamal Murray enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	22	29
2:33	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	22	29
2:33	Nuggets offensive team rebound	22	29
2:33	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2	22	29
2:28	Robert Williams III defensive rebound	22	29
2:16	Scoot Henderson misses two point shot	22	29
2:13	Robert Williams III offensive rebound	22	29
2:11	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	22	29
2:11	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	23	29
2:11	Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon	23	29
2:11	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	24	29
2:00	Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (Scoot Henderson steals)	24	29
1:55	Deni Avdija makes 28-foot three point shot (Anfernee Simons assists)	27	29
1:39	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	27	31
1:32	Deni Avdija bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	27	31
1:27	Jamal Murray makes two point shot	27	33
1:04	Scoot Henderson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	30	33
52.1	Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	33
49.1	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	30	33
46.2	Peyton Watson makes two point shot	30	35
24.1	Scoot Henderson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	30	35
21.0	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	30	35
6.1	Nikola Jokic vs. Robert Williams III (Julian Strawther gains possession)	30	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	35

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	POR	DEN
12:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic	30	35
11:44	Deni Avdija makes 27-foot three point jumper (Robert Williams III assists)	33	35
11:32	Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point jumper	33	35
11:30	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	33	35
11:21	Deni Avdija personal foul	33	35
11:15	Russell Westbrook misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	33	35
11:13	Robert Williams III defensive rebound	33	35
11:07	Anfernee Simons makes 22-foot three point shot (Scoot Henderson assists)	36	35
10:43	Russell Westbrook misses two point shot	36	35
10:41	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	36	35
10:34	Deni Avdija makes 2-foot two point shot	38	35
10:20	Jamal Murray makes 19-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	38	37
10:06	Scoot Henderson makes driving layup	40	37
10:06	Julian Strawther shooting foul	40	37
10:06	Scoot Henderson misses free throw 1 of 1	40	37
10:04	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	40	37
9:49	Russell Westbrook makes 22-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)	40	40
9:35	Anfernee Simons makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	42	40
9:23	Scoot Henderson blocks DeAndre Jordan 's 6-foot layup	42	40
9:22	Nuggets offensive team rebound	42	40
9:17	Jamal Murray misses 17-foot two point shot	42	40
9:15	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	42	40
8:59	Scoot Henderson misses 26-foot three point jumper	42	40
8:57	Nuggets defensive team rebound	42	40
8:57	Christian Braun enters the game for Russell Westbrook	42	40
8:39	Julian Strawther makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	42	43
8:23	Anfernee Simons makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scoot Henderson assists)	45	43
8:10	Jamal Murray misses 20-foot two point shot	45	43
8:08	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	45	43
7:58	Deni Avdija makes driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists)	47	43
7:57	Nuggets Full timeout	47	43
7:57	Jerami Grant enters the game for Anfernee Simons	47	43
7:57	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Donovan Clingan	47	43
7:57	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Robert Williams III	47	43
7:57	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	47	43
7:51	Deandre Ayton blocks Christian Braun 's 2-foot driving layup	47	43
7:50	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	47	43
7:35	Jerami Grant misses 26-foot three point jumper	47	43
7:32	Christian Braun defensive rebound	47	43
7:26	Peyton Watson out of bounds lost ball turnover	47	43
7:15	Shaedon Sharpe misses 22-foot three point jumper	47	43
7:12	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	47	43
6:58	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer (Jamal Murray assists)	47	46
6:42	DeAndre Jordan blocks Scoot Henderson's two point shot	47	46
6:40	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	47	46
6:36	Jerami Grant shooting foul	47	46
6:36	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	47	47
6:36	Toumani Camara enters the game for Deni Avdija	47	47
6:36	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	47	48
6:27	Peyton Watson shooting foul	47	48
6:27	Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 2	48	48
6:27	Russell Westbrook enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	48	48
6:27	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Peyton Watson	48	48
6:27	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Jamal Murray	48	48
6:27	Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2	48	48
6:24	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	48	48
6:22	Christian Braun misses driving layup	48	48
6:20	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	48	48
6:12	Deandre Ayton makes 15-foot jumper (Jerami Grant assists)	50	48
5:47	Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper	50	48
5:45	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	50	48
5:39	Deandre Ayton makes 17-foot two point shot (Scoot Henderson assists)	52	48
5:19	Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper	52	48
5:15	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	52	48
5:13	Shaedon Sharpe makes two point shot	54	48
5:03	Scoot Henderson personal foul	54	48
4:56	Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	54	51
4:40	Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot hook shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	56	51
4:16	Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	56	53
4:04	Scoot Henderson out of bounds bad pass turnover	56	53
4:04	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Scoot Henderson	56	53
3:47	Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	56	55
3:34	Anfernee Simons misses 32-foot three point jumper	56	55
3:30	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	56	55
3:26	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	56	55
3:24	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	56	55
3:24	Aaron Gordon misses tip shot	56	55
3:23	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	56	55
3:23	Deandre Ayton blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s tip shot	56	55
3:20	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	56	55
3:15	Shaedon Sharpe makes two point shot	58	55
3:08	Aaron Gordon bad pass (Deandre Ayton steals)	58	55
3:02	Toumani Camara makes 23-foot three point shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	61	55
2:44	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	61	55
2:42	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	61	55
2:29	Shaedon Sharpe makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Anfernee Simons assists)	64	55
2:27	Nuggets Full timeout	64	55
2:27	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	64	55
2:16	Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper	64	55
2:14	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	64	55
2:13	Jamal Murray personal foul	64	55
2:01	Jerami Grant bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	64	55
1:58	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	64	55
1:58	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	64	55
1:58	Nuggets offensive team rebound	64	55
1:58	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	64	56
1:51	Anfernee Simons makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	66	56
1:39	Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three pointer	66	59
1:25	Anfernee Simons misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	66	59
1:23	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	66	59
1:17	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	66	62
1:02	Shaedon Sharpe misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	66	62
1:00	Nuggets defensive team rebound	66	62
51.1	Jamal Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	66	62
50.2	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	66	62
50.2	Russell Westbrook makes tip shot	66	64
28.0	Anfernee Simons misses driving floating jump shot	66	64
25.2	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	66	64
5.1	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	66	66
1.0	Jerami Grant misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot	66	66
0.0	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	66	66
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	66	66

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	POR	DEN
12:00	Christian Braun enters the game for Russell Westbrook	66	66
11:50	Anfernee Simons makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shaedon Sharpe assists)	69	66
11:24	Jerami Grant blocks Aaron Gordon 's 12-foot two point shot	69	66
11:22	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	69	66
11:15	Shaedon Sharpe misses two point shot	69	66
11:13	Christian Braun defensive rebound	69	66
11:07	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot	69	66
11:04	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	69	66
10:55	Christian Braun personal foul	69	66
10:45	Shaedon Sharpe makes driving dunk (Anfernee Simons assists)	71	66
10:19	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	71	66
10:16	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	71	66
10:02	Anfernee Simons misses 24-foot three point jumper	71	66
10:00	Christian Braun defensive rebound	71	66
9:50	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	71	66
9:39	Deandre Ayton misses driving floating jump shot	71	66
9:37	Toumani Camara offensive rebound	71	66
9:37	Toumani Camara misses tip shot	71	66
9:36	Nuggets defensive team rebound	71	66
9:21	Nikola Jokic offensive charge	71	66
9:21	Nikola Jokic turnover	71	66
9:11	Toumani Camara misses 23-foot three point jumper	71	66
9:07	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	71	66
8:58	Christian Braun makes 1-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	71	68
8:48	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Anfernee Simons assists)	73	68
8:35	Jamal Murray makes driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	73	70
8:11	Jerami Grant misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	73	70
8:10	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	73	70
8:06	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	73	73
8:05	Trail Blazers Full timeout	73	73
7:57	Anfernee Simons makes 6-foot two point shot	75	73
7:57	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	75	73
7:57	Anfernee Simons misses free throw 1 of 1	75	73
7:56	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	75	73
7:52	Anfernee Simons misses 29-foot three point jumper	75	73
7:50	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	75	73
7:32	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	75	73
7:32	Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	75	73
7:32	Nuggets offensive team rebound	75	73
7:32	Scoot Henderson enters the game for Anfernee Simons	75	73
7:32	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	75	74
7:13	Jerami Grant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)	78	74
6:54	Jamal Murray misses 14-foot two point shot	78	74
6:51	Jerami Grant defensive rebound	78	74
6:43	Deandre Ayton makes 17-foot jumper (Jerami Grant assists)	80	74
6:21	Christian Braun misses two point shot	80	74
6:19	Scoot Henderson defensive rebound	80	74
6:12	Jamal Murray shooting foul	80	74
6:12	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 1 of 2	81	74
6:12	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2	82	74
5:56	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	82	74
5:53	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	82	74
5:44	Deandre Ayton misses 15-foot jumper	82	74
5:41	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	82	74
5:36	Jerami Grant personal foul	82	74
5:30	Michael Porter Jr. offensive charge	82	74
5:30	Michael Porter Jr. turnover	82	74
5:30	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Jamal Murray	82	74
5:23	Russell Westbrook personal foul	82	74
5:23	Deni Avdija enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	82	74
5:18	Russell Westbrook blocks Scoot Henderson 's 3-foot driving layup	82	74
5:17	Nuggets defensive team rebound	82	74
5:17	Nuggets Full timeout	82	74
5:17	(05:17) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout	82	74
5:01	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	82	74
4:58	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	82	74
4:51	Deni Avdija makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Deandre Ayton assists)	85	74
4:36	Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	85	76
4:16	Deni Avdija misses 24-foot three point jumper	85	76
4:13	Scoot Henderson offensive rebound	85	76
4:06	Toumani Camara makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)	88	76
3:48	Aaron Gordon bad pass (Toumani Camara steals)	88	76
3:42	Jerami Grant misses 23-foot three point shot	88	76
3:41	Toumani Camara offensive rebound	88	76
3:38	Deandre Ayton misses layup	88	76
3:37	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	88	76
3:37	Deandre Ayton misses 2-foot tip shot	88	76
3:34	Christian Braun defensive rebound	88	76
3:29	Deni Avdija blocks Christian Braun 's 6-foot two point shot	88	76
3:27	Trail Blazers defensive team rebound	88	76
3:27	Peyton Watson enters the game for Christian Braun	88	76
3:27	Jamal Murray enters the game for Aaron Gordon	88	76
3:27	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Jerami Grant	88	76
3:14	Scoot Henderson lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)	88	76
3:11	Deni Avdija shooting foul	88	76
3:11	Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2	88	76
3:11	Nuggets offensive team rebound	88	76
3:11	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	88	77
3:11	Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	88	77
3:11	Donovan Clingan enters the game for Deandre Ayton	88	77
2:55	Toumani Camara misses 25-foot three point jumper	88	77
2:53	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	88	77
2:53	Julian Strawther loose ball foul	88	77
2:53	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	89	77
2:53	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	90	77
2:44	Toumani Camara personal foul	90	77
2:35	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	90	77
2:32	Scoot Henderson defensive rebound	90	77
2:11	Toumani Camara makes driving layup	92	77
2:04	Julian Strawther makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	92	80
1:49	Donovan Clingan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scoot Henderson assists)	95	80
1:38	Russell Westbrook makes 3-foot two point shot	95	82
1:24	Anfernee Simons makes 12-foot two point shot (Deni Avdija assists)	97	82
1:11	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Donovan Clingan steals)	97	82
1:08	Peyton Watson shooting foul	97	82
1:08	Toumani Camara makes free throw 1 of 2	98	82
1:08	Toumani Camara makes free throw 2 of 2	99	82
48.1	Nikola Jokic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	99	85
32.1	Deni Avdija makes 9-foot two point shot	101	85
15.1	Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	101	87
0.0	Anfernee Simons makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	104	87
0.0	(00:00) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	104	87
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	104	87

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	POR	DEN
12:00	Robert Williams III enters the game for Toumani Camara	104	87
12:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic	104	87
12:00	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Julian Strawther	104	87
11:43	Russell Westbrook makes 7-foot two point shot	104	89
11:28	Anfernee Simons misses 25-foot three point jumper	104	89
11:25	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	104	89
11:17	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	104	89
11:15	Robert Williams III defensive rebound	104	89
10:55	Donovan Clingan misses 6-foot two point shot	104	89
10:53	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	104	89
10:36	Russell Westbrook makes 26-foot three point jumper (Hunter Tyson assists)	104	92
10:15	Deni Avdija misses 27-foot three point jumper	104	92
10:12	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	104	92
10:07	Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	104	94
10:07	Anfernee Simons shooting foul	104	94
10:07	Jerami Grant enters the game for Donovan Clingan	104	94
10:07	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 1	104	95
10:02	DeAndre Jordan personal foul	104	95
9:58	Deni Avdija misses 23-foot three point jumper	104	95
9:57	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	104	95
9:50	DeAndre Jordan shooting foul	104	95
9:50	Scoot Henderson makes free throw 1 of 2	105	95
9:50	Scoot Henderson makes free throw 2 of 2	106	95
9:35	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	106	97
9:15	Jerami Grant misses 22-foot three point jumper	106	97
9:13	Hunter Tyson defensive rebound	106	97
9:01	Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	97
8:59	Nuggets offensive team rebound	106	97
8:59	Scoot Henderson loose ball foul	106	97
8:54	Jamal Murray makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Peyton Watson assists)	106	99
8:34	Jerami Grant misses 23-foot three point jumper	106	99
8:32	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	106	99
8:20	Anfernee Simons shooting foul	106	99
8:20	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	106	100
8:20	Trail Blazers Full timeout	106	100
8:20	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Scoot Henderson	106	100
8:20	Toumani Camara enters the game for Deni Avdija	106	100
8:20	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Robert Williams III	106	100
8:20	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	106	101
8:09	Shaedon Sharpe misses 23-foot three point jumper	106	101
8:06	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	106	101
7:56	Jamal Murray misses 29-foot three point jumper	106	101
7:55	Hunter Tyson offensive rebound	106	101
7:54	Hunter Tyson misses 18-foot two point shot	106	101
7:52	Jerami Grant defensive rebound	106	101
7:46	Anfernee Simons misses running pullup jump shot	106	101
7:44	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	106	101
7:39	Toumani Camara personal foul	106	101
7:32	Deandre Ayton blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot driving layup	106	101
7:29	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	106	101
7:28	DeAndre Jordan makes 1-foot hook shot	106	103
7:10	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	106	103
7:10	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 1 of 2	107	103
7:10	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2	108	103
6:55	Jamal Murray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	108	103
6:53	Jerami Grant defensive rebound	108	103
6:41	Anfernee Simons makes 7-foot two point shot (Jerami Grant assists)	110	103
6:28	Hunter Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper	110	103
6:24	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	110	103
6:11	Toumani Camara makes alley oop layup (Deandre Ayton assists)	112	103
6:10	Nuggets Full timeout	112	103
6:10	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Hunter Tyson	112	103
6:10	Aaron Gordon enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	112	103
6:10	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Peyton Watson	112	103
5:48	Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	112	105
5:36	Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	112	105
5:31	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	112	105
5:29	Jamal Murray bad pass (Toumani Camara steals)	112	105
5:27	Russell Westbrook shooting foul	112	105
5:27	Shaedon Sharpe misses free throw 1 of 2	112	105
5:27	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	112	105
5:27	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2	113	105
5:06	Deandre Ayton personal foul	113	105
5:06	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	113	106
5:06	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	113	106
5:03	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	113	106
4:44	Shaedon Sharpe makes driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists)	115	106
4:30	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Jerami Grant steals)	115	106
4:26	Anfernee Simons lost ball turnover (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	115	106
4:22	Jamal Murray makes 29-foot three point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	115	109
4:22	Trail Blazers Full timeout	115	109
4:10	Anfernee Simons lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	115	109
4:04	Jamal Murray makes two point shot	115	111
3:53	Shaedon Sharpe makes 26-foot three pointer (Anfernee Simons assists)	118	111
3:26	Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	118	113
3:09	Shaedon Sharpe makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)	120	113
2:52	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	120	113
2:52	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	120	114
2:52	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	120	115
2:36	Deandre Ayton misses 17-foot jumper	120	115
2:34	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	120	115
2:21	Shaedon Sharpe misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	120	115
2:17	Jerami Grant offensive rebound	120	115
2:14	Deandre Ayton misses driving layup	120	115
2:12	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	120	115
2:11	Shaedon Sharpe personal foul	120	115
2:11	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	120	116
2:11	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	120	117
1:47	Shaedon Sharpe misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	120	117
1:44	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	120	117
1:24	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	120	120
1:04	Russell Westbrook blocks Anfernee Simons 's 2-foot driving floating jump shot	120	120
1:01	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	120	120
59.1	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)	120	122
59.1	Trail Blazers Full timeout	120	122
45.0	Nikola Jokic personal foul	120	122
45.0	Anfernee Simons makes free throw 1 of 2	121	122
45.0	Anfernee Simons makes free throw 2 of 2	122	122
32.1	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	122	122
29.1	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	122	122
25.1	Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper	122	122
24.1	Trail Blazers defensive team rebound	122	122
24.1	Nikola Jokic loose ball foul	122	122
24.1	Nuggets Full timeout	122	122
24.1	(00:24.8) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Nuggets] charged with a timeout	122	122
24.1	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 1 of 2	123	122
24.1	Shaedon Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2	124	122
24.1	Nuggets Full timeout	124	122
24.1	Deni Avdija enters the game for Anfernee Simons	124	122
16.1	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)	124	124
16.1	Trail Blazers Full timeout	124	124
16.1	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Toumani Camara	124	124
0.0	Anfernee Simons makes driving layup	126	124
0.0	(00:00) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	126	124
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	126	124
0.0	End of Game	126	124

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Moda Center

Portland, OR

Date & Time

3:00 AM, December 20, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, KATU 2.2, Altitude 2 Sports

Attendance

16,753

Referees

CJ Washington, Kevin Scott, Sha'Rae Mitchell

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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