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Lillard leads 3-point barrage, Blazers beat Nuggets 123-109

AP
May 23, 2021

DENVER (AP) What had Damian Lillard so excited wasn't his 34 points or 13 assists or how he led Portland's 3-point barrage that sparked the Trail Blazers' win over the undermanned Denver Nuggets in their playoff opener Saturday night.

It was holding NBA MVP front-runner Nikola Jokic to a single assist. That's something no opponent had done all year against the Nuggets superstar center who averaged a career-best 8.3 assists this season.

''It was huge,'' Lillard said after Portland's 123-109 victory. ''We know when they're at their best, he's setting the table, he's dominating the game as a playmaker and he's scoring and he's kind of having his way.

''A guy as good as he is, an MVP candidate - the MVP in my opinion - you know that he's going to play well,'' Lillard added. ''You know he's going to do what he does but you got to try to take something away.''

Jokic matched Lillard's scoring output, but wasn't nearly the same facilitator.

''I couldn't get the other guys involved,'' Jokic lamented. ''They made me work for it on every possession.''

The Blazers hit 19 of 40 shots from beyond the arc, and Lillard, sporting silver sneakers that were a fitting choice for his sterling performance, had five of them.

Subs Carmelo Anthony and Anfernee Simons added four each as the Blazers outscored Denver by 24 points from beyond the arc.

''To be honest, I think we could've shot the ball even better,'' Portland coach Terry Stotts said.

They were plenty good on this night.

''I talked about it quite a lot during the week, can we guard the 3-point line?'' Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. ''Too many breakdowns.''

CJ McCollum added 21 points and Anthony scored 18 in his first playoff game against the team that drafted him 18 years ago.

Anthony, who forced his way out of Denver a decade ago, learned in the locker room afterward that this marked his first win as a visitor at Ball Arena, which used to be called the Pepsi Center.

''Great time to make it happen,'' Anthony said.

Michael Porter Jr. chipped in 25 points for Denver but was just 1-for-10 from long range, and Aaron Gordon added 16 points.

Game 2 in the series is Monday night.

Anthony provided an early spark for Portland with 12 points in the first quarter.

''He gave us the boost that we needed,'' Stotts said.

And the boos that fueled 'Melo.

''This will always be a special place for me regardless of the boos,'' Anthony said.

It was Lillard who took over after halftime, scoring 15 points in the third quarter when he sparked a 32-13 run by the Blazers that turned a nine-point deficit into a 96-86 lead.

''For the last week, this is all I've been thinking about,'' Lillard said. ''We've had a whole week to prepare for this and get ready for Game 1. We prepared hard. I wanted to win the game. I want to win the series.''

TIP-INS

Trail Blazers: The teams hadn't played in six days, since Portland's 132-116 home win over Denver on May 16 allowed the Blazers to avoid the play-ins. ... Anthony made four of his first five 3-point attempts. ... Portland outshot Denver 19-8 from the foul line and hit 18 free throws to Denver's four.

Nuggets: The crowd of 7,732 was the largest of the season. Previously, crowds at Ball Arena were capped at 4,050 during COVID-19 restrictions. ... Porter shot 44.5% from 3-point range this season. ''They just weren't falling tonight,'' he said.

COACH MURRAY

Jamal Murray returned from L.A., where he's been rehabbing from his ACL surgery, to cheer on his Nuggets teammates.

''Jamal's a leader of this team whether he is playing or not,'' Malone said. ''He can't score a point for us, but he can provide a lot of other things.''

After shooting baskets before the game, Murray took the mic and addressed the crowd before tip-off.

''Man, I wish I was hooping,'' he said as he fired up the crowd at the Nuggets' first home playoff game since May 12, 2019, when they lost Game 7 of their second-round series to Portland.

Also out for the Nuggets were Will Barton (hamstring) and PJ Dozier (hip).

FAMILIAR FACES

Although the Nuggets lost that classic seven-game series two years ago that included a historic 140-137 four-overtime loss to Portland in Game 3, there's no payback vibe in Denver.

''It can't be a rallying cry when a bunch of your guys weren't here for it,'' Malone said. ''Remember the Alamo! The Alamo? I wasn't here for that.''

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1st Quarter
POR
Trail Blazers
35
DEN
Nuggets
30

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Jusuf Nurkic vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession)
11:41		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot
11:39		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
11:38		Aaron Gordon misses two point putback layup
11:37		Damian Lillard defensive rebound
11:28		Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot
11:27		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
11:21		Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup
11:17		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
11:17	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point putback layup	0-2
11:00		CJ McCollum misses three point turnaround jump shot
10:58		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
10:49		Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot
10:45		Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Robert Covington makes two point dunk (Damian Lillard assists)	2-2
10:09	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point reverse layup	2-4
9:51	+2	Jusuf Nurkic makes two point finger roll layup (Damian Lillard assists)	4-4
9:44		Norman Powell personal foul (Facundo Campazzo draws the foul)
9:30		Aaron Gordon misses two point jump shot
9:26		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
9:25	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	4-6
9:06		Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Facundo Campazzo steals)
8:49	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point layup	4-8
8:31		Norman Powell misses two point driving dunk
8:28		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:25		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:22		Nuggets offensive rebound
8:20		Jump ball. Aaron Gordon vs. Robert Covington (Facundo Campazzo gains possession)
8:15	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)	4-10
7:57	+3	Norman Powell makes three point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	7-10
7:45	+3	Facundo Campazzo makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	7-13
7:28	+2	CJ McCollum makes two point floating jump shot	9-13
7:13		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot
7:11		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
7:08		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
7:05		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
6:59		Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Norman Powell steals)
6:49	+2	CJ McCollum makes two point finger roll layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	11-13
6:35		Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot
6:32		Facundo Campazzo offensive rebound
6:28	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Austin Rivers assists)	11-15
6:14		Austin Rivers blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point jump shot
6:11		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
6:09	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point finger roll layup	11-17
6:09		Trail Blazers 60 second timeout
5:56		Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot
5:53		Robert Covington offensive rebound
5:45	+2	Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup	13-17
5:33		CJ McCollum shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
5:33		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:33		Nuggets offensive rebound
5:33		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:30		Robert Covington defensive rebound
5:22		CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot
5:19		Facundo Campazzo defensive rebound
5:03		Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround jump shot
5:01		Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound
4:51		Facundo Campazzo shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-17
4:51	+1	Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-17
4:36	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	15-19
4:25		Facundo Campazzo personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
4:18		Monte Morris shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-19
4:18	+1	Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-19
4:02		Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
3:54	+3	Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists)	17-22
3:31		Carmelo Anthony misses two point jump shot
3:28		Enes Kanter offensive rebound
3:31		Enes Kanter misses two point putback layup
3:31		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:13	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot	17-24
2:58	+3	Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)	20-24
2:35	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot	20-26
2:21	+3	Carmelo Anthony makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)	23-26
1:55		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
1:54		Damian Lillard defensive rebound
1:45	+3	Carmelo Anthony makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)	26-26
1:33		Monte Morris turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
1:17	+3	Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Robert Covington assists)	29-26
0:59	+2	Markus Howard makes two point jump shot (Paul Millsap assists)	29-28
0:38	+2	Carmelo Anthony makes two point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)	31-28
0:38		JaMychal Green shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Carmelo Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-28
0:30	+2	Monte Morris makes two point jump shot	32-30
0:11	+3	Carmelo Anthony makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)	35-30
0:04		Damian Lillard personal foul (Monte Morris draws the foul)
0:00		Markus Howard misses three point jump shot
0:00		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
POR
Trail Blazers
23
DEN
Nuggets
31

Time		Play	Score
11:43		CJ McCollum misses two point floating jump shot
11:40		Enes Kanter offensive rebound
11:39	+2	Enes Kanter makes two point turnaround hook shot	37-30
11:25	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point fadeaway jump shot (Paul Millsap assists)	37-33
11:05		Norman Powell misses three point jump shot
11:01		Trail Blazers offensive rebound
10:51		Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot
10:48		Monte Morris defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Monte Morris makes two point layup	37-35
10:33		JaMychal Green personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
10:21		CJ McCollum misses two point jump shot
10:18		Markus Howard defensive rebound
10:13		JaMychal Green misses three point jump shot
10:08		Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound
10:04		Enes Kanter offensive foul (Paul Millsap draws the foul)
10:04		Enes Kanter turnover (offensive foul)
9:48		Paul Millsap turnover (lost ball) (Carmelo Anthony steals)
9:43	+2	CJ McCollum makes two point floating jump shot	39-35
9:31		Monte Morris misses two point jump shot
9:30		Nuggets offensive rebound
9:22		Paul Millsap misses two point reverse layup
9:21		Nuggets offensive rebound
9:16	+3	Paul Millsap makes three point jump shot (JaMychal Green assists)	39-38
8:57	+3	Carmelo Anthony makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)	42-38
8:43	+2	Monte Morris makes two point jump shot	42-40
8:27		CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot
8:23		Norman Powell offensive rebound
8:22		Norman Powell turnover (bad pass) (Paul Millsap steals)
8:16	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point finger roll layup (Monte Morris assists)	42-42
8:00		Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot
7:57		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
7:46		Monte Morris misses two point jump shot
7:45		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
7:39		Paul Millsap personal foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul)
7:25	+2	CJ McCollum makes two point floating jump shot	44-42
7:00		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
6:57		Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound
6:50	+3	Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot	47-42
6:34	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)	47-44
6:23		Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot
6:20		Paul Millsap defensive rebound
6:12	+3	Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Paul Millsap assists)	47-47
5:45		Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot
5:42		Markus Howard defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Markus Howard makes two point finger roll layup	47-49
5:35		Trail Blazers 60 second timeout
5:19	+2	Jusuf Nurkic makes two point dunk (Norman Powell assists)	49-49
5:01		Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-50
5:01	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-51
4:47	+2	Damian Lillard makes two point floating jump shot	51-51
4:47		Trail Blazers delay of game violation
4:30		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:28		Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
4:21		Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot
4:18		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
4:12		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
4:08		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
4:08		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
4:08		Facundo Campazzo offensive rebound
4:02	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot	51-53
3:46		Norman Powell misses two point jump shot
3:44		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
3:35		Robert Covington blocks Aaron Gordon's two point reverse dunk
3:32		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
3:31	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point reverse layup	51-55
3:05		Norman Powell misses two point finger roll layup
3:03		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
2:50	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot	51-57
2:34		Aaron Gordon blocks Damian Lillard's two point alley-oop layup
2:32		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
2:28		Aaron Gordon misses two point layup
2:26		Robert Covington defensive rebound
2:17	+3	Damian Lillard makes three point step back jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists)	54-57
1:49		Anfernee Simons shooting foul (Austin Rivers draws the foul)
1:49		Austin Rivers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:49		Nuggets offensive rebound
1:49	+1	Austin Rivers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-58
1:29	+2	Jusuf Nurkic makes two point finger roll layup (Damian Lillard assists)	56-58
1:29		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul)
1:29		Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:27		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
1:14		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:12		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
1:04		Michael Porter Jr. blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving layup
1:01		Monte Morris defensive rebound
0:59	+3	Austin Rivers makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists)	56-61
0:41		CJ McCollum misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:38		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
0:33		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
0:30		Robert Covington defensive rebound
0:21		Damian Lillard misses two point reverse layup
0:18		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
0:17		Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Jusuf Nurkic steals)
0:14		Austin Rivers blocks Damian Lillard's two point reverse layup
0:12		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
0:04		CJ McCollum blocks Monte Morris's two point driving layup
0:04		Trail Blazers defensive rebound
0:04		Monte Morris personal foul (Loose ball) (CJ McCollum draws the foul)
0:04	+1	CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
0:04	+1	CJ McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
0:01		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
0:00		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
POR
Trail Blazers
38
DEN
Nuggets
25

Time		Play	Score
11:38		Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot
11:34		Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound
11:32		Norman Powell misses three point jump shot
11:29		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
11:22	+2	Austin Rivers makes two point driving layup	58-63
11:10	+2	Jusuf Nurkic makes two point driving dunk (Damian Lillard assists)	60-63
10:41	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Austin Rivers assists)	60-66
10:26		Robert Covington misses three point jump shot
10:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
10:09		Facundo Campazzo turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
9:56		Damian Lillard misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:52		Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound
9:51		Jusuf Nurkic misses two point hook shot
9:51		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
9:44	+3	Facundo Campazzo makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	60-69
9:23	+2	Norman Powell makes two point reverse layup (Damian Lillard assists)	62-69
9:12	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)	62-71
9:11		Trail Blazers 60 second timeout
8:49	+2	Damian Lillard makes two point step back jump shot	64-71
8:34	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)	64-73
8:21		CJ McCollum misses two point jump shot
8:19		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
8:09		Michael Porter Jr. turnover (3-second violation)
7:50	+3	CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Norman Powell assists)	67-73
7:34		Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
7:21		Nikola Jokic misses three point step back jump shot
7:17		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
7:17	+2	Jusuf Nurkic makes two point layup (CJ McCollum assists)	69-73
7:17		Austin Rivers shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul)
7:17	+1	Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-73
7:03		Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot
6:59		Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound
6:54	+3	Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot	73-73
6:53		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:40	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Austin Rivers assists)	73-75
6:18	+2	Norman Powell makes two point finger roll layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	75-75
6:18		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul)
6:18	+1	Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-75
6:03		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot
6:02		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
5:53		Aaron Gordon misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:53		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
5:43		Norman Powell misses three point jump shot
5:39		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
5:33		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:30		Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound
5:12		Michael Porter Jr. blocks Damian Lillard's two point finger roll layup
5:12		Trail Blazers offensive rebound
5:10		Monte Morris shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-75
5:10	+1	Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-75
4:53	+3	Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists)	78-78
4:40	+3	CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot	81-78
4:22	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Monte Morris assists)	81-80
4:07	+3	Robert Covington makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)	84-80
3:44	+2	Monte Morris makes two point finger roll layup	84-82
3:29		Damian Lillard misses two point finger roll layup
3:28		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:24		Monte Morris misses three point jump shot
3:21		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
3:20	+2	Damian Lillard makes two point layup (CJ McCollum assists)	86-82
2:55		Austin Rivers misses three point step back jump shot
2:54		Trail Blazers defensive rebound
2:41		Monte Morris personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
2:35		Robert Covington misses three point jump shot
2:32		JaMychal Green defensive rebound
2:28		Enes Kanter personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:11	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot	86-84
1:57		Robert Covington offensive foul (Facundo Campazzo draws the foul)
1:57		Robert Covington turnover (offensive foul)
1:40		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
1:38		Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound
1:26	+2	Damian Lillard makes two point step back jump shot	88-84
1:09	+2	Facundo Campazzo makes two point driving layup	88-86
0:54		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 3	89-86
0:54	+1	Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 3	90-86
0:54	+1	Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 3 of 3	91-86
0:49		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:46		Enes Kanter defensive rebound
0:32	+2	Anfernee Simons makes two point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)	93-86
0:13		Paul Millsap misses three point jump shot
0:10		Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
0:01	+3	Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot	96-86
0:00		Facundo Campazzo misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
POR
Trail Blazers
27
DEN
Nuggets
23

Time		Play	Score
11:48	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Paul Millsap assists)	96-88
11:32		Paul Millsap personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul)
11:20	+3	Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Norman Powell assists)	99-88
11:04		Carmelo Anthony personal foul (Paul Millsap draws the foul)
10:59	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point step back jump shot (JaMychal Green assists)	99-90
10:35	+3	CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)	102-90
10:34		Nuggets 60 second timeout
10:20		Markus Howard misses three point jump shot
10:16		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
10:15	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup	102-92
10:04		Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul)
10:01		Carmelo Anthony misses two point jump shot
9:58		Paul Millsap defensive rebound
9:53		Monte Morris misses two point reverse layup
9:51		Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound
9:46		Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot
9:44		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
9:38	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup	102-94
9:16		Carmelo Anthony misses three point jump shot
9:14		Enes Kanter offensive rebound
9:13		Enes Kanter turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
8:55	+2	Monte Morris makes two point driving layup	102-96
8:30		JaMychal Green blocks CJ McCollum's three point jump shot
8:26		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
8:14	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Monte Morris assists)	102-98
8:14		Trail Blazers 60 second timeout
8:00	+2	CJ McCollum makes two point floating jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists)	104-98
7:40		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:36		Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
7:15	+3	Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)	107-98
6:57	+3	Markus Howard makes three point jump shot (JaMychal Green assists)	107-101
6:27		CJ McCollum misses two point jump shot
6:25		Paul Millsap defensive rebound
6:20		Paul Millsap turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
6:03		Damian Lillard turnover (lost ball) (Facundo Campazzo steals)
6:03		Damian Lillard personal foul (Facundo Campazzo draws the foul)
5:47	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	107-103
5:24		Damian Lillard misses two point reverse layup
5:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:15		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
5:10		Anfernee Simons defensive rebound
5:01	+2	Carmelo Anthony makes two point layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	109-103
5:01		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Carmelo Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 1	110-103
4:51		Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
4:37	+3	Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	113-103
4:34		Nuggets 60 second timeout
4:20		Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot
4:16		Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound
4:02		Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot
3:59		Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound
3:58	+2	Jusuf Nurkic makes two point reverse layup	115-103
3:58		Austin Rivers shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul)
3:58	+1	Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	116-103
3:43		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
3:40		Robert Covington defensive rebound
3:24		Jusuf Nurkic misses two point layup
3:21		Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound
3:20	+2	Jusuf Nurkic makes two point floating jump shot	118-103
3:04		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point step back jump shot
3:01		Norman Powell defensive rebound
2:54		Facundo Campazzo blocks Damian Lillard's two point driving layup
2:51		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
2:51		CJ McCollum personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:45	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot	118-106
2:20		CJ McCollum misses two point floating jump shot
2:17		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
2:15		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:12		Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound
1:56		Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot
1:53		Norman Powell offensive rebound
1:43		Norman Powell misses two point jump shot
1:40		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
1:34		Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
1:34		Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:34		Nuggets offensive rebound
1:34	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	118-107
1:21	+3	Robert Covington makes three point jump shot (Norman Powell assists)	121-107
1:21		Nuggets 60 second timeout
1:17	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point step back jump shot	121-109
0:59		Norman Powell misses two point finger roll layup
0:57		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
0:54		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:51		Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound
0:33		Facundo Campazzo shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul)
0:33	+1	Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	122-109
0:33	+1	Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	123-109
0:28		Facundo Campazzo misses three point jump shot
0:26		CJ McCollum defensive rebound
0:03		CJ McCollum misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:00		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Nikola Jokic defensive rebound