Portland Blazers vs Denver Nuggets
Game 1 · Conference Semifinals
FINAL Pepsi Center · Denver, CO TNT
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4/10
Blazers 113, Nuggets 121 (DEN lead 1-0)
Jokic's 37 points lead Nuggets past Portland 121-113 (ESPN)
Nikola Jokic scored 37 points and the Denver Nuggets withstood Damian Lillard's 39-point effort and Enes Kanter's strong return to Portland's lineup in a 121-113 win over the well-rested Trail Blazers in the opener of their second-round playoff series.
| POR | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Lillard | 39 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12/21 | 4/12 | 11/13 | -6 | 43 |
| E. Kanter | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11/14 | 0/0 | 4/4 | -10 | 33 |
| C. McCollum | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7/17 | 2/7 | 0/2 | -6 | 38 |
| A. Aminu | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/1 | -12 | 28 |
| M. Harkless | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -13 | 22 |
| R. Hood | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5/10 | 3/4 | 4/4 | -2 | 18 |
| Z. Collins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 19 |
| S. Curry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 1/3 | -1 | 16 |
| M. Leonard | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 12 |
| E. Turner | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 10 |
| DNP: S. Labissiere, J. Layman, A. Simons | ||||||||||||||
| DEN | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Jokic | 37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11/18 | 3/5 | 12/12 | 16 | 41 |
| J. Murray | 23 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8/15 | 3/6 | 4/4 | 18 | 34 |
| P. Millsap | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7/12 | 0/2 | 5/7 | 6 | 28 |
| G. Harris | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 4 | 35 |
| T. Craig | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 5 | 19 |
| M. Beasley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3/7 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 6 | 28 |
| W. Barton | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/8 | 1/2 | 2/2 | -2 | 16 |
| M. Plumlee | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | -3 | 24 |
| M. Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -10 | 15 |
| DNP: J. Hernangomez, J. Vanderbilt, T. Lyles, I. Thomas | ||||||||||||||
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