Nuggets 129-96 Trail Blazers (19 Dec, 2020) Play-by-Play

Portland Trail Blazers

1-3, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
POR	23	25	27	21	96
DEN	41	38	28	22	129

Denver Nuggets

2-1, 2-0 home

129

Will Barton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Paul Millsap misses 23-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
Paul Millsap misses 7-foot two point shot
Gary Harris makes 2-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap makes two point shot
Will Barton misses two point shot
Will Barton makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
Will Barton misses driving layup
Paul Millsap makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
Gary Harris makes 3-foot two point shot (Will Barton assists)
Gary Harris makes 2-foot layup (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
Bol Bol misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris makes 25-foot three point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein makes tip shot
Facundo Campazzo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
Monte Morris makes 23-foot three point shot (Bol Bol assists)
Bol Bol misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein misses driving floating jump shot
Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point shot
Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot
Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Bol Bol makes three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Bol Bol misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bol Bol misses 27-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Paul Millsap misses 27-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes tip shot
Jamal Murray makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
Gary Harris misses three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes 3-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jamal Murray misses two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot dunk (Will Barton assists)
Paul Millsap makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Paul Millsap makes driving floating jump shot
Gary Harris makes 27-foot three pointer
Monte Morris misses driving layup
Monte Morris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Facundo Campazzo misses two point shot
Facundo Campazzo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
Facundo Campazzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein misses tip shot
Facundo Campazzo misses two point shot
Monte Morris misses two point shot
PJ Dozier misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris misses 28-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein makes 2-foot driving dunk
Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
RJ Hampton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris makes two point shot (RJ Hampton assists)
RJ Hampton makes layup (Monte Morris assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Bol Bol makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (PJ Dozier assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
PJ Dozier makes tip shot
Zeke Nnaji misses 17-foot jumper
PJ Dozier misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Robert Covington blocks Vlatko Cancar 's 7-foot layup
Bol Bol misses 8-foot jumper
RJ Hampton misses two point shot
Zeke Nnaji makes 19-foot jumper (PJ Dozier assists)
Bol Bol misses driving floating jump shot
Bol Bol misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bol Bol makes two point shot (PJ Dozier assists)
RJ Hampton misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
PJ Dozier makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Zeke Nnaji assists)
Zeke Nnaji misses 23-foot three point jumper
Vlatko Cancar makes 3-foot two point shot
RJ Hampton makes 24-foot three point jumper (PJ Dozier assists)
Vlatko Cancar misses 5-foot jumper
RJ Hampton misses tip shot
Zeke Nnaji makes 27-foot three point jumper (RJ Hampton assists)
Bol Bol misses driving floating jump shot
Bol Bol makes three point jumper (Vlatko Cancar assists)
RJ Hampton misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Zeke Nnaji makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Zeke Nnaji misses 18-foot jumper
Vlatko Cancar misses 27-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap blocks Derrick Jones Jr. 's 6-foot layup
Rodney Hood makes 13-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Jusuf Nurkic misses 16-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum makes driving layup
CJ McCollum makes 11-foot two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
Rodney Hood misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jusuf Nurkic makes layup
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Robert Covington makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Robert Covington misses driving layup
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rodney Hood assists)
CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
Jusuf Nurkic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Rodney Hood misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic blocks CJ McCollum 's 8-foot pullup jump shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Enes Kanter makes two point shot
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
Gary Trent Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)
Gary Trent Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Gary Trent Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Carmelo Anthony 's 4-foot driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
Enes Kanter makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Enes Kanter misses 5-foot two point shot
Robert Covington misses 26-foot three point jumper
CJ Elleby misses 15-foot two point shot
Gary Trent Jr. makes 6-foot two point shot
Gary Trent Jr. makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Gary Trent Jr. makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Robert Covington misses 27-foot three point jumper
Harry Giles III makes alley oop layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
CJ McCollum makes 14-foot two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
Derrick Jones Jr. makes layup (Rodney Hood assists)
Derrick Jones Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Harry Giles III assists)
CJ McCollum makes 3-foot layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
CJ McCollum makes 27-foot three point jumper (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)
Harry Giles III makes 4-foot jumper (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
Jusuf Nurkic misses 28-foot three point jumper
Rodney Hood misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jusuf Nurkic misses 9-foot two point shot
Derrick Jones Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Rodney Hood assists)
Rodney Hood makes 25-foot three point jumper (Robert Covington assists)
Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Robert Covington 's 4-foot two point shot
Jusuf Nurkic makes 5-foot two point shot
Gary Trent Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer
Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point shot
CJ McCollum misses 24-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum makes 28-foot three pointer
Gary Trent Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Gary Trent Jr. misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
CJ McCollum makes 28-foot three pointer
PJ Dozier blocks CJ McCollum's two point shot
Gary Trent Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Carmelo Anthony's layup
Harry Giles III misses 27-foot three point jumper
PJ Dozier blocks CJ Elleby 's 5-foot two point shot
Gary Trent Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Gary Trent Jr. misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Enes Kanter misses 5-foot two point shot
Zeke Nnaji blocks Gary Trent Jr. 's 7-foot driving dunk
Gary Trent Jr. misses pullup jump shot
Enes Kanter misses two point shot
Keljin Blevins makes 7-foot two point shot
Robert Covington makes 2-foot two point shot (Keljin Blevins assists)
Keljin Blevins makes 3-foot layup (Enes Kanter assists)
Gary Trent Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Robert Covington assists)
Gary Trent Jr. misses 7-foot two point shot
Keljin Blevins misses three point jumper
CJ Elleby misses 26-foot three point jumper
Enes Kanter makes two point shot
CJ Elleby makes pullup jump shot
Keljin Blevins misses layup
CJ Elleby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gary Trent Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot
Harry Giles III misses 24-foot three point jumper
Harry Giles III misses 6-foot two point shot
Robert Covington misses 28-foot three point jumper
Gary Trent Jr. misses 15-foot two point shot
CJ Elleby misses two point shot

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NUGGETS

TIME		POR	DEN
12:00	Jusuf Nurkic vs. Nikola Jokic (CJ McCollum gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Paul Millsap blocks Derrick Jones Jr. 's 6-foot layup	0	0
11:34	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Will Barton misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:26	Robert Covington defensive rebound	0	0
11:16	Rodney Hood makes 13-foot two point shot	2	0
11:02	Jusuf Nurkic personal foul	2	0
10:59	Gary Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)	2	3
10:43	CJ McCollum misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	2	3
10:41	Will Barton defensive rebound	2	3
10:36	Paul Millsap misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:32	Robert Covington defensive rebound	2	3
10:20	Jusuf Nurkic misses 16-foot two point shot	2	3
10:18	Gary Harris defensive rebound	2	3
10:08	Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul	2	3
10:08	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	2	4
10:08	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	2	5
9:48	Jusuf Nurkic lost ball turnover (Paul Millsap steals)	2	5
9:43	Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	5
9:35	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	2	5
9:35	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	2	7
9:27	CJ McCollum makes driving layup	4	7
9:12	Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	7
9:12	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	4	7
9:00	CJ McCollum makes 11-foot two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	6	7
8:48	Jamal Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	6	9
8:30	Rodney Hood misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	9
8:30	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	6	9
8:24	Jusuf Nurkic makes layup	8	9
8:09	Paul Millsap misses 7-foot two point shot	8	9
8:06	Robert Covington defensive rebound	8	9
8:03	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	9
7:59	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	8	9
7:50	Gary Harris makes 2-foot two point shot	8	11
7:50	Trail Blazers Full timeout	8	11
7:36	Robert Covington bad pass (Will Barton steals)	8	11
7:26	Paul Millsap makes two point shot	8	13
7:26	Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul	8	13
7:26	Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 1	8	14
7:11	Robert Covington makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	11	14
6:57	Will Barton misses two point shot	11	14
6:55	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	11	14
6:49	Robert Covington misses driving layup	11	14
6:45	Gary Harris defensive rebound	11	14
6:45	Gary Harris lost ball turnover	11	14
6:41	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	14
6:37	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	11	14
6:32	Will Barton makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)	11	17
6:16	Robert Covington makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rodney Hood assists)	14	17
6:03	Will Barton misses driving layup	14	17
6:01	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	14	17
5:55	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	14	17
5:52	Will Barton defensive rebound	14	17
5:41	Paul Millsap makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	14	19
5:27	Jusuf Nurkic misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	19
5:25	Will Barton defensive rebound	14	19
5:14	Gary Harris makes 3-foot two point shot (Will Barton assists)	14	21
4:56	Rodney Hood misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	14	21
4:54	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	14	21
4:51	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	21
4:49	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	14	21
4:37	Gary Harris makes 2-foot layup (Paul Millsap assists)	14	23
4:19	Nikola Jokic blocks CJ McCollum 's 8-foot pullup jump shot	14	23
4:16	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	14	23
4:05	CJ McCollum personal foul	14	23
4:05	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Will Barton	14	23
4:05	Enes Kanter enters the game for Rodney Hood	14	23
4:05	Carmelo Anthony enters the game for Robert Covington	14	23
4:05	Gary Trent Jr. enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	14	23
3:57	Paul Millsap makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	14	25
3:46	Monte Morris enters the game for Gary Harris	14	25
3:46	Bol Bol enters the game for Paul Millsap	14	25
3:39	Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper	14	25
3:37	Enes Kanter offensive rebound	14	25
3:35	Enes Kanter makes two point shot	16	25
3:32	Gary Trent Jr. personal foul	16	25
3:32	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	16	26
3:32	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	16	27
3:22	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	16	27
3:22	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	17	27
3:22	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	18	27
3:05	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	27
2:58	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	18	27
2:58	Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot	18	29
2:54	Nuggets Full timeout	18	29
2:54	Facundo Campazzo enters the game for Nikola Jokic	18	29
2:54	Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Jamal Murray	18	29
2:46	CJ McCollum bad pass (Facundo Campazzo steals)	18	29
2:37	Bol Bol misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	29
2:30	Enes Kanter defensive rebound	18	29
2:25	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	18	29
2:23	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	18	29
2:20	Monte Morris makes 25-foot three point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	18	32
2:00	Gary Trent Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer (Derrick Jones Jr. assists)	21	32
1:45	Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	21	34
1:45	Carmelo Anthony shooting foul	21	34
1:45	Isaiah Hartenstein makes free throw 1 of 1	21	35
1:33	Enes Kanter bad pass (Isaiah Hartenstein steals)	21	35
1:21	Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	35
1:15	Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound	21	35
1:15	Isaiah Hartenstein makes tip shot	21	37
53.8	Gary Trent Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	37
51.2	Enes Kanter offensive rebound	21	37
51.2	Isaiah Hartenstein personal foul	21	37
42.9	Gary Trent Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	37
40.4	Enes Kanter offensive rebound	21	37
40.4	Bol Bol personal foul	21	37
40.4	Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)	21	37
40.4	Michael Porter Jr. makes technical free throw	21	38
40.4	Terry Stotts technical foul (1st technical foul)	21	38
40.4	Michael Porter Jr. makes technical free throw	21	39
40.4	Enes Kanter makes free throw 1 of 2	22	39
40.4	Enes Kanter makes free throw 2 of 2	23	39
26.3	Enes Kanter shooting foul	23	39
26.3	Bol Bol makes free throw 1 of 2	23	40
26.3	Bol Bol makes free throw 2 of 2	23	41
4.3	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	23	41
2.6	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	23	41
0.9	Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper	23	41
0.9	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	23	41
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	41

Regular Season Series

DEN wins 2-1

Trail Blazers
106
Nuggets
111

Game 1

24/2

Nuggets
106
Trail Blazers
105

Game 2

22/4

Nuggets
116
Trail Blazers
132

Game 3

17/5

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 19 December 2020

Denver, CO

Referees:
Brian Forte
Karl Lane
Matt Kallio

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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