Portland Trail Blazers @ Denver Nuggets
West 1st Round - Game 1 • POR leads series 1-0
42-30, 22-14 Away
123
42-30, 22-14 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 23 | 38 | 27 | 123 | |
DEN | 30 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 109 |
47-25, 25-11 Home
109
47-25, 25-11 Home
Portland Trail Blazers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 34 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +21 | |
| 33 | 16 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | +12 | |
| 40 | 34 | 10-25 | 5-12 | 9-9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +25 | |
| 36 | 21 | 8-20 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +3 | |
| 37 | 10 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -5 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 22 | 18 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +6 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | |
| 23 | 14 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +6 | |
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123 | 43-91 | 19-40 | 18-19 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 14 | |||
47% | 47% | 95% | ||||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 28 | 16 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -10 | |
| 37 | 25 | 12-21 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | -6 | |
| 35 | 34 | 14-27 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | -13 | |
| 33 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -12 | |
| 32 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -13 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 15 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | |
| 22 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -7 | |
| 20 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | |
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109 | 47-93 | 11-36 | 4-8 | 48 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 18 | |||
51% | 31% | 50% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
POR leads 1-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
3:30 AM, 23 May 2021
Denver, CO
Attendance: 7,732
- Referees:
- Curtis Blair
- Tom Washington
- Marc Davis
- Kevin Scott
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 22 | 9 | .710 | 4 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 12 | .625 | 6.5 | L2 |
| Portland | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14 | L3 |
| Utah | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14 | W2 |
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