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

— Damian Lillard scored 34 points and led Portland's 3-point barrage that sparked the Trail Blazers' 123-109 win over the Denver Nuggets in the opener of their first-round playoff series Saturday night.
May 23, 2021, 07:29 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--POR
0%
--DEN

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses tip shot
  • Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Robert Covington makes 2-foot dunk (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses 13-foot jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot jump bank shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup
  • Norman Powell misses driving dunk
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Norman Powell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum makes 3-foot two point shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
  • Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes layup (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Austin Rivers blocks Jusuf Nurkic 's 6-foot jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot
  • Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Damian Lillard makes driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
  • Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Enes Kanter misses 2-foot tip shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Anfernee Simons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Anfernee Simons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Robert Covington assists)
  • Markus Howard makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Paul Millsap assists)
  • Carmelo Anthony makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Monte Morris makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Markus Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses two point shot
  • Enes Kanter makes two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point shot (Paul Millsap assists)
  • Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Monte Morris makes two point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • JaMychal Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Monte Morris misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Paul Millsap misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (JaMychal Green assists)
  • Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Monte Morris makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Monte Morris misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Damian Lillard makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
  • Carmelo Anthony misses 32-foot three point jumper
  • Markus Howard makes two point shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes dunk (Norman Powell assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Damian Lillard makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 20-foot two point shot
  • Norman Powell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Robert Covington blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot dunk
  • Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Norman Powell misses two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon blocks Damian Lillard 's 6-foot alley oop layup
  • Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
  • Damian Lillard makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Anfernee Simons assists)
  • Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Austin Rivers makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. blocks CJ McCollum 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Austin Rivers makes 26-foot three point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Damian Lillard misses two point shot
  • Austin Rivers blocks Damian Lillard 's 4-foot two point shot
  • CJ McCollum blocks Monte Morris 's 3-foot driving layup
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 38-foot three point shot
  • Damian Lillard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Rivers makes driving layup
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes driving dunk (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Robert Covington misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Damian Lillard misses 18-foot two point shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses 7-foot hook shot
  • Facundo Campazzo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Norman Powell makes two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
  • Damian Lillard makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Norman Powell makes layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
  • Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Norman Powell misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. blocks Damian Lillard 's 5-foot layup
  • Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes 28-foot three pointer
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Monte Morris assists)
  • Robert Covington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Monte Morris makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Damian Lillard misses two point shot
  • Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Damian Lillard makes layup (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Austin Rivers misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Robert Covington misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Damian Lillard makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Facundo Campazzo makes driving layup
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anfernee Simons makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Damian Lillard makes 28-foot three pointer
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Paul Millsap assists)
  • Anfernee Simons makes 26-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (JaMychal Green assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
  • Markus Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot
  • Carmelo Anthony misses pullup jump shot
  • Monte Morris misses two point shot
  • Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup
  • Carmelo Anthony misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Monte Morris makes driving layup
  • JaMychal Green blocks CJ McCollum 's 23-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes driving floating jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anfernee Simons makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Markus Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (JaMychal Green assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 16-foot jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Damian Lillard misses two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
  • Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Damian Lillard makes 28-foot three pointer (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
  • Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses layup
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Facundo Campazzo blocks Damian Lillard 's 6-foot driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon makes 27-foot three pointer
  • CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
  • Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Norman Powell misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Robert Covington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Norman Powell misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Facundo Campazzo misses three point pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 15-foot two point shot
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