Jokic scores 38, Nuggets beat Blazers 128-109 to even series

— Nikola Jokic scored 38 points to overcome a 3-point shooting barrage from Damian Lillard and the Denver Nuggets evened the first-round series by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 on Monday night in a chippy Game 2.
May 25, 2021, 07:51 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Austin Rivers misses driving layup
  • CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes 4-foot layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo misses two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Norman Powell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes driving dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Austin Rivers makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Norman Powell misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Austin Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Norman Powell makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses two point shot
  • Facundo Campazzo makes 27-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes 4-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Damian Lillard makes 28-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Monte Morris makes 2-foot two point shot (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Damian Lillard misses 22-foot jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses driving floating jump shot
  • Damian Lillard makes three point jumper
  • Austin Rivers misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)
  • Damian Lillard misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • Anfernee Simons makes three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot two point shot
  • Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
  • Enes Kanter misses tip shot
  • JaMychal Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Monte Morris misses two point shot
  • Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Paul Millsap makes 3-foot layup (Markus Howard assists)
  • Monte Morris makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Paul Millsap makes 3-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • Damian Lillard misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
  • Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3
  • CJ McCollum makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Paul Millsap makes driving layup
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Paul Millsap makes two point shot
  • Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Derrick Jones Jr. makes alley oop layup (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Damian Lillard makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Markus Howard makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes 28-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes 30-foot three pointer
  • Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Derrick Jones Jr. misses two point shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses tip shot
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses hook shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes layup (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Damian Lillard makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes jumper (Monte Morris assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Facundo Campazzo misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Damian Lillard makes 29-foot three pointer
  • Monte Morris makes two point shot
  • Damian Lillard makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Carmelo Anthony misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes technical free throw
  • Norman Powell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes driving layup (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Austin Rivers misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Austin Rivers makes driving layup
  • Jusuf Nurkic misses 5-foot hook shot
  • Norman Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Damian Lillard misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Norman Powell makes driving layup (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo makes two point shot
  • Enes Kanter makes 4-foot two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes 3-foot layup (Robert Covington assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Damian Lillard misses free throw 2 of 3
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 2-foot dunk
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot two point shot
  • JaMychal Green makes tip shot
  • Damian Lillard makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Monte Morris misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point shot
  • Carmelo Anthony misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Monte Morris makes two point shot (JaMychal Green assists)
  • Monte Morris misses two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Damian Lillard misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Enes Kanter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Enes Kanter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
  • Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
  • Damian Lillard makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Monte Morris makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Monte Morris makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Robert Covington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • JaMychal Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum makes 29-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Paul Millsap misses 56-foot three point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 20-foot jumper
  • Robert Covington misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
  • Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Monte Morris makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Norman Powell makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Paul Millsap misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Paul Millsap makes layup (JaMychal Green assists)
  • Damian Lillard misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Monte Morris misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
  • Shaquille Harrison makes dunk (Monte Morris assists)
  • Shaquille Harrison misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Damian Lillard misses two point shot
  • Paul Millsap misses two point shot
  • JaMychal Green makes finger roll layup
  • CJ McCollum makes driving layup
  • JaMychal Green misses 19-foot jumper
  • Norman Powell makes driving dunk (Damian Lillard assists)
  • Paul Millsap misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • CJ McCollum misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Damian Lillard misses 29-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Norman Powell makes dunk (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo misses two point shot
  • Facundo Campazzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses jumper
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes jumper (Monte Morris assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • T.J. Leaf misses driving floating jump shot
  • T.J. Leaf makes two point shot
  • Facundo Campazzo misses two point shot
  • Zeke Nnaji misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rondae Hollis-Jefferson makes 15-foot two point shot
  • Rondae Hollis-Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Markus Howard makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nassir Little makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Zeke Nnaji misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nassir Little misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Harry Giles III misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
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