Portland Trail Blazers @ Denver Nuggets
WEST SEMIFINALS - GAME 5 • DEN leads series 3-2
53-29, 21-20 Away
98
53-29, 21-20 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 22 | 18 | 33 | 98 | |
DEN | 31 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 124 |
54-28, 34-7 Home
124
54-28, 34-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Enes Kanter misses driving layup
- Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Gary Harris misses 16-foot jumper
- Damian Lillard misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- CJ McCollum misses 14-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses two point shot
- Damian Lillard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Enes Kanter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Enes Kanter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses driving floating jump shot
- Maurice Harkless makes dunk (Enes Kanter assists)
- Damian Lillard makes 2-foot two point shot
- Torrey Craig makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Enes Kanter makes two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes 12-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Torrey Craig makes 3-foot jump bank shot
- Torrey Craig makes free throw 1 of 1
- Damian Lillard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Enes Kanter assists)
- Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 1
- CJ McCollum makes driving layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
- Damian Lillard makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Enes Kanter assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Rodney Hood makes 12-foot two point shot
- Rodney Hood makes free throw 1 of 1
- Paul Millsap makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Paul Millsap assists)
- Rodney Hood makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rodney Hood makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Gary Harris makes dunk
- Damian Lillard misses 14-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Zach Collins misses layup
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses two point shot
- Zach Collins makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Damian Lillard misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Enes Kanter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Enes Kanter misses free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- Enes Kanter misses 7-foot two point shot
- Zach Collins misses 3-foot tip shot
- Monte Morris misses driving floating jump shot
- Damian Lillard makes 2-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes 13-foot two point shot
- Seth Curry misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap misses 5-foot two point shot
- Rodney Hood misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
- CJ McCollum misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Paul Millsap misses 8-foot two point shot
- Zach Collins makes two point shot (Evan Turner assists)
- CJ McCollum makes two point shot
- Will Barton misses 9-foot two point shot
- Seth Curry misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Monte Morris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Monte Morris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zach Collins makes 3-foot layup (Damian Lillard assists)
- Damian Lillard makes 15-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot jumper (Gary Harris assists)
- Zach Collins misses 14-foot two point shot
- Enes Kanter misses free throw 1 of 2
- Enes Kanter misses free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Harris misses two point shot
- Damian Lillard makes 22-foot three point shot
- Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Enes Kanter makes layup (CJ McCollum assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Enes Kanter misses 4-foot two point shot
- Malik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Malik Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
- Damian Lillard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Rodney Hood misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- CJ McCollum misses 7-foot two point shot
- CJ McCollum misses tip shot
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Enes Kanter misses 5-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Hood makes two point shot (Damian Lillard assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Damian Lillard makes technical free throw
- Damian Lillard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Damian Lillard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 1
- Damian Lillard makes driving layup
- Will Barton misses 46-foot three point shot
- CJ McCollum misses pullup jump shot
- CJ McCollum makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Al-Farouq Aminu assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Gary Harris makes 2-foot two point shot (Torrey Craig assists)
- CJ McCollum makes 5-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Maurice Harkless makes 8-foot jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
- Maurice Harkless makes free throw 1 of 1
- Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Maurice Harkless misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes driving layup
- Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 1
- Damian Lillard misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Torrey Craig misses layup
- Damian Lillard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
- Torrey Craig misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Al-Farouq Aminu misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
- Paul Millsap makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Al-Farouq Aminu makes 23-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
- Damian Lillard makes 5-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses 12-foot two point shot
- Damian Lillard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Enes Kanter misses two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes dunk
- Damian Lillard misses driving layup
- CJ McCollum misses driving layup
- Enes Kanter misses tip shot
- Torrey Craig misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Seth Curry misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot two point shot
- Zach Collins misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Paul Millsap misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Damian Lillard misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mason Plumlee makes free throw 2 of 2
- Meyers Leonard misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 15-foot two point shot
- Damian Lillard misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Meyers Leonard misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Meyers Leonard misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Meyers Leonard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)
- Malik Beasley makes 3-foot two point shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Damian Lillard makes 2-foot layup (Zach Collins assists)
- Will Barton misses pullup jump shot
- Seth Curry misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Malik Beasley makes driving layup (Will Barton assists)
- Malik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rodney Hood makes 11-foot two point shot
- Rodney Hood makes free throw 1 of 1
- Paul Millsap misses layup
- Meyers Leonard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Seth Curry assists)
- Zach Collins makes three point jumper (Meyers Leonard assists)
- Rodney Hood makes 11-foot two point shot
- Rodney Hood misses free throw 1 of 1
- Rodney Hood misses three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zach Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
- Zach Collins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Seth Curry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rodney Hood assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Seth Curry misses two point shot
- Zach Collins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zach Collins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Meyers Leonard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Meyers Leonard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Seth Curry makes 2-foot two point shot
- Torrey Craig makes 22-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Seth Curry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Zach Collins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Hood makes two point shot
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Zach Collins makes dunk (Evan Turner assists)
- Will Barton makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anfernee Simons misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Seth Curry makes 2-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- Meyers Leonard misses free throw 1 of 2
- Meyers Leonard misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 16-foot two point shot
- Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jake Layman makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jake Layman misses free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jake Layman misses layup
- Anfernee Simons makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anfernee Simons makes free throw 2 of 2
- Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Skal Labissiere makes two point shot
- Skal Labissiere misses free throw 1 of 1
- Juan Hernangomez makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Skal Labissiere misses three point jumper
- Juan Hernangomez misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Meyers Leonard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Seth Curry assists)
- Monte Morris makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Anfernee Simons misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Monte Morris makes driving layup
- Jake Layman misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Seth Curry misses 28-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | POR | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:57 | | Enes Kanter vs. Paul Millsap (Gary Harris gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:43 | | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:25 | | Enes Kanter misses driving layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:20 | | Maurice Harkless shooting foul | 0 | 2 |
| 11:20 | | Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11:20 | | Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11:09 | | CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 0 | 4 |
| 11:06 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:45 | | Gary Harris misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 10:42 | | Enes Kanter defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | Damian Lillard misses 19-foot step back jumpshot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:28 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:22 | | Jamal Murray misses two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:18 | | Maurice Harkless defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | CJ McCollum misses 14-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:08 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 9:58 | | Gary Harris misses two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 9:56 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 9:49 | | Damian Lillard misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 0 | 4 |
| 9:46 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 9:39 | | Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 0 | 7 |
| 9:17 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul | 0 | 7 |
| 9:17 | | Enes Kanter makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9:17 | | Enes Kanter makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8:52 | | Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Nikola Jokic 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot | 2 | 7 |
| 8:49 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | 2 | 7 |
| 8:47 | | CJ McCollum lost ball turnover (Paul Millsap steals) | 2 | 7 |
| 8:35 | | Paul Millsap makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists) | 2 | 9 |
| 8:35 | | Trail Blazers Full timeout | 2 | 9 |
| 8:16 | | Al-Farouq Aminu misses driving floating jump shot | 2 | 9 |
| 8:15 | | Trail Blazers offensive team rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 8:15 | | Paul Millsap loose ball foul | 2 | 9 |
| 8:08 | | Maurice Harkless makes dunk (Enes Kanter assists) | 4 | 9 |
| 7:52 | | Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Al-Farouq Aminu steals) | 4 | 9 |
| 7:45 | | Damian Lillard makes 2-foot two point shot | 6 | 9 |
| 7:38 | | Torrey Craig makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 6 | 11 |
| 7:23 | | Al-Farouq Aminu misses 23-foot three point jumper | 6 | 11 |
| 7:20 | | Enes Kanter offensive rebound | 6 | 11 |
| 7:20 | | Enes Kanter makes two point shot | 8 | 11 |
| 6:59 | | Maurice Harkless personal foul | 8 | 11 |
| 6:46 | | Paul Millsap makes 12-foot two point shot | 8 | 13 |
| 6:33 | | Damian Lillard bad pass (Gary Harris steals) | 8 | 13 |
| 6:26 | | Paul Millsap misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 13 |
| 6:24 | | Torrey Craig offensive rebound | 8 | 13 |
| 6:24 | | Torrey Craig makes 3-foot jump bank shot | 8 | 15 |
| 6:24 | | Al-Farouq Aminu shooting foul | 8 | 15 |
| 6:24 | | Rodney Hood enters the game for Maurice Harkless | 8 | 15 |
| 6:24 | | Torrey Craig makes free throw 1 of 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 6:09 | | Damian Lillard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Enes Kanter assists) | 11 | 16 |
| 6:09 | | Torrey Craig shooting foul | 11 | 16 |
| 6:09 | | Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 1 | 11 | 16 |
| 6:07 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 11 | 16 |
| 5:56 | | Gary Harris bad pass (Al-Farouq Aminu steals) | 11 | 16 |
| 5:48 | | CJ McCollum makes driving layup (Al-Farouq Aminu assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 5:48 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 13 | 16 |
| 5:33 | | Nikola Jokic traveling | 13 | 16 |
| 5:20 | | Damian Lillard makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Enes Kanter assists) | 15 | 16 |
| 5:05 | | Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Nikola Jokic's driving layup | 15 | 16 |
| 5:02 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 15 | 16 |
| 5:01 | | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot | 15 | 18 |
| 4:42 | | Rodney Hood makes 12-foot two point shot | 17 | 18 |
| 4:42 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul | 15 | 18 |
| 4:42 | | Will Barton enters the game for Torrey Craig | 17 | 18 |
| 4:42 | | Rodney Hood makes free throw 1 of 1 | 16 | 18 |
| 4:25 | | Paul Millsap makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 18 | 20 |
| 4:14 | | Al-Farouq Aminu misses 14-foot pullup jump shot | 18 | 20 |
| 4:11 | | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | 18 | 20 |
| 4:04 | | Gary Harris makes two point shot (Paul Millsap assists) | 18 | 22 |
| 3:59 | | Jamal Murray personal foul | 18 | 22 |
| 3:59 | | Rodney Hood makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 22 |
| 3:59 | | Monte Morris enters the game for Jamal Murray | 19 | 22 |
| 3:59 | | Rodney Hood makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 3:44 | | Paul Millsap makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 20 | 24 |
| 3:29 | | Al-Farouq Aminu bad pass (Gary Harris steals) | 20 | 24 |
| 3:26 | | Gary Harris makes dunk | 20 | 26 |
| 3:13 | | Mason Plumlee enters the game for Paul Millsap | 20 | 26 |
| 3:13 | | Seth Curry enters the game for Enes Kanter | 20 | 26 |
| 3:13 | | Zach Collins enters the game for CJ McCollum | 20 | 26 |
| 3:04 | | Damian Lillard misses 14-foot two point shot | 20 | 26 |
| 3:01 | | Gary Harris defensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 2:42 | | Will Barton misses driving floating jump shot | 20 | 26 |
| 2:39 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 20 | 26 |
| 2:39 | | Nikola Jokic makes tip shot | 20 | 28 |
| 2:25 | | Zach Collins misses layup | 20 | 28 |
| 2:23 | | Al-Farouq Aminu offensive rebound | 20 | 28 |
| 2:22 | | Al-Farouq Aminu misses two point shot | 20 | 28 |
| 2:20 | | Zach Collins offensive rebound | 20 | 28 |
| 2:18 | | Zach Collins makes two point shot | 22 | 28 |
| 1:59 | | Damian Lillard personal foul | 22 | 28 |
| 1:59 | | Enes Kanter enters the game for Al-Farouq Aminu | 22 | 28 |
| 1:45 | | Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot two point shot | 22 | 28 |
| 1:42 | | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | 22 | 28 |
| 1:39 | | Gary Harris misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 22 | 28 |
| 1:36 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | 22 | 28 |
| 1:31 | | Damian Lillard misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot | 22 | 28 |
| 1:27 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 22 | 28 |
| 1:25 | | Zach Collins shooting foul | 22 | 28 |
| 1:25 | | Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 29 |
| 1:25 | | Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 30 |
| 1:12 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul | 22 | 30 |
| 1:12 | | Enes Kanter makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 30 |
| 1:12 | | Paul Millsap enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 23 | 30 |
| 1:12 | | Enes Kanter misses free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 30 |
| 1:10 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 23 | 30 |
| 58.5 | | Enes Kanter personal foul | 23 | 30 |
| 58.5 | | Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 30 |
| 58.5 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 23 | 30 |
| 58.5 | | Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 31 |
| 44.0 | | Enes Kanter misses 7-foot two point shot | 23 | 31 |
| 43.8 | | Zach Collins offensive rebound | 23 | 31 |
| 42.0 | | Zach Collins misses 3-foot tip shot | 23 | 31 |
| 42.0 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | 23 | 31 |
| 35.1 | | Monte Morris misses driving floating jump shot | 23 | 31 |
| 31.8 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | 23 | 31 |
| 17.4 | | Damian Lillard makes 2-foot two point shot | 25 | 31 |
| 2.5 | | Damian Lillard blocks Monte Morris 's 18-foot pullup jump shot | 25 | 31 |
| 2.5 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | 25 | 31 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 31 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Tony Brown
Referee:Josh Tiven
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:Tony Brothers
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 21 | .604 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
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