Trail Blazers
Portland
Western Conference
Northwest
47
25
72
1022
1144
18
8
44
85
48
56
18
16
89
37
8
45
5
29
8
16
18
120
4
28
03
11
2527
1412
56
40
30
75
911
44
955
21
76
31
34
3127
6060
35
32
91
1617
1012
63
68
58
85
89
00
89
02
88
22
45
2834
6060
2
0
0
25
14
56
4
3
75
9
4
13
2
7
3
3
31
60
8
3
38
27
12
44
0
0
0
11
4
15
1
6
1
4
27
60
3
3
100
16
10
62
6
5
83
8
0
8
0
8
2
4
28
60
5
2
40
17
12
71
8
8
100
9
0
9
2
8
2
5
34
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
37
6
8
75
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
2
2
7
2
0
1
1
15
-2
none
LaMarcus
Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge
True
34
13
20
65
1
2
50
5
6
83
0
11
11
2
0
0
2
1
32
15
double
Robin
Lopez
Robin Lopez
True
29
3
6
50
0
0
0
6
6
100
3
5
8
1
0
2
1
2
12
2
none
Damian
Lillard
Damian Lillard
True
29
4
11
36
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
10
1
0
3
4
8
5
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
29
8
11
73
1
1
100
4
4
100
0
5
5
0
2
0
4
4
21
12
none
Dorell
Wright
Dorell Wright
False
19
1
5
20
0
1
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
2
0
1
0
3
3
7
none
CJ
McCollum
CJ McCollum
False
19
4
6
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
9
-10
none
Steve
Blake
Steve Blake
False
18
2
5
40
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
2
0
2
0
6
5
none
Chris
Kaman
Chris Kaman
False
17
7
12
58
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
9
2
0
2
3
2
14
3
none
Joel
Freeland
Joel Freeland
False
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
-7
none
Allen
Crabbe
Allen Crabbe
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Meyers
Leonard
Meyers Leonard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
30
March
2015
Monday
Moda Center
Portland
Suns
Phoenix
True
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
28
46
74
734
448
24
9
38
92
43
47
22
19
86
28
11
39
1
24
12
11
20
114
4
311
14
5
2622
1010
39
45
44
98
710
51
761
10
68
33
42
2528
6060
55
22
40
1727
914
53
76
56
74
65
14
79
00
46
33
32
2536
6060
3
1
33
26
10
38
4
4
100
7
5
12
1
6
3
4
25
60
11
4
36
22
10
45
5
4
80
10
1
11
0
8
3
2
28
60
5
2
40
17
9
53
7
5
71
6
1
7
0
4
3
3
25
60
5
2
40
27
14
52
6
6
100
5
4
9
0
6
3
2
36
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
39
5
12
42
1
5
20
2
2
100
0
8
8
5
2
0
1
3
13
0
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
34
3
11
27
0
0
0
7
8
88
0
1
1
7
1
0
3
0
13
1
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
True
26
4
9
44
0
0
0
1
2
50
4
4
8
2
3
0
2
1
9
-8
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
25
3
10
30
0
0
0
8
9
89
6
4
10
0
1
0
1
4
14
2
double
Randy
Foye
Randy Foye
True
22
6
11
55
4
8
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
17
-2
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
25
9
18
50
4
8
50
0
0
0
1
1
2
5
1
0
1
2
22
2
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
24
6
8
75
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
3
1
1
1
3
12
-4
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
19
5
5
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
10
-1
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
False
11
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
-16
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
False
10
1
2
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
-2
none
Erick
Green
Erick Green
False
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
April
2015
Wednesday
EnergySolutions Arena
Salt Lake City
Jazz
Utah
False
The Portland Trail Blazers ( 47 - 25 ) outscored the Denver Nuggets ( 28 - 46 ) , 120 - 114 . As planned , Danilo Gallinari was given the second night of a back - to - back off . J.J. Hickson started in his place . The Trail Blazers won their third straight and eighth consecutive match against the Nuggets . They hold a six and a half game lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Northwest Division with 10 games left . They 're currently locked into the four seed because they lead their division , even though they have a worse record than the five seed Los Angeles Clippers . Their magic number to clinch a playoff berth is one game . LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game - high 32 points on 30 shots in 35 minutes . Arron Afflalo scored his most points since joining the Blazers , adding 21 points in 29 minutes . Damian Lillard had a lackluster performance , shooting 4 - of - 11 and dishing out 10 assists . After averaging 8 points and 6 rebounds over the previous three contests , Kenneth Faried salvaged his week with 14 points and 10 rebounds . Jameer Nelson scored a team - high 22 points and is averaging 17 points per game over the last nine games . The Nuggets had seven players reach double - figure scoring . The Blazers battle the Phoenix Suns on Monday for their fifth game in seven nights . The Nuggets do n't play again until April , taking on the Utah Jazz , a team they recently defeated .
The Portland Trail Blazers (47 - 25) outscored the Denver Nuggets (28 - 46), 120 - 114. As planned, Danilo Gallinari was given the second night of a back - to - back off. J.J. Hickson started in his place. The Trail Blazers won their third straight and eighth consecutive match against the Nuggets. They hold a six and a half game lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Northwest Division with 10 games left. They're currently locked into the four seed because they lead their division, even though they have a worse record than the five seed Los Angeles Clippers. Their magic number to clinch a playoff berth is one game. LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game - high 32 points on 30 shots in 35 minutes. Arron Afflalo scored his most points since joining the Blazers, adding 21 points in 29 minutes. Damian Lillard had a lackluster performance, shooting 4 - of - 11 and dishing out 10 assists. After averaging 8 points and 6 rebounds over the previous three contests, Kenneth Faried salvaged his week with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jameer Nelson scored a team - high 22 points and is averaging 17 points per game over the last nine games. The Nuggets had seven players reach double - figure scoring. The Blazers battle the Phoenix Suns on Monday for their fifth game in seven nights. The Nuggets don't play again until April, taking on the Utah Jazz, a team they recently defeated.
The Portland Trail Blazers (47 - 25) outscored the Denver Nuggets (28 - 46), 120 - 114. As planned, Danilo Gallinari was given the second night of a back - to - back off. J.J. Hickson started in his place. The Trail Blazers won their third straight and eighth consecutive match against the Nuggets. They hold a six and a half game lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Northwest Division with 10 games left. They're currently locked into the four seed because they lead their division, even though they have a worse record than the five seed Los Angeles Clippers. Their magic number to clinch a playoff berth is one game. LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game - high 32 points on 30 shots in 35 minutes. Arron Afflalo scored his most points since joining the Blazers, adding 21 points in 29 minutes. Damian Lillard had a lackluster performance, shooting 4 - of - 11 and dishing out 10 assists. After averaging 8 points and 6 rebounds over the previous three contests, Kenneth Faried salvaged his week with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Jameer Nelson scored a team - high 22 points and is averaging 17 points per game over the last nine games. The Nuggets had seven players reach double - figure scoring. The Blazers battle the Phoenix Suns on Monday for their fifth game in seven nights. The Nuggets don't play again until April, taking on the Utah Jazz, a team they recently defeated.
<GAME> <DATE> 28 March 2015 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Moda Center <CITY> Portland <HOME> <TEAM> Trail Blazers <CITY> Portland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 120 <WINS-LOSSES> 47 25 <QTRS> 31 27 28 34 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 48 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 30 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Moda Center <NEXT-CITY> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Suns <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 114 <WINS-LOSSES> 28 46 <QTRS> 25 28 25 36 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 19 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 1 April 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> EnergySolutions Arena <NEXT-CITY> Salt Lake City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Utah <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Jazz <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> LaMarcus Aldridge <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 32 <FG> 13 20 65 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 11 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Kaman <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robin Lopez <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> CJ McCollum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damian Lillard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 10 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steve Blake <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorell Wright <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Meyers Leonard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Allen Crabbe <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joel Freeland <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 18 50 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Randy Foye <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 14 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 8 9 89 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 6 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 13 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 1 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 5 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joffrey Lauvergne <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Erick Green <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none