Trail Blazers
Portland
Western Conference
Northwest
44
38
82
2377
36
11
31
89
39
44
22
18
82
32
13
45
8
19
11
15
19
107
4
613
14
2
2125
911
43
125
85
68
58
06
64
23
17
52
25
2731
6060
107
51
48
2221
118
5
23
23
100
910
34
944
30
74
22
44
2920
6060
6
1
17
21
9
43
12
8
67
5
0
5
2
1
5
2
27
60
13
4
31
25
11
44
5
5
100
8
6
14
3
7
2
5
31
60
10
5
50
22
11
50
2
2
100
9
3
12
3
7
2
4
29
60
7
1
14
21
8
38
3
3
100
10
4
14
0
4
2
4
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CJ
McCollum
CJ McCollum
True
26
8
17
47
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
1
1
1
0
17
9
none
Damian
Lillard
Damian Lillard
True
23
8
17
47
3
8
38
2
2
100
0
3
3
5
2
0
2
1
21
0
none
Mason
Plumlee
Mason Plumlee
True
23
2
4
50
0
0
0
4
4
100
2
6
8
1
2
2
4
0
8
7
none
Al-Farouq
Aminu
Al-Farouq Aminu
True
18
3
6
50
2
5
40
2
2
100
1
2
3
0
1
0
1
3
10
-2
none
Maurice
Harkless
Maurice Harkless
True
18
1
5
20
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
3
3
2
none
Pat
Connaughton
Pat Connaughton
False
28
1
6
17
1
4
25
0
0
0
3
5
8
1
0
0
1
2
3
7
none
Noah
Vonleh
Noah Vonleh
False
25
2
8
25
0
3
0
2
2
100
1
4
5
1
1
3
2
4
6
10
none
Allen
Crabbe
Allen Crabbe
False
24
4
7
57
2
3
67
6
7
86
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
16
15
none
Ed
Davis
Ed Davis
False
24
4
7
57
0
0
0
1
4
25
4
5
9
2
1
0
3
3
9
1
none
Brian
Roberts
Brian Roberts
False
16
6
9
67
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
14
1
none
Luis
Montero
Luis Montero
False
9
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
-10
none
Chris
Kaman
Chris Kaman
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Gerald
Henderson
Gerald Henderson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
33
49
82
1968
25
7
28
94
40
43
18
12
67
33
20
53
6
24
10
20
19
99
4
56
22
39
2624
149
6
27
15
56
118
56
174
03
97
14
75
3125
6060
68
21
31
2321
107
5
27
15
56
86
45
131
12
53
32
53
2320
6060
5
2
40
26
14
54
2
1
50
11
5
16
0
9
1
7
31
60
6
2
33
24
9
38
7
5
71
8
6
14
3
7
4
5
25
60
6
2
33
23
10
43
2
1
50
8
4
12
1
5
3
5
23
60
8
1
12
21
7
33
7
5
71
6
5
11
2
3
2
3
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
True
38
5
13
38
0
0
0
1
4
25
6
8
14
4
5
3
8
5
11
-18
double
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
36
11
23
48
1
4
25
2
2
100
0
4
4
6
0
0
4
1
25
-1
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
36
6
15
40
2
5
40
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
0
0
3
1
16
3
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
34
7
10
70
1
2
50
3
3
100
6
7
13
5
0
0
2
3
18
4
double
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
True
18
2
6
33
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
4
4
3
2
0
0
2
5
-9
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
25
3
8
38
1
5
20
1
1
100
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
8
3
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
False
19
4
9
44
1
1
100
3
5
60
5
3
8
0
1
2
2
3
12
-1
none
D.J.
Augustin
D.J. Augustin
False
14
2
6
33
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
4
-9
none
JaKarr
Sampson
JaKarr Sampson
False
8
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
none
Axel
Toupane
Axel Toupane
False
6
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
-13
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
The Portland Trail Blazers ( 44 - 38 ) defeated the Denver Nuggets ( 33 - 49 ) 107 - 99 at Moda Center on Wednesday . The Blazers solidified the 5 - seed in the Western Conference playoffs after their win over the Nuggets and it came on the back of Damian Lillard . The Blazers point guard finished with 21 points , three rebounds and five assists on 8 - of - 17 shooting . Lillard 's backcourt partner , C.J . McCollum , who has been instrumental in the Blazers eclipsing 40 wins this season , aided the scoring department with 17 points , in addition to three rebounds and five assists . Portland got off to a slow start and trailed the Nuggets at the end of the first quarter , but they quickly rallied in the second quarter to take a lead into halftime and did not look back . Emmanuel Mudiay closed out his first season in the NBA with an impressive 25 point scoring performance , which led the game . Mudiay added four rebounds and six assists , but played with patience throughout the game and only turned the ball over four times , which he has improved upon as the season went on . Nikola Jokic added 18 points and 13 rebounds , while Kenneth Faried contributed 12 points , eight rebounds and two blocks in just under 20 minutes off the bench . The Nuggets out - rebounded and out - assisted the Blazers , but they were unable to hit needed free throws throughout the game , which became the difference maker down the stretch . The Blazers prepare to take on the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference playoffs , while the Nuggets will look towards the offseason .
The Portland Trail Blazers (44 - 38) defeated the Denver Nuggets (33 - 49) 107 - 99 at Moda Center on Wednesday. The Blazers solidified the 5 - seed in the Western Conference playoffs after their win over the Nuggets and it came on the back of Damian Lillard. The Blazers point guard finished with 21 points, three rebounds and five assists on 8 - of - 17 shooting. Lillard's backcourt partner, C.J. McCollum, who has been instrumental in the Blazers eclipsing 40 wins this season, aided the scoring department with 17 points, in addition to three rebounds and five assists. Portland got off to a slow start and trailed the Nuggets at the end of the first quarter, but they quickly rallied in the second quarter to take a lead into halftime and did not look back. Emmanuel Mudiay closed out his first season in the NBA with an impressive 25 point scoring performance, which led the game. Mudiay added four rebounds and six assists, but played with patience throughout the game and only turned the ball over four times, which he has improved upon as the season went on. Nikola Jokic added 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Kenneth Faried contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in just under 20 minutes off the bench. The Nuggets out - rebounded and out - assisted the Blazers, but they were unable to hit needed free throws throughout the game, which became the difference maker down the stretch. The Blazers prepare to take on the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference playoffs, while the Nuggets will look towards the offseason.
The Portland Trail Blazers (44 - 38) defeated the Denver Nuggets (33 - 49) 107 - 99 at Moda Center on Wednesday. The Blazers solidified the 5 - seed in the Western Conference playoffs after their win over the Nuggets and it came on the back of Damian Lillard. The Blazers point guard finished with 21 points, three rebounds and five assists on 8 - of - 17 shooting. Lillard's backcourt partner, C.J. McCollum, who has been instrumental in the Blazers eclipsing 40 wins this season, aided the scoring department with 17 points, in addition to three rebounds and five assists. Portland got off to a slow start and trailed the Nuggets at the end of the first quarter, but they quickly rallied in the second quarter to take a lead into halftime and did not look back. Emmanuel Mudiay closed out his first season in the NBA with an impressive 25 point scoring performance, which led the game. Mudiay added four rebounds and six assists, but played with patience throughout the game and only turned the ball over four times, which he has improved upon as the season went on. Nikola Jokic added 18 points and 13 rebounds, while Kenneth Faried contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in just under 20 minutes off the bench. The Nuggets out - rebounded and out - assisted the Blazers, but they were unable to hit needed free throws throughout the game, which became the difference maker down the stretch. The Blazers prepare to take on the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference playoffs, while the Nuggets will look towards the offseason.
<GAME> <DATE> 13 April 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Moda Center <CITY> Portland <HOME> <TEAM> Trail Blazers <CITY> Portland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 107 <WINS-LOSSES> 44 38 <QTRS> 27 31 29 20 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE>    <NEXT-DAY>  <NEXT-STADIUM>  <NEXT-CITY>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME>  <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 33 49 <QTRS> 31 25 23 20 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 40 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 53 <TEAM-TO> 20 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE>    <NEXT-DAY>  <NEXT-STADIUM>  <NEXT-CITY>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE>  <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME>  <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Damian Lillard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> CJ McCollum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Allen Crabbe <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 16 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brian Roberts <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al-Farouq Aminu <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ed Davis <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mason Plumlee <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Noah Vonleh <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pat Connaughton <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Maurice Harkless <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Henderson <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> Chris Kaman <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> Luis Montero <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 25 <FG> 11 23 48 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 13 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 6 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 14 <AST> 4 <STL> 5 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 6 <TO> 8 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> D. J. Augustin <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <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> Joffrey Lauvergne <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> Jameer Nelson <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> Axel Toupane <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> JaKarr Sampson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none