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Jokic's 17th triple-double of the season helps Nuggets top Trail Blazers 127-112
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists for his 17th triple-double of the season, Michael Porter scored 34 points and had 12 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 127-112 on Friday night.
Collin Gillespie made all four of his 3-point attempts off the bench for the Nuggets and finished with 18 points.
“In this league, you have to win the games you’re supposed to win on paper,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “And I think overall, we’ve done an outstanding job of beating the teams that are below .500. ... We have to start our playoff push now. Not that we’re going to go 25-0 the rest of the way, but we have to have that mindset.”
Jerami Grant scored 25 points for the Trail Blazers. Deandre Ayton added 22 points and Anfernee Simons had 21.
Portland led by 5 points in the opening minutes, but Denver controlled it most of the way thanks to a sizable shooting disparity. The Nuggets shot 57.3% from the field to the Blazers’ 44.3% and outrebounded Portland 43-31.
“For the most part, I thought we played pretty good,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “That team is better than we are. They’re the world champions.”
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Travel to Golden State to face the Warriors on Sunday.
Trail Blazers: Home against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Deandre Ayton (Kris Murray gains possession) | ||
| 11:50 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Kris Murray assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:28 |  | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:12 | | Kris Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:45 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 10:07 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:07 | | Jerami Grant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:07 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-4 |
| 9:48 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point running layup | 3-6 |
| 9:36 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 3-8 |
| 9:26 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:12 | | Jerami Grant personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot | 5-8 |
| 8:39 | | Jerami Grant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup | 7-8 |
| 8:19 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 9-8 |
| 7:59 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:43 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | Trail Blazers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:32 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Kris Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 11-8 |
| 6:52 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 11-10 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13-10 |
| 6:24 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 16-10 |
| 5:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Kris Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Deandre Ayton assists) | 16-12 |
| 5:09 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Toumani Camara misses two point layup | ||
| 4:55 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 19-12 |
| 4:39 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 19-14 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-14 |
| 3:50 | | Matisse Thybulle misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Kris Murray steals) | ||
| 3:18 | | Matisse Thybulle misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:16 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 21-16 |
| 2:41 | | Collin Gillespie misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:40 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:18 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:11 | | Dalano Banton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point running layup | 21-18 |
| 2:07 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:07 | | Dalano Banton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point reverse layup | 23-18 |
| 1:16 | | Dalano Banton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Christian Braun turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 1:01 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point layup (Duop Reath assists) | 23-20 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 25-20 |
| 0:32 | | Duop Reath misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Duop Reath blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Peyton Watson blocks Jerami Grant's two point running layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Duop Reath blocks Zeke Nnaji's two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:47 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point putback dunk | 27-20 |
| 11:11 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:08 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Jabari Walker misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:08 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Matisse Thybulle shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 11:03 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-20 |
| 11:03 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:00 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Justin Holiday personal foul (Duop Reath draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-22 |
| 10:01 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-22 |
| 9:47 | | Duop Reath misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-24 |
| 9:27 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-25 |
| 9:11 | | Reggie Jackson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Duop Reath makes two point driving hook shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 30-27 |
| 9:00 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:45 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 8:41 | | Jabari Walker turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 8:33 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 8:30 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 8:30 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 8:14 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point jump shot (Collin Gillespie assists) | 32-29 |
| 7:52 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point running dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 34-29 |
| 7:32 | | Matisse Thybulle misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:31 | | Duop Reath offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Dalano Banton assists) | 34-31 |
| 7:13 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 37-31 |
| 7:02 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 6:55 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 39-31 |
| 6:54 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:37 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Jabari Walker's two point putback layup | ||
| 6:33 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Jabari Walker misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:31 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Jabari Walker misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:29 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 42-31 |
| 6:01 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Collin Gillespie defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Collin Gillespie assists) | 44-31 |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-33 |
| 5:38 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 |