Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets
· WEST SEMIFINALS - GAME 5
Regular Season Series
DEN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 98 - 124 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 98 - 124 |
| 4th 7.5 |  |
Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | 98 - 124 |
| 4th 7.5 |  |
Seth Curry misses 28-foot three point jumper | 98 - 124 |
| 4th 9.9 | |
Meyers Leonard offensive rebound | 98 - 124 |
Statistics
 POR |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-98 | FG | 44-89 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 10-37 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-30 | FT | 28-31 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 52 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 66 |
| 23 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon, F | Out | May 1 |
| Peyton Watson, G | Out | Apr 29 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard, G | Out | Feb 14 |
Game Information
Ball Arena
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,520 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
 Minnesota |
49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
 Portland |
42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
 Utah |
22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
NBA News
San Antonio, Oklahoma City tied 1-1 heading into game 3
Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference)
Stephen A.: SGA recognized the urgency of the moment
Stephen A. Smith praises the performance of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in OKC's Game 2 win over the Spurs.
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 as Thunder even series in Game 2
As they did twice during last season's title run, the Thunder bounced back from a series-opening loss, getting 30 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and forcing 21 turnovers to even the series against the Spurs in Game 2.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30, Thunder top Spurs 122-113 in Game 2 of West finals
— The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up.