Denver Nuggets at Portland Trail Blazers

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Denver Nuggets

14-11, 7-7 Away

Final
124 - 126

Portland Trail Blazers

9-18, 6-7 Home

Simons' buzzer-beating layup gives the Blazers a 122-120 win over the Nuggets

Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

Simons drove to his right and got past defender Russell Westbrook, lofting the ball high off the glass as the horn sounded. He finished with 28 points and 10 assists.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 27 points for the Blazers, who snapped a six-game skid. Deni Avdija added 19 points and Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Jokic had 34 points and eight assists for Denver. Jamal Murray added 24 points and 10 assists, and Westbrook scored 19 points.

Takeaways Nuggets: Denver struggled defensively against the NBA’s third-worst offense.

Blazers: Ayton was solid in his return after Portland's starting center missed the previous two games with an illness.

Key moment Denver trailed by 17 points at the start of the fourth quarter but rallied to take a two-point lead on Michael Porter Jr.'s dunk with just under a minute remaining. Simons and Sharpe made two free throws each to put Portland back on top before Jokic tied it on a layup with 16.8 seconds left.

Key stat Portland shot 46.4% to Denver's 54%, but the Blazers got to the foul line more often and made five more free throws on the night. Portland made 16 3-pointers to Denver's 15.

Up next Nuggets: At New Orleans on Sunday.

Trail Blazers: At San Antonio on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

POR leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	124 - 126
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	124 - 126
4th 0.0	(00:00) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	124 - 126
4th 0.0	Anfernee Simons makes driving layup	124 - 126
4th 16.1	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Toumani Camara	124 - 124

Statistics

DEN		POR
47-87	FG	45-97
54	Field Goal %	46
15-34	3PT	16-46
44	Three Point %	35
15-21	FT	20-24
71	Free Throw %	83
40	Rebounds	45
8	Offensive Rebounds	15
32	Defensive Rebounds	30
35	Assists	29
7	Steals	7
3	Blocks	7
11	Turnovers	10
-11	Team Turnovers	0
0	Total Turnovers	10
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
11	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	19
28	Fast Break Points	17
50	Points in Paint	42
20	Fouls	18
9	Largest Lead	17

Portland Trail Blazers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Damian Lillard, G	Out	Feb 14

Denver Nuggets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Aaron Gordon, F	Out	May 1
Peyton Watson, G	Out	Apr 29

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 16,753 · 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

Full Standings

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