Denver
Nuggets
121
Portland
Trail Blazers
120
Dec. 8, 2022 Final
67.0 FP
Damian
Lillard
- 38
MIN - 40
PTS - 4
REB - 12
AST - 0
BLK - 2
STL - 9/17
3P - 12/22
FG
49.0 FP
Nikola
Jokic
- 35
MIN - 33
PTS - 10
REB - 9
AST - 1
BLK - 0
STL - 1/3
3P - 14/25
FG
38.5 FP
Jusuf
Nurkic
- 32
MIN - 21
PTS - 9
REB - 2
AST - 2
BLK - 2
STL - 2/3
3P - 9/10
FG
Denver Nuggets
| Player | FP | FPPM | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | STL | TO | F | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Brown Jr. | 16 | 0.57 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5/8 | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 12 | 0.41 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 1/1 |
| A. Gordon | 22.5 | 0.73 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8/12 | 2/3 | 2/2 |
| N. Jokic | 49 | 1.40 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14/25 | 1/3 | 4/6 |
| J. Murray | 35.5 | 0.99 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8/21 | 3/10 | 2/3 |
| V. Cancar | 5 | 0.71 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| J. Green | 14.5 | 0.81 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 |
| B. Hyland | 24.5 | 0.94 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 2/2 |
| D. Jordan | 17 | 1.21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 |
| C. Braun | 12.5 | 0.60 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | FP | FPPM | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | STL | TO | F | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Grant | 25.5 | 0.65 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6/15 | 2/7 | 4/4 |
| J. Hart | 27.5 | 0.72 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5/10 | 0/1 | 2/2 |
| D. Lillard | 67 | 1.76 | 38 | 40 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12/22 | 9/17 | 7/7 |
| J. Nurkic | 38.5 | 1.20 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9/10 | 2/3 | 1/1 |
| A. Simons | 8.5 | 0.24 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3/12 | 0/6 | 0/0 |
| J. Winslow | 17 | 0.74 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| D. Eubanks | 11 | 0.65 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| K. Johnson | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| S. Sharpe | 10.5 | 0.70 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/8 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
| T. Watford | 5.5 | 0.69 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 |
Latest Tweets
 | NBA on Nikola Jokic Charles Barkley joins Justin Termine (@TermineRadio) & Eddie Johnson (@Jumpshot8) and talks about the greatness of Nikola Jokic. Watch NBA Today Monday to Friday from 4 to 7 PM ET on the NBA App & Listen on @SiriusXMNBA t.co t.co  05/18 09:31 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | Chris Dempsey on Jeff Green To switch or not to switch: That is the question in Game 2 for the #Nuggets in defending these LeBron actions. Guessing they will try hard to keep AG & Jeff Green on him through screens. But if they can’t, I talk through that they can also do this… t.co 05/18 08:05 pm • Read on Twitter |
| NBA on Nikola Jokic Denver Strikes First | #CHASINGHISTORY | Ep. 21 Nikola Jokic continued his dominance as the 1-seed Nuggets took Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals in thrilling fashion. Look back at the win before Game 2, tonight at 8:30pm/et on ESPN. t.co 05/18 07:00 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | FantasyLabs NBA on Nikola Jokic What will Nikola Jokic do next? @tyschmidt4 breaks down Thursday’s NBA slate here: t.co t.co 05/18 06:13 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | Sports Illustrated on Damian Lillard Damian Lillard had a surprising message for Trail Blazers fans who want him to get traded t.co 05/18 05:45 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | Dime on Damian Lillard Damian Lillard tweets a message for any Blazers fan who may want to trade him t.co 05/18 04:31 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | NetsDaily on Nikola Jokic Jimmy Butler and Nikola Jokic have owned these playoffs. They were drafted No. 30 and No. 41. Of the last five MVP awards, all but one were selected after the lottery. (None were US born.) 05/18 03:13 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | Dave McMenamin on Nikola Jokic After film today Anthony Davis accepted the responsibility of guiding LAL’s defense against DEN - whether that’s going 1-on-1 vs. Nikola Jokic or roaming and still keeping an eye on Aaron Gordon at the same time: “That’s why they pay me the big bucks. I got to figure it out.” 05/18 12:17 am • Read on Twitter |
| Dave McMenamin on Aaron Gordon After film today Anthony Davis accepted the responsibility of guiding LAL’s defense against DEN - whether that’s going 1-on-1 vs. Nikola Jokic or roaming and still keeping an eye on Aaron Gordon at the same time: “That’s why they pay me the big bucks. I got to figure it out.” 05/18 12:17 am • Read on Twitter |
 | Hoops Rumors on Jerami Grant Jerami Grant appears likely to re-sign with the Trail Blazers, plus information on the GM meetings and lottery night. t.co 05/17 10:54 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | Anchorage Man on Nikola Jokic In retrospect, we should have known BuzzFeed was slipping when they didn’t have “one weird trick to stop Nikola Jokic” listicles. t.co 05/17 09:05 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | Nate Duncan on Aaron Gordon I think the Nuggets will do much better against this next game. But, not every team is doing this with Anthony Davis on Aaron Gordon either. t.co 05/17 07:56 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | Tony Jones on Michael Porter Jr. Michael Porter Jr. - it’s probably good that they came back and made it a close game, because we know we have things that we have to learn from 05/17 07:00 pm • Read on Twitter |
| Tony Jones on Nikola Jokic Bruce Brown on Nikola Jokic seeing Rui Hachimura as a primary defender: He’s going to be fine. He’s seen every coverage. He’ll make the right read every time 05/17 06:49 pm • Read on Twitter |
 | NBA on Nikola Jokic A historic night by the virtuoso Nikola Jokic! @mikecwright breaks down how the NBA All-Star center notched a huge triple-double to help the Nuggets defend home court against the Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals! 📰: t.co t.co 05/17 06:30 pm • Read on Twitter |