May 22, 2021West - First Round · Game 1
PORPortland Trail Blazers123@DENDenver Nuggets109
POR box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian LillardG | 39:00 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10-25 | 5-12 | 9-9 | +25 |
| CJ McCollumG | 36:00 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-20 | 3-7 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Norman PowellF | 36:00 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 3-3 | -5 |
| Robert CovingtonF | 34:00 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +21 |
| Jusuf NurkićC | 32:00 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +12 |
| Anfernee Simons | 23:00 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 21:00 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Enes Freedom | 15:00 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 236 | 123 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 43-91 | 19-40 | 18-19 | — |
Did not play: CJ Elleby (Coach's Decision), Derrick Jones Jr. (Coach's Decision), Harry Giles (Coach's Decision), Keljin Blevins (Coach's Decision), Nassir Little (Coach's Decision), Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (Coach's Decision), T.J. Leaf (Coach's Decision)
DEN box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 37:00 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12-21 | 1-10 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Nikola JokićC | 35:00 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-27 | 3-7 | 3-4 | -13 |
| Austin RiversG | 33:00 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | -12 |
| Facundo CampazzoG | 31:00 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Aaron GordonF | 28:00 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | -10 |
| Monte Morris | 21:00 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Markus Howard | 19:00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| JaMychal Green | 17:00 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Paul Millsap | 14:00 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 235 | 109 | 48 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 47-93 | 11-36 | 4-8 | — |
Did not play: Bol Bol (Coach's Decision), JaVale McGee (Coach's Decision), Shaquille Harrison (Coach's Decision), Vlatko Čančar (Coach's Decision), Zeke Nnaji (Coach's Decision)
Four factors
| Team | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 57.7 | 5.7 | 21.3 | .198 |
| DEN | 56.5 | 7.7 | 27.5 | .043 |