Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
November 2, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets 118-110 on 2026-11-02 on the road against the Nuggets. The Nuggets started Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, and Christian Braun. The Trail Blazers started Damian Lillard, Deni Avdija, Scoot Henderson, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. Deni Avdija (Trail Blazers) scored 16 points (5/6) in his matchups, with Aaron Gordon as his primary defender. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 16 points (7/14) in his matchups, with Donovan Clingan as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
DEN
Denver Nuggets
110
Did not play: DaRon Holmes II (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bryce Hopkins (DNP - Coach's Decision), Zeke Nnaji (DNP - Coach's Decision)
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
118
Did not play: Branden Carlson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Hansen Yang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Micah Potter (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Aaron Gordon · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Christian Braun Starter 17.9 min
- Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Christian Braun · Trevon Brazile 8.7 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Aaron Gordon · Jamal Murray · Marvin Bagley III · Christian Braun 6.3 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Trevon Brazile 2.1 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Tyus Jones · Marvin Bagley III · Trevon Brazile · Alpha Diallo 2.0 min
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Damian Lillard · Deni Avdija · Scoot Henderson · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan Starter 10.8 min
- Jrue Holiday · Damian Lillard · Deni Avdija · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan 5.1 min
- Jrue Holiday · Scoot Henderson · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan · Chris Youngblood 4.1 min
- Jrue Holiday · Damian Lillard · Sidy Cissoko · Donovan Clingan · Chris Youngblood 3.5 min
- Jrue Holiday · Deni Avdija · Sidy Cissoko · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan 3.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Nuggets defense
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Deni Avdija 16 pts (5/6) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Aaron Gordon (31 %, 0 pts) · Cameron Johnson (22 %, 3 pts) · Trevon Brazile (12 %, 0 pts)
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Damian Lillard 8 pts (3/3) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Cameron Johnson (30 %, 2 pts) · Christian Braun (27 %, 0 pts) · Jamal Murray (15 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Toumani Camara: 28 poss., 8 pts (2/6) · Jrue Holiday: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/5) |
| Nikola Jokić | Donovan Clingan: 30 poss., 15 pts (5/13) · Robert Williams III: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Christian Braun | Scoot Henderson: 21 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Damian Lillard: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cameron Johnson | Damian Lillard: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Deni Avdija: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Aaron Gordon | Deni Avdija: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Toumani Camara: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Sidy Cissoko: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Chris Youngblood: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Trevon Brazile | Jrue Holiday: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Deni Avdija: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Marvin Bagley III | Donovan Clingan: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Robert Williams III: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tyus Jones | Scoot Henderson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Chris Youngblood: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alpha Diallo | Damian Lillard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sidy Cissoko: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Trail Blazers defense
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Nikola Jokić 16 pts (7/14) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Donovan Clingan (56 %, 6 pts) · Robert Williams III (24 %, 2 pts) · Deni Avdija (7 %, 2 pts)
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Jamal Murray 25 pts (9/18) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Toumani Camara (27 %, 3 pts) · Jrue Holiday (21 %, 7 pts) · Scoot Henderson (18 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | Aaron Gordon: 26 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · Trevon Brazile: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Donovan Clingan | Nikola Jokić: 39 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Marvin Bagley III: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/4) |
| Toumani Camara | Jamal Murray: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Cameron Johnson: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jrue Holiday | Jamal Murray: 16 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Christian Braun: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Damian Lillard | Christian Braun: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Cameron Johnson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Scoot Henderson | Jamal Murray: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Christian Braun: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Sidy Cissoko | DeMar DeRozan: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Trevon Brazile: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Robert Williams III | Nikola Jokić: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Marvin Bagley III: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Chris Youngblood | DeMar DeRozan: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jamal Murray: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Vít Krejčí | Tyus Jones: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · DeMar DeRozan: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |