Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets
October 31, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets 109-107 on 2025-10-31 at home. The Trail Blazers started Jrue Holiday, Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. The Nuggets started Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, and Christian Braun. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 16 points (7/19) in his matchups, with Donovan Clingan as his primary defender. Shaedon Sharpe (Trail Blazers) scored 11 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Jamal Murray as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
109
Did not play: Scoot Henderson (DND - Injury/Illness), Damian Lillard (DND - Injury/Illness), Matisse Thybulle (NWT - Injury/Illness), Hansen Yang (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DEN
Denver Nuggets
107
Did not play: Spencer Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Zeke Nnaji (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Pickett (DNP - Coach's Decision), Julian Strawther (DNP - Coach's Decision), Hunter Tyson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jrue Holiday · Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan Starter 6.9 min
- Jrue Holiday · Jerami Grant · Deni Avdija · Kris Murray · Toumani Camara 4.2 min
- Jrue Holiday · Jerami Grant · Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Toumani Camara 3.8 min
- Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Kris Murray · Duop Reath · Donovan Clingan 3.5 min
- Jerami Grant · Robert Williams III · Blake Wesley · Kris Murray · Toumani Camara 2.9 min
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Aaron Gordon · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Christian Braun Starter 20.5 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Peyton Watson 9.0 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Nikola Jokić · Bruce Brown · Cameron Johnson · Peyton Watson 4.5 min
- Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Christian Braun · Peyton Watson 2.9 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Aaron Gordon · Nikola Jokić · Cameron Johnson · Christian Braun 2.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Trail Blazers defense
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Nikola Jokić 16 pts (7/19) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Donovan Clingan (37 %, 0 pts) · Robert Williams III (14 %, 2 pts) · Kris Murray (11 %, 3 pts)
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Jamal Murray 9 pts (3/8) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Toumani Camara (20 %, 0 pts) · Jrue Holiday (20 %, 0 pts) · Kris Murray (16 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | Aaron Gordon: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Cameron Johnson: 12 poss., 10 pts (3/4) |
| Jrue Holiday | Christian Braun: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jamal Murray: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Toumani Camara | Jamal Murray: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cameron Johnson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jerami Grant | Aaron Gordon: 12 poss., 4 pts (0/1) · Peyton Watson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kris Murray | Jamal Murray: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Cameron Johnson: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Shaedon Sharpe | Bruce Brown: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Jamal Murray: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Donovan Clingan | Nikola Jokić: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Jonas Valanciunas: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Blake Wesley | Christian Braun: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Jamal Murray: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Robert Williams III | Nikola Jokić: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jonas Valanciunas: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Duop Reath | Tim Hardaway Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nikola Jokić: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rayan Rupert | Tim Hardaway Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bruce Brown: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nuggets defense
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Shaedon Sharpe 11 pts (5/10) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Jamal Murray (22 %, 2 pts) · Christian Braun (20 %, 2 pts) · Bruce Brown (17 %, 5 pts)
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Deni Avdija 18 pts (6/10) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Cameron Johnson (28 %, 4 pts) · Aaron Gordon (23 %, 4 pts) · Christian Braun (8 %, 1 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | Donovan Clingan: 28 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Jerami Grant: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jamal Murray | Toumani Camara: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Jrue Holiday: 16 poss., 9 pts (3/5) |
| Aaron Gordon | Jrue Holiday: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Deni Avdija: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Cameron Johnson | Deni Avdija: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jerami Grant: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Christian Braun | Kris Murray: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Shaedon Sharpe: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Peyton Watson | Jerami Grant: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jrue Holiday: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Kris Murray: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Shaedon Sharpe: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bruce Brown | Shaedon Sharpe: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jerami Grant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Donovan Clingan: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Deni Avdija: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |