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Thursday, January 23, 2014

10:30 PM ET - Moda Center, Portland, OR

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POR

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110

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POR

30	37	24	14	105

27	32	27	24	110

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Preview | Recap | Notebook

Nuggets-Trail Blazers Preview

By JORDAN GARRETSON
Posted Jan 22 2014 1:48PM

The Portland Trail Blazers suffered a disappointing end to a challenging road trip after an impressive beginning.

Returning home to face the defensively averse Denver Nuggets should provide the league's highest-scoring team a good opportunity to bounce back.

Portland looks to avoid losing a third straight game for the first time this season as it faces Denver on Thursday night.

The Trail Blazers (31-11) started their trip - four games against teams among the Western Conference's top seven - with wins in San Antonio and Dallas before falling in Houston and Oklahoma City on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. It marked their third set of back-to-back losses in just over three weeks after not suffering consecutive defeats through their first 29 games.

Tuesday's 105-97 loss to the Thunder also cost them first place in the Northwest Division. Portland lead for a majority of the contest but gave up 11 of Kevin Durant's 46 points in the final 3:23.

"We're not happy. Last year we were happy coming off a road trip at .500. We're not that team any more," said Wesley Matthews, who scored 21 and is averaging a career-best 16.7 points. "We didn't come out with the right energy and the right mentality against Houston and they were ready for us. We came out with the right mentality early in this game and KD had a hell of a fourth quarter, so it's bitter."

Durant's big performance was likely more a credit to him than a matter of poor defense from Portland. The Thunder forward came in having scored at least 30 in seven straight contests.

"When the basket is an ocean, you can't really do much about it," Matthews said. "He's been on a roll."

LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 29 points and 16 rebounds but struggled in the fourth quarter, going 1 of 8 from the field. Damian Lillard had 14 points - more than seven below his average - and is just 6 of 24 from 3-point range over his last four contests. He's among the league leaders at 43.0 percent from beyond the arc.

Lillard was part of a 3-point shooting barrage in a 113-98 win at Denver on Nov. 1 in the teams' lone matchup this season. Portland, which averages an NBA-best 109.3 points, was 14 of 22 from deep, with Lillard going 3 of 4. Nicolas Batum was 5 of 8 with 21 points while Matthews was 4 of 4 and scored 21 of his own. Denver hit 36.4 percent from the field, its second-worst shooting performance of the season.

A five-game winning streak provided some optimism for the Nuggets (20-20), but they've since dropped three of four and two straight. Tuesday brought another setback with Danilo Gallinari undergoing a second operation on his left knee, ending any hope that he would be able to play this season after tearing his ACL in April.

The Nuggets miss the 16.2 points per game Gallinari provided last season, but defense has been their downfall lately. Their last four opponents have averaged 117.0 points while shooting 49.1 percent.

Denver let Phoenix shoot 50.5 percent in a 117-103 road loss Sunday.

"We score enough points," said Ty Lawson, who had 17 points and 14 assists for his fourth straight double-double and ninth in 10 games. "No defense."

Lawson is averaging 19.9 points on 51.2 percent shooting in his last eight games versus Portland.

Aldridge has averaged 25.2 points in his past five matchups with Denver.

The Trail Blazers had won six straight home meetings prior to a 111-109 loss Feb. 27.

Aldridge scores 44, Blazers beat Nuggets 110-105

By ANNE M. PETERSON
Posted Jan 24 2014 2:40AM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) LaMarcus Aldridge's 44-point outburst against the Denver Nuggets came the same day the All-Star starters were announced.

Aldridge wasn't on the list. So naturally there were questions whether his new career-high was perhaps an answer to a perceived snub.

"It was nothing about that," the Trail Blazers' forward said. "We lost two games and we needed this win."

Aldridge also had 13 rebounds in Portland's 110-105 come-from-behind victory over the Nuggets on Thursday night. Wesley Matthews added 24 points for the Blazers, who snapped a two-game losing streak coming off a 2-2 road trip. The Blazers have not lost three straight this season.

Aldridge scored the team's final 15 points: After missing three of four free throws, he settled down to make eight straight to close out the game.

It was his third career game with 40 or more points.

"It goes without saying, LaMarcus just keeps impressing everybody with what he's doing," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said, ticking off the contributions: "He was aggressive to the basket, he made his jump shots, he made his free throws, he rebounded, he came up big when we needed him, he made passes out of the double teams when they doubled, he got blocked shots. He was fantastic."

The Blazers trailed by as many as 15 points in the third quarter, but chipped away at Denver's lead to pull to 91-90 on Matthews' turnaround fadeaway before taking the lead on his 15-foot jumper.

The teams wrestled for control, but Aldridge's jumper put Portland up a 102-99 with 3:08 left.

Wilson Chandler and Timofey Mozgov made consecutive baskets to regain the lead for Denver, and it was back-and-forth until Aldridge made four consecutive free throws to shouts of "M-V-P," from the Portland crowd, giving the Blazers a 108-105 lead.

Chandler missed a jumper with 8 seconds left and Aldridge made more free throws for the final margin.

Chandler finished with 18 points for Denver, which has lost three straight and four of their last five games after a five-game winning streak.

"LaMarcus Aldridge, the buckets that he made, I can live with that," said Denver coach Brian Shaw. "But some of the fouls that we committed to send him to the line without him having to really work for it, I thought is what hurt us, especially in the fourth quarter."

Kenneth Faried got two quick fouls early in the game and had to sit, but the Nuggets still led 30-28 at the end of the first quarter, paced by Anthony Randolph off the bench.

Nate Robinson's 3-pointer stretched Denver's lead to 44-37, and the Nuggets went on to lead by as many as 12 points in the second quarter.

Portland went on a 9-0 run to close to 51-48, but Denver held on to 67-59 lead at the half.

Randy Foye hit a 3-pointer early in the third quarter to stretch Denver's lead to 78-63. The Nuggets led 91-86 heading to the fourth.

Earlier in the day, Aldridge and teammate Damian Lillard were named to the 2014-16 U.S. men's national team pool, the first step toward making the Olympic team. Faried was also invited.

The All-Star team starters were also announced before Thursday night's game. Aldridge finished fifth in fan voting among Western Conference frontcourt players, while Lillard finished seventh among guards. Both players will have a chance to make the team if they are selected by the league's coaches.

Aldridge, a two-time All-Star, has never been voted a starter by the fans. Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Kevin Love will make up the Western Conference's starting frontcourt this season in New Orleans.

Matthews thought Aldridge should have made it.

"What can you say? He's an MVP candidate. Best power forward in the game," Matthews said. "I've been saying that for two years now. He put it one display again tonight."

Blazers owner Paul Allen addressed the media at halftime, talking on a wide range of topics including a contract extension for Aldridge, which the team will consider "at the appropriate time."

NOTES: The Blazers defeated the Nuggets 113-98 in Denver their first meeting of the season on Nov. 1. ... Portland is the only team to have used the same starting lineup all season. ... The Nuggets announced earlier this week that forward Danilo Gallinari will miss the rest of the season after undergoing a second surgery on his left knee. Gallinari averaged 16.2 points per game last season for Denver. ... Actor Billy Dee Williams was at the game.

Notebook: Trail Blazers 110, Nuggets 105

Kerry Eggers, for NBA.com
Posted Fri Jan 24, 2014 3:03 AM - Updated Fri Jan 24, 2014 3:04 AM

THE FACT: The Blazers, who make more 3-point shots than any team in the NBA (10.1 per game), won despite going only 4-for-18 from beyond the arc -- their second-lowest output of the season.

THE LEAD: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 of his career-high 44 points in the second half -- including Portland's final 15 of the game -- to give the Trail Blazers a 110-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night at the Moda Center. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for the Blazers (32-11), who had dropped the final two games of their recent four-game road trip.

Wesley Matthews scored 18 of his 24 points in the first half for Portland, which held Denver to 38 points in the second half and only 14 in the fourth quarter. Wilson Chandler led six players in double figures with 18 points for the Nuggets (20-21), who lost their third straight game.

QUOTABLE: "L.A. is the best power forward in the league. I don't know why he's not starting in the All-Star Game."
-- Blazers forward Nicolas Batum on Aldridge

THE STAT: Aldridge became the first player with at least 44 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and two blocks since the Nets' Vince Carter in April 2007.

TURNING POINT: Randy Foye made a running layup with 1:01 left to give Denver its last lead at 105-104. The Nuggets went 0-for-4 the rest of the way, the Blazers scoring their final six points on Aldridge free throws.

HOT: After starting the game 1-for-7, Aldridge went 14-for-22 the rest of the way.

NOT: After shooting .585 in the first half, Denver cooled to .392 over the final two periods.

QUOTABLE II: "The buckets Aldridge made, I can live with that. But some of the fouls we committed -- just sending him to the line without him really having to work for it -- hurt us, especially in the fourth quarter."
-- Nuggets coach Brian Shaw on Aldridge, who was 15-for-29 from the field and 14-for-17 from the foul line

GOOD MOVE: Blazers coach Terry Stotts used the 6-foot-8 Batum to guard the Nuggets' 5-11 Ty Lawson through much of the second half. Lawson was blanked after scoring 13 points in the first half.

BAD MOVE: Shaw rarely chose to double-team Aldridge through the game. The ploy didn't work.

QUOTABLE III: "It was nothing about that. We had lost two games. We just needed this one."
-- LaMarcus Aldridge, denying not being named as a starter in the All-Star Game provided extra motivation

NEXT: For the Nuggets, Saturday vs. Indiana, Sunday @ Sacramento, Wednesday vs. L.A. Charlotte. For the Trail Blazers, Saturday vs. Minnesota, Sunday @ Golden State, Tuesday vs. Memphis.

DEN POR

49.4% 43.2% 43.5% 22.2% 85.0% 88.2% FG % 3FG% FT %

	DEN	POR
Total Rebounds	35	40
Offensive Rebounds	7	16
Turnovers	19	9
Fast Break Pts:	9	16
Biggest Lead:	15	6
Points in the Paint:	42	38

	DEN	POR
p	Chandler 18	Aldridge 44
rb	Hickson 7	Aldridge 13
a	Lawson 11	Batum 10
s	Lawson 2	3 players 2
b	Mozgov 2	3 players 2

11/01 - POR 113 @ DEN 98
01/23 - DEN 105 @ POR 110
02/25 - POR 100 @ DEN 95
03/01 - DEN 96 @ POR 102

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Denver Nuggets (20-21)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
W. Chandler	F	32:33	7-11	1-2	3-4	-5	0	3	3	0	5	1	4	1	0	18
K. Faried	F	21:27	4-7	0-0	0-0	0	1	5	6	2	3	0	2	1	2	8
J. Hickson	C	36:50	6-10	0-0	0-0	0	1	6	7	5	5	0	3	0	1	12
R. Foye	G	26:31	5-10	4-9	0-0	-12	1	2	3	5	3	0	1	1	0	14
T. Lawson	G	37:38	3-11	0-2	7-9	+1	0	2	2	11	4	2	3	0	1	13
A. Randolph		16:24	4-5	2-3	2-2	-1	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	12
Q. Miller		13:56	1-2	0-0	1-1	+5	0	5	5	0	2	1	2	0	0	3
E. Fournier		14:00	2-7	0-2	0-0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
T. Mozgov		20:48	3-4	0-0	2-2	-5	3	1	4	2	3	0	1	2	0	8
N. Robinson		19:52	4-12	3-5	2-2	-7	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	2	13
D. Arthur	NWT - hip strain
J. Hamilton	DNP - Coach's Decision
A. Miller	NWT - personal reasons
Total		240	39-79	10-23	17-20		7	28	35	27	30	5	19	6	6	105
			49.4%	43.5%	85.0%		team rebs: 15			total to: 22

Portland Trail Blazers (32-11)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
N. Batum	F	37:47	1-5	0-3	4-4	-3	1	6	7	10	0	2	2	0	0	6
L. Aldridge	F	38:15	15-29	0-0	14-17	+4	4	9	13	5	2	0	2	2	1	44
R. Lopez	C	39:06	5-14	0-0	2-2	+10	8	1	9	2	3	0	0	2	1	12
W. Matthews	G	39:26	8-15	2-6	6-6	+11	0	1	1	4	3	1	1	0	1	24
D. Lillard	G	36:37	5-10	0-4	1-1	+2	0	2	2	3	3	0	3	2	0	11
M. Williams		19:02	1-5	0-1	0-0	+4	0	1	1	4	5	2	1	0	0	2
J. Freeland		08:38	0-2	0-0	0-0	-7	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
C. McCollum		11:23	2-6	2-4	1-2	+3	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	7
T. Robinson		09:45	1-2	0-0	2-2	+1	1	4	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	4
W. Barton	DNP - Coach's Decision
M. Leonard	DNP - Coach's Decision
E. Watson	DNP - Coach's Decision
D. Wright	DNP - Coach's Decision
Total		240	38-88	4-18	30-34		16	24	40	29	21	7	9	6	6	110
			43.2%	22.2%	88.2%		team rebs: 7			total to: 10

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Nuggets: Gallinari, McGee
Trail Blazers: Claver, Crabbe

technical fouls

Nuggets: --
Trail Blazers: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 12
Times Tied: 8

arena stats

Arena: Moda Center, Portland, OR
Officials: #71 Rodney Mott, #11 Derrick Collins, #34 Kevin Cutler
Attendance: 20066
Duration: 2:35

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Denver Nuggets (20-21)		Portland Trail Blazers (32-11)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lopez vs Hickson (Matthews gains possession)
Chandler Foul: Personal (1 PF)	11:44
	11:33	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:31
Foye Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Matthews (1 ST)	11:19
	11:14 [POR 3-0]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Faried Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)	10:56 [DEN 2-3]
Faried Foul: Personal Block (1 PF)	10:43
	10:35 [POR 5-2]	Lopez Driving Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lillard (1 AST)
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	10:19
	10:18	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:11	Batum Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)
Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Batum (1 ST)	09:53
	09:50 [POR 7-2]	Lillard Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hickson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	09:50
	09:50 [POR 8-2]	Lillard Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Faried Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)	09:38 [DEN 4-8]
	09:23	Aldridge Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)
Faried Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)	09:17 [DEN 6-8]
	08:59	Matthews Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:59
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:46	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:36 [POR 10-6]	Aldridge Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lillard (2 AST)
Hickson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Faried (1 AST)	08:22 [DEN 8-10]
	08:08	Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed
	08:06	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:02 [POR 13-8]	Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)
	07:53	Lopez Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:53 [DEN 9-13]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:53 [DEN 10-13]
	07:35	Aldridge Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:33
Faried Jump Shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (1 BLK)	07:23
Team Rebound	07:23
Lawson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hickson (1 AST)	07:16 [DEN 12-13]
Faried Foul: Personal (2 PF)	07:00
Faried Substitution replaced by Randolph	07:00
	06:54	Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Randolph Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)	06:42 [DEN 14-13]
	06:27 [POR 15-14]	Lillard Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Matthews (1 AST)
Hickson Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	06:09
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:08
Randolph 3pt Shot: Missed	05:58
	05:57	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:48	Aldridge Running Jump Shot: Missed
	05:47	Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:47 [POR 17-14]	Lopez Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Hickson Jump Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:25	Matthews Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:14	Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:13
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:07
	05:06	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:00 [POR 19-14]	Matthews Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Batum (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:56
	04:56	Matthews Substitution replaced by Williams
Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)	04:42 [DEN 16-19]
	04:32	Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:30
Chandler Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)	04:25
Chandler Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	04:25
	04:10	Aldridge Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Randolph (1 ST)
Chandler Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	04:08
Chandler Substitution replaced by Q Miller	04:08
	03:51	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:49
Q Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Batum (2 ST)	03:41
	03:36 [POR 21-16]	Aldridge Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Batum (2 AST)
	03:23	Williams Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:23
Team Rebound	03:23
Foye Substitution replaced by Fournier	03:23
	03:23	Lopez Substitution replaced by Freeland
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:23 [DEN 17-21]
	03:08	Freeland Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Randolph (1 BLK)
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:06
Hickson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)	02:59 [DEN 19-21]
	02:49	Lillard Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:47	Freeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:44 [POR 23-19]	Lillard Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)
Randolph Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (6 AST)	02:33 [DEN 21-23]
	02:20	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Randolph Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:19
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:07 [DEN 23-23]
	02:05	Team Timeout : Regular
Hickson Substitution replaced by Mozgov	02:05
	02:05	Lillard Substitution replaced by McCollum
	01:47 [POR 25-23]	Aldridge Driving Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	01:37	Freeland Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Q Miller Jump Shot: Missed	01:26
Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:24
Mozgov Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:24 [DEN 25-25]
	01:05 [POR 27-25]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Batum (3 AST)
Randolph 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lawson (7 AST)	00:49.9 [DEN 28-27]
	00:30.9	McCollum Running Jump Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:28.9
Lawson Layup Shot: Missed	00:22.9
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:21.7
	00:01.2	Freeland Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Randolph Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:01.2 [DEN 29-27]
Randolph Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:01.2 [DEN 30-27]
	00:00.1	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Denver Nuggets (20-21)		Portland Trail Blazers (32-11)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Fournier Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	11:41
Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	11:37
	11:30 [POR 30-30]	McCollum 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)
Fournier Running Jump Shot: Missed	11:13
	11:13	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:02	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Fournier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:02
Q Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	11:00
	10:54	McCollum 3pt Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:52
	10:43	McCollum Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:43 [DEN 31-30]
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:43 [DEN 32-30]
Randolph Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:28
	10:28 [POR 31-32]	McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Randolph Substitution replaced by Faried	10:28
	10:28	McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:27
	10:18	McCollum Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Fournier Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Mozgov (1 AST)	10:11 [DEN 34-31]
	09:51	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (1 BLK)
	09:49	McCollum Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:45	Freeland Jump Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:45
	09:38	Williams Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:24
	09:22	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:13	Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:13
	08:59
	08:59	Freeland Substitution replaced by Lopez
Faried Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)	08:55
	08:45	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:44	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:37	McCollum Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (2 BLK)
	08:37	Team Rebound
	08:34 [POR 33-34]	Robinson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Matthews (2 AST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Mozgov (2 AST)	08:14 [DEN 37-33]
Q Miller Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:05
Fournier Substitution replaced by Lawson	08:05
Q Miller Substitution replaced by Chandler	08:05
	08:05	McCollum Substitution replaced by Lillard
	07:56 [POR 35-37]	Matthews Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed	07:37
Team Rebound	07:36
	07:36	Matthews Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	07:29 [DEN 40-35]
Robinson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:15
	07:15 [POR 36-40]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Hickson	07:15
	07:15 [POR 37-40]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	07:07	Williams Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:07
Team Rebound	07:07
	07:07	Williams Substitution replaced by Batum
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	07:07 [DEN 41-37]
	06:49	Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lawson (2 ST)
Robinson Pullup Jump shot: Missed	06:43
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:41
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hickson (2 AST)	06:36 [DEN 44-37]
	06:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:27	Robinson Substitution replaced by Aldridge
	06:19	Batum Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Robinson Pullup Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	06:10 [DEN 46-37]
	05:53 [POR 39-46]	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Batum (4 AST)
Hickson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (8 AST)	05:38 [DEN 48-39]
	05:21	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:20
Faried Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lillard (1 BLK)	05:11
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:09
Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Faried (2 AST)	05:05 [DEN 51-39]
	04:41 [POR 41-51]	Batum Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Lillard (2 BLK)	04:22
	04:21	Lillard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Chandler Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	04:15
	04:15 [POR 42-51]	Batum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Chandler Substitution replaced by Foye	04:15
	04:15 [POR 43-51]	Batum Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Lawson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	04:01
	03:47	Lopez Jump Shot: Missed
	03:46	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:41	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:40
Faried Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (2 TO)	03:29
	03:14 [POR 45-51]	Matthews Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (3 AST)
Lawson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	03:14
	03:14 [POR 46-51]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
Hickson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:52
	02:50	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:46 [POR 48-51]	Aldridge Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Batum (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:44
Robinson Substitution replaced by Q Miller	02:44
Hickson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:32
Faried Substitution replaced by Randolph	02:32
	02:19	Matthews Layup Shot: Missed Block: Foye (1 BLK)
Lawson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:17
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Randolph (1 AST)	02:10 [DEN 54-48]
Hickson Violation:Kicked Ball	01:53
Q Miller Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:46
	01:46 [POR 49-54]	Batum Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:46 [POR 50-54]	Batum Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Randolph 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Foye (2 AST)	01:31 [DEN 57-50]
Randolph Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:22
	01:22 [POR 51-57]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	01:22 [POR 52-57]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	01:04	Aldridge Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:04 [DEN 58-52]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:04 [DEN 59-52]
	00:47.9	Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Q Miller (1 ST)
Q Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:45.3 [DEN 61-52]
	00:45.3	Matthews Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Q Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	00:45.3 [DEN 62-52]
	00:34.9 [POR 54-62]	Lillard Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Hickson Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lawson (9 AST)	00:29.9 [DEN 64-54]
	00:14.9	Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:13.9	Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:13.9	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
	00:13.8	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	00:13.8 [POR 56-64]	Lopez Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:02.8 [DEN 66-56]
	00:02.8	Lopez Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	00:02.8 [DEN 67-56]
Hickson Foul: Personal (2 PF) (3 FTA)	00:00.7
	00:00.7 [POR 57-67]	Matthews Free Throw 1 of 3 (16 PTS)
	00:00.7 [POR 58-67]	Matthews Free Throw 2 of 3 (17 PTS)
	00:00.7 [POR 59-67]	Matthews Free Throw 3 of 3 (18 PTS)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (20-21)		Portland Trail Blazers (32-11)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lawson (10 AST)	11:45 [DEN 70-59]
	11:31	Lopez Hook Shot: Missed Block: Faried (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	11:29
Lawson Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	11:16
Lawson Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	11:16
	10:58 [POR 61-70]	Lopez Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Batum (6 AST)
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hickson (3 AST)	10:30 [DEN 73-61]
Hickson Foul: Personal (3 PF)	10:07
	09:56	Aldridge Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:55
Hickson Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lawson (11 AST)	09:46 [DEN 75-61]
	09:34 [POR 63-75]	Lopez Jump Bank Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Batum (7 AST)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:24	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:15	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:14
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	09:08 [DEN 78-63]
	08:50 [POR 65-78]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Batum (8 AST)
Foye Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	08:50
	08:50 [POR 66-78]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Foye (3 AST)	08:33 [DEN 80-66]
	08:09 [POR 68-80]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Matthews (3 AST)
Lawson Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)	08:05
Lawson Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	08:05
	07:45 [POR 70-80]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Lillard (3 AST)
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	07:30
	07:30	Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	07:20	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:19
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	07:05
Foye Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:02
Faried Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Foye (4 AST)	06:55 [DEN 82-70]
	06:32	Aldridge Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:30
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	06:25
	06:24	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:18	Batum Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:17
	06:12	Lopez Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:12 [DEN 83-70]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:12
	06:11	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Faried Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:00
	05:58 [POR 72-83]	Matthews Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Batum (9 AST)
Hickson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	05:36
	05:36	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:24	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:22
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:12	Batum Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	05:00 [POR 74-83]	Aldridge Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Lopez (1 AST)
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hickson (4 AST)	04:39 [DEN 85-74]
Hickson Violation:Defensive Goaltending	04:26
	04:26 [POR 76-85]	Lillard Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (4 AST)
Hickson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (1 BLK)	04:01
Team Rebound	04:01
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	04:01
	04:01	Matthews Substitution replaced by Williams
	03:49	Lillard 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:48	Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)
	03:47	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
	03:44	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	03:44 [POR 78-85]	Aldridge Putback Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Faried Substitution replaced by Randolph	03:29
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	03:26
	03:25	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Lawson Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	03:18
	03:18 [POR 79-85]	Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Lawson Substitution replaced by Robinson	03:18
Foye Substitution replaced by Fournier	03:18
	03:18 [POR 80-85]	Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Fournier Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hickson (5 AST)	03:05 [DEN 87-80]
	02:44 [POR 82-87]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Robinson Step Back Jump shot: Missed	02:21
	02:20	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:14	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)
	02:14	Williams Foul: Personal (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:14
	02:14	Lopez Substitution replaced by Freeland
	02:14	Lillard Substitution replaced by McCollum
	02:14	Batum Substitution replaced by Matthews
Hickson Substitution replaced by Mozgov	02:14
Chandler Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:51 [DEN 89-82]
	01:30 [POR 84-89]	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Fournier Pullup Bank shot: Missed	01:10
	01:09	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	01:00 [POR 86-89]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (5 AST)
Fournier Jump Shot: Missed	00:37.9
	00:37.4	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	00:18.9	Williams Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Fournier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:17.9
	00:03.4	Aldridge Foul: Personal Take (2 PF)
	00:03.4	Williams Substitution replaced by Batum
	00:00.5	Matthews Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:00.5 [DEN 90-86]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:00.5 [DEN 91-86]
	00:00.1	McCollum 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (20-21)		Portland Trail Blazers (32-11)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:46
Randolph Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Robinson (2 ST)	11:33
Robinson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	11:30
	11:30 [POR 87-91]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:30 [POR 88-91]	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	11:12
	11:10	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:59 [POR 90-91]	Matthews Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
	10:42	Williams Foul: Personal (5 PF)
Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:28	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:10 [POR 92-91]	Matthews Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:09
Randolph Substitution replaced by Hickson	10:09
Mozgov Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:44 [DEN 93-92]
	09:20 [POR 95-93]	McCollum 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Matthews (4 AST)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	08:53
Team Rebound	08:51
	08:51	McCollum Substitution replaced by Lillard
Fournier Substitution replaced by Lawson	08:51
	08:51	Matthews Substitution replaced by Batum
Q Miller Substitution replaced by Chandler	08:51
Robinson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:49
	08:33	Lopez Hook Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:33
	08:33	Robinson Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Chandler Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	08:15 [DEN 95-95]
	08:06	Lillard Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:49
Team Rebound	07:48
	07:48	Lillard Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
	07:48	Robinson Substitution replaced by Aldridge
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:37	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	07:13	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	07:13	Lopez Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)
	07:13	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	07:00	Lillard Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	07:00	Williams Substitution replaced by Matthews
Hickson Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	06:53 [DEN 97-95]
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:34
	06:34 [POR 96-97]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
	06:34 [POR 97-97]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)
Mozgov Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	06:13
	05:57	Matthews Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	05:56	Lopez Rebound (Off:6 Def:1)
	05:56	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
	05:54	Lopez Rebound (Off:7 Def:1)
	05:51 [POR 99-97]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (33 PTS) Assist: Lopez (2 AST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (2 BLK)	05:40
Team Rebound	05:39
	05:39
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:25
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	05:24
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:22
	05:13	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	05:11	Batum Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	05:08	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	05:06
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (2 BLK)	04:58
Team Rebound	04:57
	04:57	Lillard Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Mozgov Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:57 [DEN 98-99]
Robinson Substitution replaced by Foye	04:57
Mozgov Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:57 [DEN 99-99]
Foye Foul: Personal (2 PF)	04:46
	04:32	Lopez Hook Shot: Missed
	04:31	Aldridge Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:18
	04:18	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:18	Team Rebound
	04:18 [POR 100-99]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (34 PTS)
Team Turnover : Backcourt Turnover	04:00
Foye Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:48
	03:48	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:48	Team Rebound
	03:48	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	03:46	Lopez Rebound (Off:8 Def:1)
	03:46	Lopez Tip Shot: Missed
	03:46	Team Rebound
	03:46	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:33	Lopez Hook Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:31
Chandler Foul: Offensive (4 PF)	03:22
Chandler Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	03:22
	03:08 [POR 102-99]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (36 PTS) Assist: Batum (10 AST)
Hickson Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	02:53
	02:39	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:37
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	02:24
Team Rebound	02:23
Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	02:05 [DEN 101-102]
	01:44	Batum 3pt Shot: Missed
Foye Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:41
Mozgov Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Foye (5 AST)	01:27 [DEN 103-102]
Hickson Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:07
	01:07 [POR 103-103]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (37 PTS)
	01:07 [POR 104-103]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (38 PTS)
Foye Running Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:01 [DEN 105-104]
	00:43.9	Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:43.2	Team Rebound
Mozgov Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:43.2
	00:43.2 [POR 105-105]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (39 PTS)
	00:43.2 [POR 106-105]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (40 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:43.2
Lawson Pullup Jump shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:26.8	Aldridge Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
Hickson Foul: Personal (5 PF) (2 FTA)	00:25.8
	00:25.8 [POR 107-105]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (41 PTS)
	00:25.8 [POR 108-105]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (42 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:25.8
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	00:17.9
Team Rebound	00:15.5
Team Timeout : Short	00:15.5
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Robinson	00:15.5
Hickson Substitution replaced by Fournier	00:15.5
	00:15.5	Lopez Substitution replaced by Williams
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	00:08.3
	00:08.3	Batum Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Chandler Foul: Personal Take (5 PF) (2 FTA)	00:08.3
	00:08.3 [POR 109-105]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (43 PTS)
	00:08.3 [POR 110-105]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (44 PTS)
Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.9
	00:00.9	Lillard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 4th Quarter

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