Denver Nuggets @ Portland Trail Blazers
WEST SEMIFINALS - GAME 3 • POR leads series 2-1
54-28, 20-21 Away
137
54-28, 20-21 Away
Final/4OT
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEN | 17 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 35 | 137 |
| 23 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 38 | 140 |
53-29, 32-9 Home
140
53-29, 32-9 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 49 | 17 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | -8 | |
| 36 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 65 | 33 | 13-25 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | +5 | |
| 50 | 13 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | +3 | |
| 55 | 34 | 14-32 | 4-12 | 2-2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +6 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 12 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | |
| 23 | 11 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | |
| 39 | 22 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -4 | |
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137 | 54-119 | 15-42 | 14-20 | 66 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 42 | 27 | |||
45% | 36% | 70% | ||||||||||||
Portland Trail Blazers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 46 | 6 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | +6 | |
| 45 | 15 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | -1 | |
| 56 | 18 | 8-16 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | +2 | |
| 58 | 28 | 10-24 | 2-9 | 6-6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +4 | |
| 60 | 41 | 16-39 | 4-11 | 5-6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +6 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 18 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
| 24 | 19 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | |
| 20 | 5 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | |
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140 | 52-124 | 12-42 | 24-28 | 62 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 24 | |||
42% | 29% | 86% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
DEN @ POR Videos
McCollum: I'm ready to go for Game 4
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Matchups
Game Information
Portland, OR
ESPN
Referee:Eric Lewis
Referee:Mike Callahan
Referee:Rodney Mott
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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