Denver Nuggets
2026-12-15
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Portland Trail Blazers
Biggest mismatches
POR's offense ranks 3rd in scoring efficiency, and DEN ranks 23rd defending it.
POR's offense ranks 3rd in shooting, and DEN ranks 21st defending it.
Team vs team
Season before this game (DEN 7 games, POR 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
DENPOR
Scoring
115.413th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
121.91st · Top 5
114.721st · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
110.712th · Average
+0.717th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+11.12nd · Top 5
Efficiency
116.26th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
118.53rd · Top 5
113.423rd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
109.312th · Average
+2.814th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+9.26th · Above avg
100.224th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
102.116th
Shooting
56.1%4th · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
56.4%3rd · Top 5
60.7%3rd · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
60.2%4th · Top 5
11.921st · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.45th · Top 5
37.2%8th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.5%11th · Average
0.336th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.364th · Top 5
Defense
54.4%21st · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.2%8th · Above avg
10.73rd · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.125th · Below avg
3.728th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.016th · Average
Possessions
15.2%20th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.7%15th · Average
26.8%19th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
31.7%5th · Top 5
41.624th · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
47.47th · Above avg
27.66th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.19th · Above avg
Recent form
Denver NuggetsLWWLW
Last 5: average margin +2.2 (season +0.7). Streak W1.
Portland Trail BlazersWLWWW
Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +11.1). Streak W3.
Key players
Denver Nuggets| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal MurrayG | 25.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 65.1 |
| Nikola JokicC | 23.4 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 57.9 |
| Christian BraunG | 14.6 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 66.9 |
| Aaron GordonF | 12.3 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 57.9 |
Portland Trail Blazers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni AvdijaF | 23.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 57.7 |
| Damian LillardG | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 58.6 |
| Ja MorantG | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 62.2 |
| Toumani CamaraF | 13.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 72.3 |
Injury report
Denver NuggetsDeMar DeRozan G · back ~2026-11-07
Out
Julian Strawther G · back ~2026-11-29
Out
Spencer Jones F · back ~2026-11-11
Out
Portland Trail BlazersJa Morant G · back ~2026-12-01
Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Earlier this season
2026-11-02 · at DENPOR 118 – DEN 110
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.