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Denver Nuggets
5-3 overall · 3-1 on the road
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6-3 overall · 1-2 at home
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Trail BlazersOffense
NuggetsDefense

The Trail Blazers rank 3rd in the NBA in effective field goal % (56.2%), and the Nuggets rank 20th in opponent eFG% (54.2%). A good spot for the offense against a middle-of-the-pack defense.

League average is 53.1%, so the Trail Blazers are 3.1 points above it. Deni Avdija leads them with 22.3 points a game on 57.4% true shooting.

Jamal MurrayTop scorer · DEN
Deni AvdijaTop scorer · POR
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Nuggets5-3
Trail Blazers6-3
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Team vs team

Season before this game (DEN 8 games, POR 9). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

DENPOR
Scoring
115.213th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
119.33rd · Top 5
113.114th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
113.816th · Average
+2.116th · Average
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+5.610th · Above avg
Efficiency
116.24th · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
115.75th · Top 5
112.121st · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
111.619th · Average
+4.012th · Average
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+4.111th · Average
100.125th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
102.515th
Shooting
55.4%4th · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
56.2%3rd · Top 5
59.9%4th · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
60.2%3rd · Top 5
11.625th · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.16th · Above avg
36.0%10th · Above avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.6%13th · Average
0.326th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.372nd · Top 5
Defense
54.2%20th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
51.5%10th · Above avg
9.96th · Above avg
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.324th · Below avg
3.529th · Bottom 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.819th · Average
Possessions
13.7%9th · Above avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
15.8%22nd · Below avg
25.6%21st · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
29.5%9th · Above avg
42.821st · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
45.210th · Above avg
27.86th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.216th · Average

Recent form

Denver Nuggets
WWLWW

Last 5: average margin +8.6 (season +2.1). Streak W2.

Portland Trail Blazers
WWWLL

Last 5: average margin +3.0 (season +5.6). Streak L2.

Key players

Denver Nuggets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jamal MurrayG 24.25.56.164.4
Nikola JokicC 22.910.19.156.0
Christian BraunG 13.53.92.163.4
Spencer JonesF 13.06.00.0108.3
Portland Trail Blazers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Deni AvdijaF 22.36.46.357.4
Damian LillardG 19.43.24.459.9
Ja MorantG 15.82.55.562.2
Toumani CamaraF 13.13.41.169.1

Injury report

Denver Nuggets
Julian Strawther G · back ~11/29 Out
Portland Trail Blazers
Ja Morant G · back ~12/1 Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~3/2 Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~1/2 Out
Robert Williams III C-F · back ~11/10 Day-To-Day

Earlier this season

11/2/26 · 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.

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