Portland Trail Blazers – Denver Nuggets · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 6 April 2026

POR132–137DEN

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 88% of NBA games since 2017

· The win probability swung between the two teams 25 times

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ DEN winsPOR wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when DEN leads and falls when POR does.

This is how the game was decided.

Nikola Jokić decided it, the Denver Nuggets player with the most points (35, with 14 rebounds and 13 assists; +5 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Cameron Johnson's (+25). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Denver Nuggets 137-132 Portland Trail Blazers (April 6, 2026) was hit by Aaron Gordon: a three-pointer with 4:39 left in overtime, putting the Denver Nuggets up 128-125. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Denver Nuggets 137-132 Portland Trail Blazers (April 6, 2026) was a 11-0 run by the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter (from 8:03 to 5:14), from 40-53 to 51-53. The Portland Trail Blazers' best was a 10-0 run in the third quarter (from 4:39 to 2:15), from 86-78 to 96-78.

What were the keys of the last Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers game?

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Play: Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · POR

Avdija · Holiday · Henderson · Thybulle · Williams

Closing lineup · DEN

Jokic · Braun · Murray · Johnson · Gordon

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POR

Deni Avdija

39′ · -15

Jrue Holiday

39′ · -1

Scoot Henderson

36′ · -15

Toumani Camara

35′ · +2

Donovan Clingan

30′ · -5

Matisse Thybulle

33′ · +8

Kris Murray

22′ · +2

Robert Williams III

23′ · 0

Sidy Cissoko

8′ · -1

DEN

Nikola Jokic

43′ · +5

Christian Braun

40′ · +10

Jamal Murray

38′ · +11

Cameron Johnson

37′ · +25

Aaron Gordon

31′ · +5

Tim Hardaway Jr.

23′ · -24

Bruce Brown

24′ · -3

Julian Strawther

19′ · -4

Jonas Valanciunas

10′ · 0

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. POR and DEN.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Portland Trail Blazers

Avdija, Henderson, Camara, Clingan, and Holiday played 10.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Williams, Thybulle, Avdija, Camara, and Holiday played 5.6 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Thybulle, Avdija, Murray, Camara, and Clingan played 4.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

Denver Nuggets

Murray, Johnson, Braun, Gordon, and Jokic played 19.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 23 points.
Murray, Braun, Hardaway, Gordon, and Jokic played 7.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Brown, Johnson, Strawther, Hardaway, and Jokic played 5.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.

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Portland Trail Blazers

Williams, Thybulle, Avdija, Henderson, and Holiday played 4.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Williams, Thybulle, Avdija, Murray, and Camara played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Thybulle, Henderson, Murray, Clingan, and Holiday played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Thybulle, Henderson, Cissoko, Clingan, and Holiday played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Avdija, Henderson, Murray, Cissoko, and Clingan played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Thybulle, Avdija, Henderson, Clingan, and Holiday played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Williams, Thybulle, Henderson, Cissoko, and Holiday played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Thybulle, Murray, Camara, Clingan, and Holiday played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Williams, Avdija, Henderson, Camara, and Holiday played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Williams, Avdija, Henderson, Murray, and Camara played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Henderson, Murray, Camara, Clingan, and Holiday played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Williams, Thybulle, Henderson, Camara, and Holiday played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Avdija, Henderson, Murray, Camara, and Clingan played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

Denver Nuggets

Murray, Brown, Braun, Hardaway, and Jokic played 4.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Murray, Brown, Johnson, Strawther, and Valanciunas played 4.2 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Murray, Brown, Johnson, Valanciunas, and Hardaway played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Strawther, Braun, Hardaway, Gordon, and Jokic played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 9 points.
Brown, Strawther, Braun, Gordon, and Jokic played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Brown, Johnson, Strawther, Braun, and Valanciunas played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 9 points.
Brown, Johnson, Strawther, Braun, and Jokic played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Christian Braun covered 4.78 km, more than anyone in the game.

Nikola Jokić touched the ball 130 times, a game high.
Nikola Jokić made 83 passes, a game high.
Donovan Clingan defended 12 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 9.
Nikola Jokić had 22 rebound chances, a game high.

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Portland Trail Blazers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Jrue Holiday	4.57	6.5	90	69
Toumani Camara	4.46	7.1	57	38
Deni Avdija	4.33	6.1	107	78
Scoot Henderson	4.30	6.7	64	44
Matisse Thybulle	3.88	6.4	41	29
Donovan Clingan	3.30	6.2	52	33
Kris Murray	2.64	6.8	14	12
Robert Williams III	2.57	6.1	30	23
Sidy Cissoko	0.98	6.9	6	5

Denver Nuggets

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Christian Braun	4.78	6.7	53	46
Jamal Murray	4.54	6.7	60	41
Nikola Jokić	4.42	5.7	130	83
Cameron Johnson	4.01	6.1	39	25
Aaron Gordon	3.52	6.3	57

How far does Christian Braun run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Nikola Jokić guarded Robert Williams III for 7.3 minutes, over 28 possessions.
In that time, Robert Williams III scored 4 points and made 1 of 3 shots.
Christian Braun guarded Deni Avdija for 7.0 minutes, over 30 possessions.
In that time, Deni Avdija scored 7 points and made 2 of 6 shots.
Toumani Camara guarded Jamal Murray for 5.8 minutes, over 27 possessions.
In that time, Jamal Murray scored 4 points and made 2 of 4 shots.

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Portland Trail Blazers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Camara	Murray	5.8	27	4 (2/4)
Williams	Jokić	5.6	25	8 (3/10)
Henderson	Braun	5.5	21	0 (0/1)
Avdija	Johnson	5.0	19	0 (0/1)
Holiday	Gordon	4.1	17	4 (1/2)
Holiday	Jokić	3.7	20	4 (2/3)
Avdija	Braun	3.6	20	6 (3/3)
Thybulle	Murray	3.4	13	2 (0/2)
Clingan	Gordon	3.2	16	11 (4/7)
Murray	Johnson	3.0	12	0 (0/0)
Clingan	Valanciunas	2.9	13	11 (5/6)
Clingan	Jokić	2.8	14	11 (5/10)
Thybulle	Hardaway	2.5	13	0 (0/0)
Henderson	Johnson	2.2	14	4 (2/2)

Denver Nuggets defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Jokić	Williams	7.3	28	4 (1/3)
Braun	Avdija	7.0	30	7 (2/6)
Jokić	Clingan	5.4	22	5 (2/6)
Gordon	Camara	3.8	16	3 (1/2)
Murray	Camara	3.4	16	9 (3/3)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Portland Trail Blazers

Donovan Clingan contested 13.5 shots per game over his 77 games.
He ranks 1 of 399 in the league.
Toumani Camara drew 0.22 charges per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 6 of 399 in the league.
Matisse Thybulle deflected 3.9 passes per game over his 30 games.
He ranks 7 of 399 in the league.

Denver Nuggets

Tim Hardaway Jr. drew 0.09 charges per game over his 79 games.
He ranks 31 of 399 in the league.
Cameron Johnson drew 0.09 charges per game over his 54 games.
He ranks 31 of 399 in the league.
Nikola Jokić deflected 2.7 passes per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 40 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Denver Nuggets have won 115 of their 230 games against the Portland Trail Blazers.

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Game context

Attendance

19.615

100.5% of capacity

Ball Arena · Denver

Scoring

269

combined points

37.8 above the season average (231.2)