PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (2-3) VS. (3) DENVER NUGGETS (3-2) Thursday, June 3, 2021 • 5:00 P.M
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(6) PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (2-3) VS. (3) DENVER NUGGETS (3-2) Thursday, June 3, 2021 • 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time • Moda Center Portland, Oregon • Western Conference Playoffs, First Round, Game #6 TV: NBC Sports Northwest and TNT • RADIO: Rip City Radio 620 AM • #DENatPOR PROBABLE STARTERS Forward 24 Norman Powell 6-3 215 LAST GAME: Recorded 13 points (5-14 FG, 3-4 FT), three assists and one steal in 51 minutes ... 2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS: Scored 43 points and grabbed three rebounds at Detroit on Mar. 17 17.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.0 apg while with Toronto ... Had 36 points and five rebounds vs. Detroit on March 3 while with Toronto. Forward 23 Robert Covington 6-7 209 LAST GAME: Finished with 19 points (5-10 FG, 3-6 3-PT, 6-6 FT), 11 rebounds and two steals in 44 minutes ... 2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS: Scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Washington 9.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.4 apg on Feb. 2 ... Had 21 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. Charlotte on March 1. Center 27 Jusuf Nurkic 7-0 290 LAST GAME: Logged with 13 points (5-12 FG, 3-5 FT), 11 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 24 minutes ... 2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS: Scored 26 points and had 17 rebounds against 13.2 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.8 apg Memphis on April 23 ... Recorded 16 points, 19 boards and five assists vs. Memphis on April 25. Guard 3 CJ McCollum 6-3 190 LAST GAME: Had 18 points (7-22 FG, 2-8 3-PT, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, seven assists, one steal and two blocks in 51 minutes ... 2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS: Scored 44 points to go with three rebounds 20.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 4.6 apg and eight assists vs. Houston on Dec. 26 ... Had 37 points and three assists at Sacramento on Jan. 9. Guard 0 Damian Lillard 6-2 195 LAST GAME: Scored 55 points (17-24 FG, 12-17 3-PT, 9-10 FT), to go with six rebounds, 10 assists, one 35.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 9.6 apg steal and three blocks in 52 minutes ... 2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS: Scored 50 points to go with six rebounds and 10 assists vs. New Orleans on March 16 ... Had 43 points and 16 assists at New Orleans on Feb. 17. *2021 postseason averages TRANSACTIONS FIRST ROUND SERIES SCHEDULE November 18: Selected Isaiah Stewart (16th overall) and CJ Elleby (46th overall) in Day Location Time Broadcast the 2020 NBA Draft ... November 20: Acquired center Enes Kanter from Boston as part Game 1 Portland 123, DENVER 109 of a three-team trade that sent Mario Hezonja to Memphis ... November 22: Acquired Game 2 DENVER 128, Portland 109 forward Robert Covington from Houston in exchange for Trevor Ariza, the draft rights Game 3 Denver 120, PORTLAND 115 to Isaiah Stewart and a future conditional first round pick ... November 22: Re-signed Game 4 PORTLAND 115, Denver 95 guard/forward Rodney Hood ... November 22: Signed free agent forward Derrick Jones June 1 DENVER 147, Portland 140 (2OT) Jr. ... November 22: Signed rookie guard/forward CJ Elleby ... November 22: Signed June 3 vs. Denver 5:00 p.m. NBCSNW/TNT *June 5 at Denver TBD TBD free agent forward/center Harry Giles III ... November 22: Resigned forward Carmelo Anthony ... March 25: Acquired guard Norman Powell from Toronto in exchange for All times Pacific Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood ... April 8: Signed forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to *if necessary a 10-day contract ... April 13: Signed forward TJ Leaf to a two-way contract ... April 18: Signed Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to a second 10-day contract ... April 28: Signed Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. INJURY UPDATE - June 2, 2021 • TBD TRAIL BLAZERS ON THE AIR PRONUNCIATION GUIDE All Portland Trail Blazers regular season and preseason games will be broadcast on the Trail Blazers Broad- CJ Elleby - Ell-uh-bee casting flagship station, Rip City Radio 620 AM.Travis Demers begins his second full season providing Enes Kanter - ENN-ess CAN-tur play-by-play commentary for all home and away games, with Michael Holton adding commentary. On Jusuf Nurkic - you-SUF nur-KITCH television, NBC Sports Northwest will air 34 of the 37 First Half Trail Blazers regular season games featuring Anfernee Simons - SIGH -mons Jordan Kent calling play-by-play, Lamar Hurd providing analysis and Brooke Olzendam reporting from the sideline. Between NBC Sports Northwest, TNT and ESPN, all 72 regular season games will be televised. 2020-21 MEDIA GUIDE The 2020-21 Trail Blazers Media Guide can be viewed and downloaded at www.trailblazers.com/MediaGuide. FIRST ROUND OPPONENT - DENVER NUGGETS SERIES HISTORY 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON MATCHUPS REGULAR SEASON ALL-TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 100-87 Tue. Feb. 23 DENVER 111, Portland 106 IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 70-24 Wed. April 1 Denver 106, PORTLAND 105 AT THE NUGGETS: Nuggets lead, 63-30 Sun. May 16 PORTLAND 132, Denver 116 PLAYOFFS ALL-TIME: Series tied, 11-11 IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 6-4 AT THE NUGGETS: Nuggets lead, 7-5 PLAYOFF SERIES NOTES • The Trail Blazers and Nuggets combined for 287 points in Game 5, which is the second most in a game in NBA postseason history (304; Portland 153, Phoenix 151 - May 11, 1992). • Damian Lillard has made 32 three-pointers in the series. With two more three-pointers, he will have made the most three-pointers in any playoff series in NBA history (33 - Donovan Mitchell, 2020 vs. Denver). With 178 points this series, Lillard is eight points shy of scoring the most points in any playoff series in team history (185 - CJ McCollum, 2019 vs. Denver). • Damian Lillard ranks first in the 2021 Playoffs in scoring (35.6 ppg) and sixth in assists (9.6). • CJ McCollum is averaging 20.6 points (44.1% FG, 35.3% 3-PT, 81.8% FT), 6.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists through five games this series. McCollum dished out a postseason career-high eight assists in Game 4 and followed it up with seven assists in Game 5. • Through the first five games of the series,Jusuf Nurkic is averaging 13.2 points (52.1% FG, 25.0% 3-PT, 71.4% FT), 11.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.00 block. The Trail Blazers have outscored the Nuggets by a combined 54 points with Nurkic on the floor this series. • Norman Powell scored a postseason career-high 29 points (11-15 FG, 4-4 3-PT, 3-3 FT) to go with two rebounds and two blocks in Game 4. • Nikola Jokic is averaging 32.4 points (51.7% FG, 41.9% 3-PT, 89.3% FT), 11.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the series. He is fifth in the league in scoring this postseason and is tied for sixth in rebounding. • Monte Morris scored a postseason career-high 28 points (7-18 FG, 4-9 3-PT, 10-11 FT) to go with three rebounds, five assists and one steal in Game 5. Morris scored seven of his points in the first overtime period. PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY • Portland and Denver have faced each other three times previously in the postseason, with the Trail Blazers holding a 2-1 series edge. • Portland has twice defeated the Nuggets in a seven-game series that starts with Denver holding home-court advantage. The first came when the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets 4-2 in the 1977 NBA Western Conference Semifinals. Portland won the NBA Championship that year. The Trail Blazers again defeated the Nuggets in the 2019 NBA Western Conference Semifinals, this time by a 4-3 margin following a series-clinching Game 7 win in Denver. • The Nuggets took a five-game first round series vs. the Trail Blazers in 1986, 3-1. • This is Portland's third playoff matchup against a divisional opponent since the Northwest Division was formed in 2004-05. Portland won the two previous series against Oklahoma City and Denver during the 2019 postseason. CONNECTIONS • Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony was selected by the Nuggets with the third overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft. Anthony played in 564 games (all starts) over eight seasons with Denver, posting averages of 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists. Anthony is third on the Nuggets all-time scoring list (13,970 points). • Portland center Jusuf Nurkic began his career in Denver, appearing in 139 games (59 starts) in two and a half seasons while averaging 7.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.06 blocks. SERIES SCHEDULE Game # Day Date Time Location Broadcast Game 1 Sat. May 22 Portland 123, DENVER 109 Game 2 Mon. May 24 DENVER 128, Portland 109 Game 3 Thu. May 27 Denver 120, PORTLAND 115 Game 4 Sat. May 29 PORTLAND 115, Denver 95 Game 5 Tue. June 1 DENVER 147, Portland 140 (2OT) Game 6 Thu. June 3 5:00 p.m. Portland NBCSNW/TNT *Game 7 Sat. June 5 TBD Denver TBD *if necessary All times Pacific 3. DENVER NUGGETS (47-25) PORTLAND vs. DENVER (1-2) -FIELD GOALS- -3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS-- PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG Lillard 3 3 103 25 57 .439 11 30 .367 8 8 1.000 1 13 14 28 4 0 2 11 0 69 23.0 Powell 2 2 67 9 19 .474 4 9 .444 14 14 1.000 0 5 5 3 0 0 2 4 0 36 18.0 McCollum 2 2 69 15 30 .500 7 16 .438 1 1 1.000 1 10 11 10 4 0 3 6 0 38 19.0 Trent 1 1 35 7 16 .438 4 11 .364 0 0 --- 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 18 18.0 Anthony 3 0 74 17 36 .472 7 17 .412 5 5 1.000 0 10 10 4 4 0 0 1 2 46 15.3 Nurkic 2 2 49 11 21 .524 1 2 .500 5 8 .625 10 10 20 8 6 0 2 4 2 28 14.0 Kanter 3 1 78 17 20 .850 0 0 --- 7 8 .875 9 24 33 4 10 0 0 2 2 41 13.7 Jones 2 1 36 8 12 .667 2 5 .400 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 20 10.0 Simons 3 0 50 7 14 .500 6 12 .500 2 4 .500 0 5 5 3 6 0 0 2 0 22 7.3 Covington 3 3 90 6 19 .316 2 12 .167 1 1 1.000 3 19 22 1 5 0 1 1 4 15 5.0 Elleby 1 0 5 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 0 0 --- 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 Giles III 1 0 5 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 Hood 1 0 17 1 5 .200 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 2.0 Little 3 0 33 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 0 0 --- 1 7 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 1.3 Leaf 1 0 5 0 1 .000 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TRAIL BLAZERS 3 - 720 127 261 .487 44 120 .367 45 51 .882 27 112 139 66 51 0 10 34 15 343 114.3 DENVER vs.