The Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 157-103 on February 20, 2026 at Moda Center. A crowd of 18,566 witnessed the Denver Nuggets secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 27 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 103 |
| DEN | 41 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 157 |
Game Officials
Curtis Blair (Referee), John Butler (Referee), Brandon Schwab (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | Shaedon Sharpe | G | Out | Calf – Strain | 2026-02-22 |
| POR | Damian Lillard | G | Out | Achilles – Surgery | 2026-10-01 |
| DEN | Peyton Watson | G | Out | Hamstring – Strain | 2026-03-09 |
| DEN | Aaron Gordon | F | Out | Hamstring – Strain | 2026-02-27 |
| DEN | Tamar Bates | G | Out | Foot – Surgery | 2026-04-01 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 57 | 51 | 81 | 60 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 157 |
| POR | 41 | 32 | 62 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 103 |
Denver Nuggets Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | F | 27 | 15 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +15 |
| Nikola Jokic | C | 29 | 32 | 10-15 | 66.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 9-11 | 81.8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +40 |
| Jamal Murray | G | 25 | 25 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +39 |
| Christian Braun | G | 27 | 11 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +39 |
| Julian Strawther | G | 29 | 19 | 9-16 | 56.2 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +48 |
| Zeke Nnaji | F | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +12 |
| DaRon Holmes II | F | 7 | 9 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +15 |
| Spencer Jones | F | 30 | 10 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +31 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | C | 12 | 6 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | G | 19 | 19 | 7-11 | 63.6 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +14 |
| Bruce Brown | G | 20 | 6 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +4 |
| KJ Simpson | G | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +14 |
Portland Trail Blazers Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant | F | 25 | 6 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -35 |
| Toumani Camara | F | 26 | 10 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -37 |
| Deni Avdija | F | 30 | 15 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -34 |
| Donovan Clingan | C | 19 | 15 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Jrue Holiday | G | 25 | 19 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -26 |
| Kris Murray | F | 9 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Robert Williams III | C | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
| Yang Hansen | C | 8 | 4 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -12 |
| Matisse Thybulle | G | 13 | 5 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -16 |
| Vit Krejci | G | 17 | 11 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| Javonte Cooke | G | 6 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 |
| Scoot Henderson | G | 21 | 11 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -30 |
| Blake Wesley | G | 12 | 4 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 |
| Sidy Cissoko | G | 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -14 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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