Who won Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-112 on March 22, 2026.

Deni Avdija scored 23 for the Portland Trail Blazers; Nikola Jokić scored 22 for the Denver Nuggets with 14 rebounds.

Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Mar 22, 2026 · 5:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Portland Trail Blazers schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

128

Venue: Ball Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-112 at home on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokić had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Deni Avdija had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 14 assists for the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Denver Nuggets led 75-69 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 32-24. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets), Deni Avdija (double-double, Portland Trail Blazers), Donovan Clingan (double-double, Portland Trail Blazers). Bench points: Portland Trail Blazers 39, Denver Nuggets 38. Jamal Murray had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Portland Trail Blazers vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-112 on March 22, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Deni Avdija scored 23 for the Portland Trail Blazers; Nikola Jokić scored 22 for the Denver Nuggets with 14 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Portland Trail Blazers	40	29	24	19	112
Denver Nuggets	42	33	32	21	128

Game leaders

Portland Trail Blazers

Points: 23 Deni Avdija
Rebounds: 13 Donovan Clingan
Assists: 14 Deni Avdija

Denver Nuggets

Points: 22 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 14 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 14 Nikola Jokić

Deni Avdija double-double (23 PTS, 14 AST) · Donovan Clingan double-double (18 PTS, 13 REB) · Nikola Jokić triple-double (22 PTS, 14 REB, 14 AST)

Portland Trail Blazers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Deni Avdija starter	32:55	23	6	14	0	3	7-17	2-7	7-8	3	-24
Toumani Camara starter	30:14	16	5	2	0	1	5-8	4-6	2-2	2	-20
Jrue Holiday starter	28:56	9	3	3	1	1	3-12	2-10	1-1	1	-5
Donovan Clingan starter	25:21	18	13	1	0	2	7-13	4-7	0-0	1	-9
Sidy Cissoko starter	19:16	7	2	1	0	0	3-8	1-4	0-2	3	-8
Scoot Henderson bench	27:08	13	3	2	0	1	5-14	1-5	2-2	5	-8
Matisse Thybulle bench	25:12	3	3	1	3	1	1-6	1-4	0-0	1	-7
Robert Williams III bench	18:54	16	5	1	0	0	8-10	0-1	0-1	0	-8
Kris Murray bench	17:46	2	2	4	1	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	+4
Blake Wesley bench	10:33	2	2	2	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	+4
Jayson Kent bench	3:45	3	1	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	+1

Not available: Jerami Grant

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nikola Jokić starter	35:07	22	14	14	2	1	5	10-18	2-8	0-0	3	+19
Jamal Murray starter	30:45	22	2	7	1	0	2	9-18	4-9	0-0	4	+12
Christian Braun starter	29:02	15	6	2	0	0	1	5-7	1-3	4-4	2	+12
Aaron Gordon starter	28:27	12	3	4	0	0	0	4-7	2-4	2-2	2	+15
Cameron Johnson starter	27:42	19	2	3	2	0	0	7-10	5-7	0-0	1	+19
Bruce Brown bench	25:53	13	3	3	0	1	0	5-8	1-2	2-2	1	+3
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	22:00	6	4	1	0	0	0	1-5	1-5	3-3	1	+2
Peyton Watson bench	19:56	14	6	3	0	0	0	6-13	1-5	1-2	3	+2
Spencer Jones bench	11:23	5	0	0	1	1	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	-4
Tyus Jones bench	1:57	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+0
Julian Strawther bench	1:57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Zeke Nnaji bench	1:57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0
DaRon Holmes II bench	1:57	0	1	0	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	+0
Jalen Pickett bench	1:57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Team statistics
Portland Trail Blazers	Stat	Denver Nuggets
12/16 (75%)	Free throws	12/13 (92%)
26/47 (55%)	2 pointers	31/44 (70%)
16/50 (32%)	3 pointers	18/46 (39%)
42/97 (43%)	Field goals	49/90 (54%)
45	Rebounds	42
31	Defensive rebounds	37
14	Offensive rebounds	5
31	Assists	37
10	Turnovers	11
5	Steals	6
0	Blocks	3
16	Fouls	19
5	Max points in a row	8
0:00	Time spent in lead	46:28
0	Biggest lead	20

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 20 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 4
Largest lead · Portland Trail Blazers: Never led
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 20 Q4 5:20
Longest run: 8-0 Denver Nuggets · Q3 5:49 to Q3 4:41

Scoring plays

Q1 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Portland Trail Blazers	Denver Nuggets
11:46	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:23	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	0	5
11:11	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 3-pt field goal	3	5
10:53	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	3	7
10:43	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 3-pt field goal	6	7
10:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	6	10
10:07	Portland Trail Blazers	Sidy Cissoko 2-pt field goal	8	10
9:48	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	8	13
9:21	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	8	14
9:21	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	8	15
9:09	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	11	15
8:32	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	11	18
8:16	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	11	20
8:07	Portland Trail Blazers	Sidy Cissoko 2-pt field goal	13	20
7:51	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 3-pt field goal	16	20
7:20	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	16	23
7:05	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal	19	23
6:51	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson 2-pt field goal	21	23
6:32	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	21	26
6:20	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 3-pt field goal	24	26
6:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	24	28
5:55	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	26	28
5:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	26	31
5:29	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 3-pt field goal	29	31
5:08	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	31	31
4:53	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	31	33
4:25	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	31	35
4:17	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson 2-pt field goal	33	35
3:13	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	33	36
2:06	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	33	38
1:53	Portland Trail Blazers	Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal	35	38
1:40	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	35	40
1:15	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday Free throw	36	40
0:59	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	38	40
0:21	Portland Trail Blazers	Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal	40	40
0:02	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	40	42

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Portland Trail Blazers	Denver Nuggets
11:35	Portland Trail Blazers	Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal	42	42
11:11	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	42	44
9:52	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	42	46
9:42	Portland Trail Blazers	Kris Murray 2-pt field goal	44	46
9:12	Portland Trail Blazers	Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal	46	46
8:53	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	46	49
8:40	Portland Trail Blazers	Blake Wesley 2-pt field goal	48	49
8:11	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	48	51
7:59	Portland Trail Blazers	Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal	50	51
7:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	50	53
7:14	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	50	56
6:56	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson 3-pt field goal	53	56
6:33	Portland Trail Blazers	Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal	55	56
6:18	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	55	59
5:57	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	55	61
5:28	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal	58	61
4:52	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	58	63
4:01	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	58	65
3:30	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson 2-pt field goal	60	65
3:20	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	60	67
3:03	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal	63	67
2:27	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	63	68
2:27	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	63	69
2:00	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	65	69
1:39	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	67	69
1:28	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	67	72
0:32	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	69	72
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	69	73
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	69	74
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	69	75

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Portland Trail Blazers	Denver Nuggets
11:18	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	69	77
10:28	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	70	77
10:28	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	71	77
10:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	71	80
9:22	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	71	81
9:22	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	71	82
8:58	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 3-pt field goal	74	82
8:45	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	74	85
8:18	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	74	88
8:01	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	75	88
6:41	Portland Trail Blazers	Matisse Thybulle 3-pt field goal	78	88
6:19	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	78	90
6:00	Portland Trail Blazers	Donovan Clingan 2-pt field goal	80	90
5:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	80	92
5:22	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	80	94
4:55	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	80	96
4:41	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	80	98
4:12	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 2-pt field goal	82	98
3:49	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	82	100
3:36	Portland Trail Blazers	Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal	84	100
3:27	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	84	102
3:12	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	86	102
2:16	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson Free throw	87	102
2:16	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson Free throw	88	102
1:10	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	88	105
0:49	Portland Trail Blazers	Sidy Cissoko 3-pt field goal	91	105
0:14	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	91	106
0:14	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	91	107
0:04	Portland Trail Blazers	Robert Williams III 2-pt field goal	93	107

Q4 · 20 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Portland Trail Blazers	Denver Nuggets
11:30	Portland Trail Blazers	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	96	107
10:20	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	96	109
9:58	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	96	111
9:37	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	96	113
9:23	Portland Trail Blazers	Scoot Henderson 2-pt field goal	98	113
9:09	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	98	116
7:55	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara Free throw	99	116
7:55	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara Free throw	100	116
7:29	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	101	116
7:29	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	102	116
6:42	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	102	119
6:24	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija 2-pt field goal	104	119
6:07	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	104	122
5:58	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	105	122
5:58	Portland Trail Blazers	Deni Avdija Free throw	106	122
5:42	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	106	124
5:20	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	106	126
4:34	Portland Trail Blazers	Toumani Camara 3-pt field goal	109	126
3:25	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	109	128
2:57	Portland Trail Blazers	Jayson Kent 3-pt field goal	112	128

2025-26 season series

After this game: Denver Nuggets 2-1. Final series: Denver Nuggets 3-1.

Oct 31: Denver Nuggets 107 at Portland Trail Blazers 109
Feb 20: Denver Nuggets 157 at Portland Trail Blazers 103
Mar 22: Portland Trail Blazers 112 at Denver Nuggets 128 (this game)
Apr 6: Portland Trail Blazers 132 at Denver Nuggets 137

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