National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Denver 97, Portland 89
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2008
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #19 James Capers, #57 Greg Willard, # Curtis Blair
Attendance: 18611
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Portland 2720281489
Denver 2924251997
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Portland 17-11 9-2 8-9 L1
Denver 18-10 10-4 8-6 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Denver Nuggets have a 10-4 record at home this season. The Portland Trail Blazers are 8-9 while on the road this season.
  • Denver has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Nuggets have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Portland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Trail Blazers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Nene played 39:01 minutes and scored 19 points. He shot 63.6% from the field and has averaged 12.4 points over the last five games.
  • LaMarcus Aldridge played 38:56 minutes and scored 20 points. He shot 44.4% from the field and has averaged 19 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the Denver Nuggets average 102.5 points per game and hold opponents to 98.4 points per game. The Portland Trail Blazers average 99.2 points per game and hold opponents to 95.4 points per game.
Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Denver
LaMarcus Aldridge 20 Scoring Chauncey Billups 19
Brandon Roy 5 Assists Chauncey Billups 10
Joel Przybilla 8 Rebounds Kenyon Martin 12
LaMarcus Aldridge 4 Free Throws Made Chauncey Billups 6
Brandon Roy 3 Steals Kenyon Martin 2
LaMarcus Aldridge 2 Blocks Chris Andersen 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 89 41.8 8-18 15-19 22 32 8 5 13
Denver 97 45.8 3-11 28-39 23 43 10 8 14
Upcoming Games
  • Denver will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .647 after a win and .700 after a loss.
  • Portland will play their next game at home against Denver. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .588 after a win and .700 after a loss.