Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Players Stats and Box Scores for March 23, 2024

The Denver Nuggets are back on the road on Saturday night to visit the Portland Trail Blazers. The Nuggets are without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, who are dealing with minor injuries. The Blazers are also short-handed and have dealt with a lot of injuries this season, especially to their best players.

Denver started Reggie Jackson and DeAndre Jordan in place of "The Joker" and the "Blue Arrow." It's the first time the dynamic duo were not in the starting lineup at the same time since Nov. 27 when they shocked the LA Clippers.

The Nuggets won't be taking it easy, as they are likely trying to keep pace with the OKC Thunder for the No. 1 spot in the Western Conference. With the Thunder's win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday, the Nuggets are 0.5 games behind.

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Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Players Stats and Box Scores

Denver Nuggets players' stats and box scores

The Denver Nuggets escaped the Moda Center with a 114-111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers despite missing Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Reggie Jackson stepped up to lead the defending champions with 23 points, five assists and two steals.

Aaron Gordon was also huge for the Nuggets with 22 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three blocks. Christian Braun came off the bench to add 17 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two assists.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.	12	8	3	0	1	1	5	12	41.7	1	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	-3
Aaron Gordon	22	12	5	0	3	1	8	21	38.1	0	2	0.0	6	8	75.0	-6
DeAndre Jordan	11	8	3	1	1	2	4	7	57.1	0	0	0.0	3	3	100.0	10
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	13	2	1	2	2	2	4	6	66.7	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	-5
Reggie Jackson	23	0	5	2	0	3	7	12	58.3	1	4	25.0	8	11	72.7	-10
Christian Braun	17	10	6	3	2	1	7	16	43.8	1	3	33.3	2	4	50.0	5
Collin Gillespie	11	3	1	0	0	2	4	10	40.0	2	4	50.0	1	2	50.0	13
Peyton Watson	3	5	1	0	2	0	1	6	16.7	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	5
Justin Holiday	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	6
Jay Huff	DNP
Braxton Key	DNP
Julian Strawther	DNP
Hunter Tyson	DNP

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Portland Trail Blazers players' stats and box scores

The Portland Trail Blazers fourth-quarter surge came up short against the Denver Nuggets.

Duop Reath had a team-high 24 points with eight rebounds and two blocks for the Blazers. Scoot Henderson contributed 22 points, six rebounds and two steals on 45.0% shooting from the field.

Jabari Walker was huge off the bench with 15 points and nine rebounds on seven shots. However, it was not enough to prevent Denver from getting the win. The Blazers have 52 losses this season and could end up with the second-worst record in franchise history.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	+/-
Kris Murray	11	7	1	1	1	1	5	13	38.5	1	6	16.7	0	0	0.0	0
Toumani Camara	6	8	7	1	1	1	6	11	54.5	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	8
Duop Reath	24	8	2	1	2	2	9	14	64.3	3	6	50.0	3	3	100.0	9
Rayan Rupert	3	1	5	0	0	2	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	100.0	-8
Scoot Henderson	22	3	6	2	0	4	9	20	45.0	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	-6
Dalano Banton	14	3	1	0	0	1	5	19	26.3	1	6	16.7	3	4	75.0	-1
Ashton Hagans	2	4	6	1	2	1	0	4	0.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	-1
Jabari Walker	15	9	0	1	0	1	6	7	85.7	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	-8
Moses Brown	4	3	0	0	3	1	2	4	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	-8
Ibou Badji	DNP
Shaedon Sharpe	DNP
Matisse Thybulle	DNP

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What's next for the Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets are set to return home after their win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The defending champions welcome five teams from Mar. 25 to Apr. 2 as the regular season winds down.

If the Nuggets clinch the No. 1 spot, they will have homecourt advantage until the Western Conference finals like last season. The Boston Celtics are likely earning the homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs, including the NBA Finals.

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