NBA Basketball Box Scores

National Basketball Association

BOXSCORE | RECAP

Denver 106, Portland 90

When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 5, 2009
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #63 Derek Richardson, #22 Bill Spooner, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 16801

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Portland	18	26	26	20	90
Denver	32	21	28	25	106

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Portland	38-23	25-5	13-18	L1
Denver	40-22	23-7	17-15	W1

Recap Quick Hits

With this win, the Denver Nuggets have a 23-7 record at home this season. The Portland Trail Blazers are 13-18 while on the road this season.

Denver has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Nuggets have won 5 of their last 10 games.

Portland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Trail Blazers have won 6 of their last 10 games.

Carmelo Anthony played 38:19 minutes and scored 38 points. He shot 61.5% from the field and has averaged 22.2 points over the last five games.

Brandon Roy played 40:27 minutes and scored 22 points. He shot 56.2% from the field and has averaged 21.8 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Denver Nuggets average 102.8 points per game and hold opponents to 100.2 points per game. The Portland Trail Blazers average 99.0 points per game and hold opponents to 95.2 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Portland		Denver
Brandon Roy 22	Scoring	Carmelo Anthony 38
Steve Blake 5	Assists	Chauncey Billups 9
Joel Przybilla 12	Rebounds	J.R. Smith 7
Brandon Roy 4	Free Throws Made	Carmelo Anthony 5
LaMarcus Aldridge 1	Steals	Carmelo Anthony 2
N/A	Blocks	Chris Andersen 4

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Portland	90	47.2	6-18	16-25	16	34	0	6	13
Denver	106	53.1	6-13	14-17	27	35	8	4	13

Upcoming Games

Denver will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .641 after a win and .682 after a loss.

Portland will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .579 after a win and .727 after a loss.