
Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationJamal Murray scores career-high 55 points, Nuggets beat Trail Blazers 132-121 for 8th straight win

Murray was 20 of 36 from the floor, including seven 3-pointers. It’s the third-most points in the franchise’s NBA history, trailing only David Thompson’s 73-point game on April 9, 1978, and Jokic’s 56-point effort Dec. 7. In the ABA, Spencer Haywood had a 59-point game for the then-Rockets on April 15, 1970.
Jokic had with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists on a night when the team celebrated Serbian Heritage Night and handed out his bobblehead.
Denver led by 23 points, only to see Portland cut it to single digits late in the second game between the teams in Denver in three nights. The Nuggets won 146-117 on Monday.
Anfernee Simons led Portland with 26 points, and Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 20 rebounds. The Trail Blazers were without Deandre Ayton (strained calf), Scoot Henderson (sprained ankle) and Jerami Grant (sore knee).
Nuggets: The Nuggets were missing Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring), Aaron Gordon (calf), Peyton Watson (knee) and Russell Westbrook (hamstring).
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 2-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 121 - 132 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 121 - 132 |
4th 18.1 | ![]() |
Anfernee Simons lost ball turnover (Zeke Nnaji steals) | 121 - 132 |
4th 25.0 | ![]() |
Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot jumper (Zeke Nnaji assists) | 121 - 132 |
4th 39.0 | ![]() |
Toumani Camara makes 1-foot dunk (Anfernee Simons assists) | 121 - 130 |
Statistics
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43-94 | FG | 49-96 |
45.7 | Field Goal % | 51.0 |
14-38 | 3PT | 15-38 |
36.8 | Three Point % | 39.5 |
21-29 | FT | 19-24 |
72.4 | Free Throw % | 79.2 |
45 | Rebounds | 49 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
27 | Assists | 26 |
7 | Steals | 9 |
6 | Blocks | 7 |
11 | Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
18 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
58 | Points in Paint | 56 |
19 | Fouls | 20 |
6 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,901 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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46 | 11 | .807 | - | L1 |
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38 | 20 | .655 | 8.5 | W1 |
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32 | 27 | .542 | 15 | W1 |
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25 | 33 | .431 | 21.5 | W2 |
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14 | 43 | .246 | 32 | L1 |
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