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Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets

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23-32, 8-19 Away
Final
121 - 132

36-19, 19-8 Home

Jamal Murray scores career-high 55 points, Nuggets beat Trail Blazers 132-121 for 8th straight win

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

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).

Takeaways Trail Blazers: Ayton's left calf strain will be re-evaluated in a month.

Nuggets: The Nuggets were missing Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring), Aaron Gordon (calf), Peyton Watson (knee) and Russell Westbrook (hamstring).

Key moment Murray missed a free throw with less than a second remaining until halftime, but Jokic was able to crash the boards and tap it in for a 75-56 lead.

Key stat Denver had seven blocked shots, including four by Zeke Nnaji.

Up next After the All-Star break, both teams play Feb. 20. The Nuggets host Charlotte, and the Trail Blazers host the Los Angeles Lakers.

Regular Season Series

DEN leads series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Nuggets: 65.8%
Trail Blazers: 34.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/den.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDEN
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

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,901 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 46 11 .807 - L1
Denver 38 20 .655 8.5 W1
Minnesota 32 27 .542 15 W1
Portland 25 33 .431 21.5 W2
Utah 14 43 .246 32 L1
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