Trail Blazers
NuggetsThe Portland Trail Blazers came back to beat the Denver Nuggets 118-110 on Monday, November 2, at Ball Arena in Denver, CO. They trailed by 2 after three quarters.
The Nuggets led 66-58 at halftime. The Nuggets still led 87-85 after three quarters, but the Trail Blazers won the fourth quarter 33-23. The biggest lead for the Trail Blazers was 9 points; the Nuggets led by as many as 14.
Top performers
Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 28 points on 10-of-22 shooting, with 5 assists. Damian Lillard added 20 points and 6 rebounds. For the Nuggets, Jamal Murray had 35 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including 4 3-pointers, with 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Nikola Jokic added 26 points and 9 rebounds.
Double-doubles: Jrue Holiday (17 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists); Donovan Clingan (17 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks). The Trail Blazers bench outscored the Nuggets reserves 36-23.
- Jamal Murray (DEN): 35 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 10-19 FG, 39 MIN
- Deni Avdija (POR): 28 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 10-22 FG, 35 MIN
- Nikola Jokic (DEN): 26 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 10-22 FG, 36 MIN
- Damian Lillard (POR): 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5-11 FG, 30 MIN
- Jrue Holiday (POR): 17 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 7-11 FG, 31 MIN
- Donovan Clingan (POR): 17 PTS, 18 REB, 3 AST, 8-16 FG, 32 MIN
By the numbers
The Trail Blazers shot 46.7% from the field (43-of-92) and went 15-of-41 from three-point range; the Nuggets shot 46.8% and went 9-of-26 from deep. The Trail Blazers won the rebounding battle 53-37. The Trail Blazers outscored their opponents 54-44 in the paint. Assists: Trail Blazers 30, Nuggets 24.
Context
The Trail Blazers improved to 5-1 with their second straight win, while the Nuggets fell to 3-3. It was the teams' first meeting of the season.
Up next: the Trail Blazers visit the Kings on Friday, Nov 13; the Nuggets visit the Pelicans on Saturday, Nov 14.
Attendance: 19,520 at Ball Arena. Officials: Brent Barnaky, John Goble and Intae Hwang.