The Denver Nuggets disposed of the Portland Trail Blazers 120-107 on Friday night, Portland’s fourth loss in an exhausting six-game road trip. Damian Lillard kept his team afloat in the first half but nothing would overcome Portland’s lack of defense against Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Michael Porter, Jr.
If you missed the action, you can find our quarter-by-quarter recap here, including the account of a 35-16 third period for Denver that pretty much sealed the game. Once you’ve got a handle on that, here are other observations from the evening.
Dame Keeps on Giving
Damian Lillard was the only reason the Blazers had a ghost of a chance in this game.