The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Denver Nuggets 113-122 on Tuesday night to break a quick two-game winning streak. Damian Lillard led the scoring efforts for the Blazers with 44 points. Nikola Jokic headed the Nuggets charge with a 36-point triple-double, with just one missed shot for the game. He was backed up by the 23 points of Michael Porter, Jr. and 17 points from Jamal Murray.
Lillard’s 44 marked the sixth straight game he has eclipsed 30 points, but no one else on the Blazers scored enough to be a legitimate second option tonight in the loss.