The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Denver Nuggets for the final game of a long six game road trip. The Blazers are coming off of two straight losses to the rebuilding Oklahoma City Thunder. The Blazers are 2-3 overall on their road trip and hope to break even against a very good Nuggets team.
The Nuggets currently sit in first place in the Western Conference and have won their last two games. This game against the Blazers falls as the third game in an important four game home stand for the Nuggets, as they sit tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for the one seed in an ultra competitive Western Conference.