It’d be hard to ask for a better or more exciting bounce back performance from the Denver Nuggets than their 140-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night. Following a low-scoring loss in Los Angeles Tuesday, the Nuggets came out firing on all cylinders at Ball Arena against a shorthanded Trail Blazers squad, which resulted in the comfortable victory.
It was a back-and-forth affair to open Thursday’s contest, with Denver holding a slight 14-12 lead after the first five minutes. Although the Nuggets struggled with turnovers early on, shots were falling at a high clip, which certainly helped as they dropped 41 points in the frame.