On a Nuggets road trip packed with memorable moments and sequences, one that won’t be remembered is the start of the fourth quarter in Portland.
Trailing 104-87 as Nikola Jokic went to the bench, Denver’s second unit suddenly supplied its best stint of the season — a 16-2 run fueled by reinvigorated defense and steady rebounding.
The result rendered it void. So did the surrounding games. Whereas the Nuggets ended up losing at the buzzer in Portland, they actually completed their dramatic rallies in Sacramento and New Orleans. Who’s going to remember an almost-but-not-quite 17-point comeback when it’s followed by a successful 17-point comeback three days later?