Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray whipped the Pepsi Center crowd into a raucous frenzy Sunday night, and the Nuggets continued their dominant ways.
Jokic poured in a season-high 40 points, Murray dropped 24 including a crunchtime floater and two clutch free throws, and the Nuggets survived a missed 3-pointer at the buzzer from Damian Lillard to win 116-113 over the division rival Portland Trail Blazers. The two combined for 17 of the Nuggets’ 23 fourth-quarter points, outlasting the surging Blazers to improve to an NBA-best 18-3 at home.
Lillard finished with a team-high 26 points but was just 2-for-10 from the 3-point line.