Call it cathartic or call it therapeutic. Whatever you do, call it a win.
The Nuggets rebounded from Tuesday’s heartbreaking loss to the Los Angeles Clippers and took out all their anger on the lowly Blazers. The 140-108 win was so dominant, Nikola Jokic didn’t need to see the floor in the fourth quarter.
It didn’t much matter that Portland was without Damian Lillard or C.J. McCollum. Thursday was about recovering, mentally and physically, from the collapse against the Clippers.
The Nuggets more than did that, improving to 21-19 on the season, with a visit Saturday from the Lakers up next.