The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers get ready to go at it again. The two Northwest Division rivals have battled for playoff positioning for several years, with Jusuf Nurkic wishing the Nuggets a happy summer back in 2017 kickstarting a rather intense rivalry.
Portland has struggled through injuries while Denver climbed over them and reached the Western Conference Finals last year, but the Trail Blazers want to prove they’re healthy and ready to go this year - and to challenge the Nuggets for supremacy in both the division and the conference. This preseason game is just a preview, but expect both teams to value the experience.