The Portland Trail Blazers saw their losing streak hit three games on Thursday night, falling 111-106 to the host Denver Nuggets. The Blazers overcame an early double-digit deficit to force a close game in the second half, but couldn’t overcome late heroics from Jamal Murray and a dominant performance from Nikola Jokic, who finished the night with 41 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 points and 13 assists, but it wasn’t enough as the Blazer offense sputtered down the stretch and allowed the Nuggets to take control of the game late behind their stars.