The Portland Trail Blazers met the Denver Nuggets in Ball Arena on Monday night hoping to restore their winning ways after a tough loss in Minnesota on Saturday. Instead the Nuggets, pickled, canned, and left the Blazers in a storage closet to gather dust on their way to a 146-117 victory. That marks a new season-high for Denver.
Portland shot 45.5% from the field and 40.5% from the three-point arc in the loss. Normally that would indicate a close game, if not a win. Not when you allow the opponent 65.9% shooting in return. No, that’s not a typo.