Jusuf Nurkic, Portland Trail Blazers Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports
The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets are putting on a heck of a series and the x-factor is proving to be Jusuf Nurkic. After dropping what seemed to be a do-or-die Game 3, the Blazers responded in a big way, washing the Nuggets, 115-95, to once again even the series.
Damian Lillard and Nikola Jokic finally cooled off, combining for a modest 26 points on an ugly 21 percent shooting. What made the difference in this blowout is that the other Blazers were ready to pick up the slack but the Nuggets seemed content to go back home tied 2-2.