The Portland Trail Blazers couldn’t sustain an excellent start, and despite a series of comebacks to stay alive late, ultimately lost Game 3 of their First Round series against the Denver Nuggets by a score of 120-115 on Thursday night. Austin Rivers proved to be the hero for Denver, hitting four three-pointers over the final six minutes, including a dagger with 1:23 remaining to put the Nuggets up eight.
Denver shot 53% from beyond the arc in the game, and were led by another impressive performance from Nikola Jokic—who finished the night with 36 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.