Portland Trail Blazers (15-34, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (34-16, fourth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts Portland aiming to continue its six-game home winning streak.
The Nuggets are 3-5 in division games. Denver ranks fourth in the league allowing only 110.7 points per game while holding opponents to 46.7% shooting.
The Trail Blazers have gone 6-27 against Western Conference opponents. Portland is 8-20 against opponents over .500.
The Nuggets’ 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.1 more made shots on average than the 11.4 per game the Trail Blazers give up. The Trail Blazers average 12.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 more makes per game than the Nuggets give up.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Nuggets won the last matchup 120-108 on Feb. 3, with Nikola Jokic scoring 27 points in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is shooting 58.7% and averaging 26.3 points for the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Denver.
Malcolm Brogdon is averaging 15.7 points and 5.5 assists for the Trail Blazers. Anfernee Simons is averaging 20.8 points and five assists over the past 10 games for Portland.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 109.5 points, 45.1 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 5.0 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.5 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 5-5, averaging 113.2 points, 41.7 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.4 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).
Trail Blazers: Jerami Grant: out (back), Moses Brown: out (wrist), Robert Williams III: out for season (knee), Shaedon Sharpe: out (abdominal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by
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