Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationDeni Avdija scores 28 points in the Trail Blazers' 118-110 win over the Nuggets
Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 18 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday had a near triple-double off the bench to help Portland improve to 4-0 on the road. Holiday had 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and Damian Lillard scored 20 points.
The Trail Blazers are in a stretch of playing six of seven games on the road after opening the season with a home win over Phoenix.
Denver has lost two of its first three at home and its only victory came in overtime over New Orleans after rallying from 23 down.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 35 points, and Nikola Jokic had 26 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Jokic entered the he fourth quarter on the verge of his 201st career triple-double but didn't have an assist or rebound in the final period.
Portland trailed through the first 32 minutes until Holiday’s layup late in the third quarter gave them an 82-80 lead. Denver took a two-point lead into the fourth but a 9-2 run to open the last quarter gave the Trail Blazers a six-point lead.
Holiday hit Portland’s 14th 3-pointer to make it 108-99 before the Nuggets rallied to cut it to 110-107 on Murray's 3-pointer. Toumani Camara hit the Trail Blazers' last 3-pointer to seal it with 1:09 left.
Nuggets: Host Toronto on Wednesday night.
Regular Season Series
POR leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 118 - 110 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 118 - 110 |
| 4th 1.7 |  |
Deni Avdija makes running layup (Jrue Holiday assists) | 118 - 110 |
| 4th 9.7 | |
Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | 116 - 110 |
| 4th 9.7 |  |
Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper | 116 - 110 |
Statistics
 POR |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-92 | FG | 36-77 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 15-41 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 17-21 | FT | 29-34 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 21 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fouls | 20 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 20 | Percent Led | 73 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Oct 16 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Nov 7 |
| Vit Krejci, G | Out | Nov 4 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,520 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
8 | 2 | .800 | - | W4 |
 Minnesota |
8 | 3 | .727 | 0.5 | W4 |
 Portland |
6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | L2 |
 Denver |
5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | L1 |
 Utah |
1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | L8 |
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