Portland Trail Blazers (35-36, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (43-28, fifth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Sunday, 5 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Denver will try to keep its three-game winning streak at home when the Nuggets take on Portland.
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The Nuggets have a 25-16 record against their Western Conference opponents. Denver averages 120.7 points per game, 4.2 points more than its opponents.
The Trail Blazers are 25-19 in the Western Conference. The Trail Blazers averaged 115.1 points per game and shot 45.1% from the field, ranking ninth in the Western Conference.
The Nuggets are averaging 13.8 three-pointers per game this season, only 0.9 more than the Trail Blazers, who are averaging 12.9 per game. The Trail Blazers averaged 115.1 points per game, 1.4 points less than the Nuggets’ 116.5 points.
The two teams met for the third time this season. The Nuggets defeated the Trail Blazers 157-103 in their last game on February 21st. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 32 points and Jrue Holiday led the Trail Blazers with 19 points.
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Top performer: Jokic averaged 28.1 points, 12.6 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 24.2 points over the past 10 games.
Deni Avdija averages 24.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists for the Trail Blazers. Jerami Grant has averaged 17.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in the past 10 games, shooting 49.2% from the field.
Last 10 games: Nuggets: 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 123.0 points, 43.3 rebounds, 30.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game, shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents average 119.6 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 113.0 points, 47.4 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 7.2 blocks per game, while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents average 111.0 points per game.
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Injuries: Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: day-to-day (rest), Peyton Watson: out (hamstring).
Trail Blazers: Shaiden Sharp: out (calf), Witt Krejci: day-to-day (calf), Damian Lillard: out for the season (Achilles).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.