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Jokic scores 40 and the Nuggets beat the Blazers 146-117 for their 7th straight win
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, Christian Braun had 26 points, and the surging Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 on Monday night for their seventh straight win.
Jamal Murray added 17 points and eight assists before picking up his second technical foul and Julian Strawther finished with 18 for Denver.
The seven-game winning streak is the longest of the season for the Nuggets, who played without Michael Porter Jr. for the second straight game due to hamstring tightness.
Portland was missing Jerami Grant, Kris Murray and Robert Williams III.
Donovan Clingan scored a career-high 21 points and Dalano Banton added 22 for the Blazers, who lost their second straight after winning 10 of 11.
Denver took a 17-point lead in the first quarter and was ahead 70-55 at halftime before the Blazers cut it to 78-71 early in the third. The Nuggets answered with a 14-3 run late in the period to take a 112-92 lead into the fourth.
Blazers: Allowed their most points since they had won 10 of 12 games. They held teams to 103.1 points during the streak, tops in the NBA during that stretch.
Nuggets: Jokic was named the Western Conference player of the week, the third time this season and 17th time in his career. He averaged 29.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 10.3 assists in four games, all Denver wins.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone and Murray were hit with technical fouls early in the third quarter for arguing a no-call on Jokic. Murray then exchanged words with Banton after he made a free throw in the first minute of the fourth and was ejected.
Portland had held its last 12 opponents to 44.2 percent shooting but the Nuggets hit 65.9 from the field.
The same two teams meet Wednesday in Denver for the last game before the All-Star break.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Deandre Ayton vs. Nikola Jokic (Anfernee Simons gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Deni Avdija misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:08 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:57 | | Jamal Murray kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:46 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:29 | | Deni Avdija turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 10:25 | | Deni Avdija shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 10:25 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 10:07 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot | 5-6 |
| 9:39 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 5-9 |
| 9:20 | | Toumani Camara turnover (lost ball) (Julian Strawther steals) | ||
| 9:14 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-10 |
| 9:14 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-11 |
| 8:51 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup | 5-13 |
| 8:45 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup | 7-13 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 7-15 |
| 7:52 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 7-17 |
| 7:20 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Toumani Camara's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:19 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running reverse layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 7-19 |
| 6:59 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Toumani Camara misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:58 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point running layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 9-19 |
| 6:19 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 9-21 |
| 6:04 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Scoot Henderson assists) | 11-21 |
| 5:45 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-23 |
| 5:39 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-23 |
| 5:39 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-23 |
| 5:23 | | Trail Blazers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 5:23 | | Jamal Murray misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:23 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point fadeaway jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 13-26 |
| 4:52 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving bank hook shot | 13-28 |
| 4:42 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop layup (Toumani Camara assists) | 15-28 |
| 4:03 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:49 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:39 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Pickett steals) | ||
| 3:34 | | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:32 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point running layup | 17-28 |
| 3:14 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jalen Pickett assists) | 17-30 |
| 2:58 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:19 | | Jabari Walker personal foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Dalano Banton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:55 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Anfernee Simons shooting foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-31 |
| 1:52 | | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-32 |
| 1:43 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point stepback jump shot | 19-32 |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point layup (Jalen Pickett assists) | 19-34 |
| 1:08 | | Shaedon Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Pickett steals) | ||
| 1:05 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jalen Pickett assists) | 19-36 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point driving layup | 21-36 |
| 0:39 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Dalano Banton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:39 | | +1 | Dalano Banton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-36 |
| 0:31 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Donovan Clingan draws the foul) | ||
| 0:25 | | +1 | Donovan Clingan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-36 |
| 0:25 | | +1 | Donovan Clingan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-36 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 24-38 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Dalano Banton makes three point driving floating jump shot | 27-38 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 27-41 |
| 11:29 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dalano Banton assists) | 29-41 |
| 11:15 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 29-43 |
| 10:51 | | Dalano Banton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-43 |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 32-45 |
| 10:09 | | Dalano Banton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup | 32-47 |
| 9:31 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:18 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Dalano Banton makes two point running layup (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 34-47 |
| 8:55 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point pullup jump shot | 34-49 |
| 8:35 | | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-49 |
| 8:11 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-49 |
| 7:56 | | Donovan Clingan shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 7:56 | | +1 | DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-50 |
| 7:56 | | DeAndre Jordan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:54 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point cutting dunk (Deni Avdija assists) | 38-50 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 38-52 |
| 7:19 | | Julian Strawther personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Donovan Clingan makes two point cutting layup (Dalano Banton assists) | 40-52 |
| 7:03 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +3 | Deni Avdija makes three point stepback jump shot | 43-52 |
| 6:46 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:32 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:30 | | Donovan Clingan defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Dalano Banton misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 43-54 |
| 6:02 | | Donovan Clingan shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:02 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-55 |
| 5:43 | | +3 | Scoot Henderson makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists) | 46-55 |
| 5:27 | | Dalano Banton blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 5:13 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Pickett assists) | 46-57 |
| 4:43 | | Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Julian Strawther personal foul (Loose ball) (Shaedon Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 4:33 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:32 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Hunter Tyson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point running layup | 48-57 |
| 4:21 | | Hunter Tyson shooting foul (Scoot Henderson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:21 | | +1 | Scoot Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-57 |
| 4:01 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 49-59 |
| 3:46 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anfernee Simons assists) | 51-59 |
| 3:28 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point driving floating jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 51-61 |
| 3:04 | | Toumani Camara misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Christian Braun offensive foul (Charge) (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | Christian Braun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:46 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot | 53-61 |
| 2:31 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | Deandre Ayton personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:10 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | |