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03/21 01:02 CDT Denver puts home win streak on the line against Portland
Denver puts home win streak on the line against Portland
By The Associated Press
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. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when
the Nuggets play Portland.
The Nuggets have gone 25-16 against Western Conference opponents. Denver
averages 120.7 points while outscoring opponents by 4.2 points per game.
The Trail Blazers are 25-19 in Western Conference play. Portland is ninth in
the Western Conference scoring 115.1 points per game and is shooting 45.1%.
The Nuggets' 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.9 more made
shots on average than the 12.9 per game the Trail Blazers give up. The Trail
Blazers average 115.1 points per game, 1.4 fewer than the 116.5 the Nuggets
give up.
The two teams play for the third time this season. The Nuggets defeated the
Trail Blazers 157-103 in their last meeting on Feb. 21. Nikola Jokic led the
Nuggets with 32 points, and Jrue Holiday led the Trail Blazers with 19 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic is averaging 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 last
10 games.
Deni Avdija is scoring 24.2 points per game with 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists
for the Trail Blazers. Jerami Grant is averaging 17.5 points and 3.5 rebounds
while shooting 49.2% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 123.0 points, 43.3 rebounds, 30.2
assists, 6.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 119.6 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 6-4, 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 have averaged 111.0 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: day to day (rest), Peyton Watson: out
(hamstring).
Trail Blazers: Shaedon Sharpe: out (calf), Vit Krejci: day to day (calf),
Damian Lillard: out for season (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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