Denver Nuggets (14-10, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (8-18, 13th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -8; over/under is 232
BOTTOM LINE: Portland aims to stop its three-game home losing streak with a victory over Denver.
The Trail Blazers are 2-4 against opponents in the Northwest Division. Portland gives up 116.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 9.2 points per game.
The Nuggets are 3-2 against opponents in the Northwest Division. Denver ranks ninth in the league with 45.0 rebounds per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 13.3.
The Trail Blazers are shooting 43.8% from the field this season, 3.0 percentage points lower than the 46.8% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets are shooting 49.4% from the field, 1.9% higher than the 47.5% the Trail Blazers' opponents have shot this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jerami Grant is averaging 16.1 points for the Trail Blazers.
Russell Westbrook is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging 4.1 rebounds for the Nuggets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 2-8, averaging 108.9 points, 41.0 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.4 points per game.
Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 122.6 points, 43.8 rebounds, 32.2 assists, 9.4 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 53.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.7 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Matisse Thybulle: out (ankle), Deandre Ayton: day to day (illness).
Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee), Christian Braun: day to day (back), Dario Saric: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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