The Portland Trail Blazers (15 - 21) defeated the Denver Nuggets (12 - 22) 112 - 106 on Sunday night. In a close game throughout, the Blazers simply made more plays late to close out a big road win. Denver allowed Portland to get too many easy baskets and it was clear they had some tired legs here in the back end of a back - to - back set. The Trail Blazers shot over 50 percent from the field and scored 32 points over the final 12 minutes to close things out. Nuggets power forward Kenneth Faried made a shocking start here, as he was carted off the court with what appeared to be a serious neck injury just the night before. Portland has now won four of their last five games, with all of those wins coming without Damian Lillard. C.J. McCollum continues to play at an All-Star level in his absence, as he tallied 25 points, seven assists and three rebounds in the win. Allen Crabbe and Al-Farouq Aminu provided 14 points a piece as well. Gerald Henderson was the hero off the bench, as he scored 19 points in just 24 minutes. Portland came into this game with a 6 - 15 record on the road, so a win like this can be a big momentum booster going forward in a tough environment like Denver. They have a tough task on Monday though, as they have to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a back - to - back. Denver was coming off a grueling overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday and it was clear they simply didn’t have their legs tonight in a back - to - back set. They really struggled in the fourth quarter and allowed way too many easy baskets in the closing minutes. This was Danilo Gallinari's second game back and he played great yet again, amassing 29 points, five rebounds and three assists in the loss. Jameer Nelson also had a nice game, as he contributed 17 points and seven assists. The godsend for this team all year has been Will Barton, but he really struggled tonight scoring just five points on 2 - for - 10 shooting. The Nuggets are now just 5 - 11 at home and that's a scary trend considering they used to have one of the best home advantages in the NBA in years past. Denver has now lost nine of their last 10 games and they'll look to break that slide on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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