The Denver Nuggets (1 - 5) lost their fifth straight game, this time against the Portland Trail Blazers (4 - 3) on Sunday night at the Moda Center in Portland. The Nuggets just ca n't seem to get the ball rolling to this point in 2014. While they semeed to stick with their starting lineup in this game (to some extent, at least), they still lost another game, and this one was by a large margin. Ty Lawson did a little bit of everything for Denver, with 18 points (7 - 16 FG, 4 - 6 FT), eight assists, six rebounds, and two steals, but it was n't enough. The Nuggets saw only three players score in double figures, but a total of 10 players score at some point during the game. Denver heads home next, but they'll be taking on this same Portland team on Wednesday night. For the Trail Blazers, it was just one of those nights where things were clicking. They saw six players score in double figures, and four players pull down at least eight rebounds. Portland crashed the glass hard, and were led in scoring by LaMarcus Aldridge, who had 28 points (12 - 26 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt, 3 - 4 FT), to go along with nine rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal. The Blazers' ability to move the ball around was huge, as the tallied 27 assists as a team, compared to just 14 for the Nuggets. Nicolas Batum was being looked to by the medical staff after the game, but it is unclear what his injury is.
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