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Deni Avdija shined for the Portland Trail Blazers, scoring 31 points and leading the team to a 115-99 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, boosting their playoff hopes.

Anfernee Simons seals a 122-120 win for the Portland Trail Blazers with a buzzer-beating layup

Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double and the Nuggets evened their Western Conference semifinal at 2-2 with Portland.

The Nuggets rode a 37-point performance from Nikola Jokic to a 121-113 win over the well-rested Portland Trail Blazers in the opener of their second-round series.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 21 points before sitting in the final quarter and the Portland Trail Blazers, with their playoff fate sealed earlier Wednesday night, defeated the Denver Nuggets 107-99. CJ McCollum added 17 points for the Blazers, who led by as many as 18 points in the final quarter despite putting all of their starters on the bench...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Trail Blazers host Denver on Wednesday in their final game of the season. The Minnesota Timberwolves held off a furious late rally by the Portland Trail Blazers for a 106-105 victory on Saturday night...

DENVER (AP) — J.J. Hickson scored 19 points and rookie Emmanuel Mudiay hit two game-sealing free throws with 18.3 seconds remaining, helping the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-104 on Monday night. Mudiay finished with 18 points and Kenneth Faried added 17 — and drew a key late charge — as the Nuggets ended an eight-game skid to the Trail Blazers...