Damian Lillard's 11 threes lift Portland Trail Blazers over Denver Nuggets - TSN.ca

Lillard was 11 for 18 from 3-point range, plus had 12 assists for Portland. The Blazers closed to within a half-game of Memphis in the race for eighth in the West, where a play-in series for the last playoff berth -- and the right to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the opening round -- now seems almost certain.Michael Porter Jr. scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Denver , which remained in the West’s No. 3 spot.

Jokic finished with eight points, five rebounds and 13 assists. Jerami Grant scored 18 for Denver, which — even with the reserve lineup — got within six on a 3-pointer by PJ Dozier with 1:16 left. But Nurkic got free for a dunk, Denver threw the ball away on the ensuing possession and Portland would hang on from there.

Lillard is the second player to have multiple games with at least 10 3-pointers this season, Houston’s James Harden being the other. Lillard had 11 3’s against Golden State on Jan. 20, the night he scored an NBA season-high 61 points.Trail Blazers: Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony hasn’t had the best experiences against the Nuggets, the team he spent parts of eight seasons with to start his career.

Nuggets: Denver won the season series between the clubs, 3-1. ... The Nuggets have games against Utah, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto left before the playoffs -- all contenders, but they could also catch some breaks. The Lakers have clinched the No. 1 seed out West, and Toronto could easily be locked into the No. 2 seed in the East by the time that matchup rolls around.Friday is the eighth anniversary of Portland hiring Terry Stotts to coach the team.

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