Trail Blazers 130, Nuggets 113
Damian Lillard had 27 points and nine assists as Portland built a 34-point halftime lead while rolling past host Denver.
Robin Lopez scored 19 points and Chris Kaman added 16 as the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets for the second time in four nights. C.J. McCollum scored 15 points and LaMarcus Aldridge contributed 12 points and six blocked shots.
Ty Lawson had 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting to pace Denver, which lost its sixth straight game. J.J. Hickson added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The Trail Blazers scored 39 points in the opening quarter and then tacked on 45 more in the second to open up an 84-50 halftime lead. The output was the most points in any half for an NBA team since Golden State scored 84 against Toronto on March 25, 2011.
Portland shot 61.2 percent in the first half and was 9-of-15 from the behind the arc. The Trail Blazers led 111-78 entering the final stanza and played their reserves over the final 12 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lillard is 10-of-14 from 3-point range over the past two games. … Lawson was 4-of-5 from 3-point range while recording his seventh career 30-point outing. … Portland SF Nicolas Batum (knee) missed his second straight game.