The Trail Blazers took them down 128-109, although the Nuggets didn't have Nikola Jokic for the game. Still, that didn't stop Michael Malone from ripping into his team after losing to the Blazers.

The Blazers were missing five players from what would be their regular rotation yet still defeated the Nuggets.

The Blazers won their fourth in a row as they defeated the Nuggets, 128-109. The Blazers move to 32-39 as the Nuggets fall to 44-27. With the loss, Denver moves to the 4-seed as the Lakers move to the 3-seed.