Nuggets at Trail Blazers 4/7/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Denver Nuggets look for a third straight victory on Sunday when they play the second half of a home-and-home at the road against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Nuggets defeated the Trail Blazers 119-110 on Friday in the first half of the home-and-home. Paul Millsap led the Nuggets with 25 points, while Nikola Jokic scored 22 with 10 coming in the final quarter.

This was the third time the Trail Blazers have lost to Denver this season. Portland managed to score 37 points during the third quarter but just 23 in the final quarter. Enes Kanter led the Trail Blazers with 24 points, while Rodney Hood added 17. Team high scorer Damian Lillard scored just two points in the first half and 14 for the game. Nikola Jokic is the leading scorer, rebounder and leads in assists with averages of 20.2 points, 10.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game. Jamal Murray is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.2 points per game. As a team, Denver is shooting 46.6% from the field and 35.0% from 3-point territory.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 25.9 points and 6.9 assists per game. Enes Kanter is the leader in rebounding with an average of 8.0 per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.3 points per game. The Trail Blazers are shooting 46.7% from the field and 35.8% from three-point territory.