Trail Blazers at Nuggets 12/12/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In the second game of an NBA on TNT Thursday night doubleheader, the Portland Trail Blazers will visit the Denver Nuggets. The Trail Blazers (10-15) have split their last ten games and are currently two games behind Phoenix for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. On Tuesday, Portland raced out to a ten-point lead after one quarter and cruised to a 115-87 home victory versus New York.

All-Star G Damian Lillard knocked down nine of his 15 three-point attempts and finished with a game-high 31 points. Hassan Whiteside contributed 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Trail Blazers.

The Denver Nuggets (14-8) have lost three straight games and have fallen into fifth place in the Western Conference standings.On Tuesday, Denver managed just 16 points over the final 12 minutes of a 97-92 road loss against Philadelphia. The Nuggets were dominated on the glass by a 61-45 margin and shot 44 percent from the field.

Denver G Will Barton tallied a game high 26 points on a 10-for-19 shooting performance. Nikola Jokic added 15 points to go along with 11 assists and seven rebounds for the Nuggets.