The Nuggets got scoring contributions up and down their bench, shooting 65.9% in their seventh consecutive win to stay hot in pursuit of Memphis for second in the Western Conference.

Riding a six-game winning streak, the Denver Nuggets hosted the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Denver stormed out to a 15-point halftime lead, putting themselves in a good position to pick up their seventh consecutive victory.

Nikola Jokic scored 40 points and the surging Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 for their seventh straight win. It was Portland's second straight loss after winning 10 of 11.