DENVER -- — Jamal Murray scored a career-high 55 points, Nikola Jokic had his 25th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-121 on Wednesday night for their eighth straight victory.

Murray was 20 of 36 from the floor, including seven 3-pointers. It’s the third-most points in the franchise’s NBA history, trailing only David Thompson’s 73-point game on April 9, 1978, and Jokic’s 56-point effort Dec. 7. In the ABA, Spencer Haywood had a 59-point game for the then-Rockets on April 15, 1970.

Jokic had with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists on a night when the team celebrated Serbian Heritage Night and handed out his bobblehead.

Denver led by 23 points, only to see Portland cut it to single digits late in the second game between the teams in Denver in three nights. The Nuggets won 146-117 on Monday.

Anfernee Simons led Portland with 26 points, and Donovan Clingan had 17 points and 20 rebounds. The Trail Blazers were without Deandre Ayton (strained calf), Scoot Henderson (sprained ankle) and Jerami Grant (sore knee).

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: Ayton's left calf strain will be re-evaluated in a month.

Nuggets: The Nuggets were missing Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring), Aaron Gordon (calf), Peyton Watson (knee) and Russell Westbrook (hamstring).

Key moment

Murray missed a free throw with less than a second remaining until halftime, but Jokic was able to crash the boards and tap it in for a 75-56 lead.

Key stat

Denver had seven blocked shots, including four by Zeke Nnaji.

Up next

After the All-Star break, both teams play Feb. 20. The Nuggets host Charlotte, and the Trail Blazers host the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Donovan Clingan vs. Nikola Jokic (Toumani Camara gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Anfernee Simons makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kris Murray assists)	0	3
11:24	Christian Braun misses layup	0	3
11:23	Christian Braun offensive rebound	0	3
11:21	Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:21	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	0	3
11:14	Anfernee Simons misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:11	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	0	3
10:56	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:52	Deni Avdija defensive rebound	0	3
10:48	Toumani Camara misses 24-foot three point shot	0	3
10:48	Kris Murray offensive rebound	0	3
10:43	Donovan Clingan makes layup	0	5
10:34	Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	2	5
10:17	Deni Avdija makes 25-foot three point jumper (Toumani Camara assists)	2	8
10:00	Julian Strawther misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	8
9:58	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	2	8
9:49	Zeke Nnaji makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	5	8
9:36	Deni Avdija misses driving layup	5	8
9:33	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	5	8
9:32	Anfernee Simons shooting foul	5	8
9:32	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	6	8
9:32	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	7	8
9:15	Kris Murray makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	7	11
8:59	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Toumani Camara steals)	7	11
8:57	Julian Strawther shooting foul	7	11
8:57	Kris Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	7	11
8:57	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	7	11
8:57	Kris Murray misses free throw 2 of 2	7	11
8:53	Christian Braun defensive rebound	7	11
8:40	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	10	11
8:24	Toumani Camara misses driving floating jump shot	10	11
8:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	10	11
8:19	Christian Braun makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	13	11
7:53	Anfernee Simons makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Kris Murray assists)	13	13
7:34	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	16	13
7:34	Trail Blazers Full timeout	16	13
7:34	Dalano Banton enters the game for Anfernee Simons	16	13
7:34	Shaedon Sharpe enters the game for Kris Murray	16	13
7:23	Deni Avdija misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	13
7:19	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	16	13
7:08	Shaedon Sharpe misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	16	13
7:06	Donovan Clingan offensive rebound	16	13
7:04	Donovan Clingan makes two point shot	16	15
6:48	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	16	15
6:47	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	16	15
6:33	Toumani Camara misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	15
6:30	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	16	15
6:16	Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	18	15
6:08	Dalano Banton lost ball turnover (Zeke Nnaji steals)	18	15
6:03	Julian Strawther makes 25-foot three point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	21	15
5:45	Dalano Banton misses layup	21	15
5:43	Nuggets defensive team rebound	21	15
5:43	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Julian Strawther	21	15
5:43	Jabari Walker enters the game for Donovan Clingan	21	15
5:22	Jabari Walker shooting foul	21	15
5:22	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	22	15
5:22	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	23	15
5:13	Shaedon Sharpe misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	23	15
5:11	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	23	15
5:06	Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	25	15
4:54	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	25	15
4:54	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	25	16
4:54	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	25	17
4:43	Christian Braun makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	27	17
4:35	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	27	17
4:35	Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 2	27	17
4:35	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	27	17
4:35	Dario Saric enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	27	17
4:35	Deni Avdija makes free throw 2 of 2	27	18
4:24	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	30	18
4:06	Dalano Banton makes driving layup	30	20
4:06	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	30	20
4:06	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Deni Avdija	30	20
4:06	Dalano Banton misses free throw 1 of 1	30	20
4:04	Christian Braun defensive rebound	30	20
3:51	Toumani Camara shooting foul	30	20
3:51	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3	31	20
3:51	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3	32	20
3:51	Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3	33	20
3:40	Shaedon Sharpe misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	20
3:36	Christian Braun defensive rebound	33	20
3:31	Christian Braun misses two point shot	33	20
3:29	Jabari Walker defensive rebound	33	20
3:25	Dalano Banton misses running pullup jump shot	33	20
3:21	Christian Braun defensive rebound	33	20
3:04	Jalen Pickett traveling	33	20
2:46	Nuggets Full timeout	33	20
2:46	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	33	20
2:40	Jabari Walker misses 15-foot jumper	33	20
2:35	Shaedon Sharpe offensive rebound	33	20
2:35	Shaedon Sharpe misses dunk	33	20
2:35	Christian Braun defensive rebound	33	20
2:27	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Christian Braun assists)	35	20
2:19	Christian Braun personal foul	35	20
2:19	Toumani Camara makes free throw 1 of 2	35	21
2:19	Toumani Camara makes free throw 2 of 2	35	22
1:57	Julian Strawther misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	35	22
1:55	Dario Saric offensive rebound	35	22
1:55	shot clock turnover	35	22
1:45	Shaedon Sharpe misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	35	22
1:41	Dario Saric defensive rebound	35	22
1:37	Toumani Camara blocks Julian Strawther 's 6-foot two point shot	35	22
1:36	Nuggets offensive team rebound	35	22
1:36	Jabari Walker away from play foul	35	22
1:36	(01:36) [Trail Blazers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	35	22
1:36	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	36	22
1:26	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	36	22
1:24	Jabari Walker defensive rebound	36	22
1:16	Dalano Banton makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	36	24
56.1	Christian Braun makes 8-foot two point shot	38	24
36.1	Dalano Banton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	24
33.2	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	38	24
24.0	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	40	24
2.2	Dalano Banton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Toumani Camara assists)	40	27
0.0	Nikola Jokic misses 78-foot three point jumper	40	27
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	40	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	40	27

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, February 13, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, Altitude Sports, KUSA-TV (9NEWS), KUNP 16, KATU 2.2

Attendance

19,901

Referees

CJ Washington, Andy Nagy, Tyler Ford

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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