Nikola Jokic had 36 points, Austin Rivers scored 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-115 on Thursday night in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round series.
Michael Porter Jr. had 15 points, Aaron Gordon scored 13 and Facundo Campazzo had 11 for the Nuggets, who took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Game 4 is Saturday afternoon in Portland.
Damian Lillard led Portland with 37 points. CJ McCollum had 22, Norman Powell scored 18, Carmelo Anthony had 17 and Jusuf Nurkic finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
36 PTS, 11 REB and the GAME-SEALING putback for Nikola Jokic! #NBAPlayoffs @nuggets up 2-1.. Game 4 is Sat. at 4pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/hCd4EVB1Wx
— NBA (@NBA) May 28, 2021
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