Trail Blazers Beat Nuggets 118-110 as Avdija Scores 28 in Denver Comeback

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 118-110 at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, November 2, 2026. Deni Avdija led Portland with 28 points and the Trail Blazers came back from a halftime deficit to improve to 5-1.

Denver scored 31 points in the first quarter, 35 in the second, 21 in the third and 23 in the fourth. Portland scored 19 in the first, 39 in the second, 27 in the third and 33 in the fourth. Denver led 66-58 at halftime. Denver led by as many as 14 points in the game, and Portland led by as many as 9.

Avdija closes the game

Avdija scored 28 points on 10 of 22 shooting, with 3 rebounds and 5 assists in 34 minutes 48 seconds. He scored in the closing seconds again and again. He made a floating jump shot at 0:32 of the fourth quarter, a free throw at 0:21, and the last basket of the game, a running layup at 0:01.

Donovan Clingan had 17 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks for Portland. Damian Lillard had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Jrue Holiday had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists off the bench.

Murray and Jokic carry Denver

Jamal Murray led Denver with 35 points on 10 of 19 shooting and 11 of 11 free throws, with 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Murray scored 20 points in the first half. His driving dunk at 0:38 of the second quarter, off a pass from Nikola Jokic, made the score 64-57.

Jokic had 26 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for Denver. Christian Braun had 14 points. Denver made 29 of 34 free throws, against 17 of 21 for Portland, but Denver still lost the fourth quarter by 10 points.

Portland wins the boards

Portland shot 43 of 92 from the field and Denver shot 36 of 77. Portland made 15 of 41 three pointers and Denver made 9 of 26. Portland outrebounded Denver 56 to 44, with 21 offensive rebounds against 9 for Denver, and Portland led assists 30 to 24.

Portland played without Ja Morant and Shaedon Sharpe, both inactive with injury or illness. Denver played without Julian Strawther and Spencer Jones, also inactive with injury or illness. Micah Nori coaches Portland and David Adelman coaches Denver. The attendance at Ball Arena was 19,520. Portland entered the game at 4-1 and Denver entered at 3-2, and Denver fell to 3-3 with the loss.