Sizzling Nuggets overwhelm Trail Blazers

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Nikola Jokic had 40 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 on Monday for their seventh straight win.

Denver's Christian Braun finished with 26 points, Julian Strawther scored 18 points and Jamal Murray had 17 points and eight assists before being ejected early in the fourth quarter. Jalen Pick