Sizzling Nuggets overwhelm Blazers

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Nikola Jokic had 40 points, Christian Braun finished with 26 and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 on Monday night for their seventh straight win.

Denver's Julian Strawther scored 18 points and Jamal Murray had 17 points and eight assists before being ejected early in the fourth quarter. Jalen Pickett added 14 points and Zeke Nnaji