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Portland Trail Blazers (15-33) vs. Denver Nuggets (33-16)
The 2023-24 NBA season continues Friday, February 2, with the Portland Trail Blazers taking on the Denver Nuggets in the Northwest Division showdown at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, with the tip-off at 9:00 PM ET.
Portland and Denver open their four-game regular-season series. The Nuggets search for their fourth consecutive victory over the Trail Blazers, who haven’t covered in six straight road contests against Denver.
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The Portland Trail Blazers (15-33; 23-25 ATS) head to Denver looking for their third straight victory. After a 130-104 thrashing of the Philadelphia 76ers, the Blazers outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 119-116 this past Wednesday.
Playing as 10.5-point home underdogs, the Trail Blazers made 53.3% of their field goals against the Bucks’ shaky defense. Portland went 12-for-28 from beyond the arc while outscoring Milwaukee 56-46 in the paint. Six Trail Blazers scored in double digits, and Anfernee Simmons led the way with 24 points.
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Now, the Trail Blazers are 8.5 games behind the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference. Portland still holds the second-lowest offensive rating in the NBA (109.1 points per 100 possessions). The Trail Blazers are 20th in the league in adjusted defensive efficiency (117.3 points per 100 possessions) and 26th in opposing field goal percentage (49.5%).
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