Denver has gone through four coaches and has only three players remaining from the last time it won in Portland.

The wait for another victory is over.

Nikola Jokic scored 27 points and the Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers, their first victory in Portland since 2013.

Jokic hit 12 of 21 shots and grabbed eight rebounds as the Nuggets ended a nine-game losing streak to the Blazers in Portland.

Jokic drew his fourth foul early in the third quarter, but Malone said he was „not close“ to pulling him from the game.

„I knew if I pulled him at that point, I felt things would go south very quickly,“ Malone said.

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