Anfernee Simons' game-winning layup as time expired lifts the Portland Trail Blazers over the Denver Nuggets, snapping a six-game losing streak for Portland. Despite erasing a 17-point deficit, the Nuggets fall to their 11th loss of the season.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons drove to his right for a game-winning layup as time expired, handing the Nuggets their 11th loss of the season after they had erased a 17-point gap in the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers snapped a six-game losing streak with their first win of December, led by 28 points from Simons, including the buzzer-beater. Denver (14-11) had a three-game win streak snapped. Next up is a matchup with the Pelicans on Sunday in New Orleans.
The entire arc of the game in Portland was an appropriate summation of the 2024-25 Nuggets. It’s as if they need to trail by double digits for a lightbulb to turn on. They lollygagged most of the first half, until the upstart Blazers finally punished them. Then, as soon as they fell behind 66-56 with 1:45 left before the intermission, the Nuggets decided to hit the reset button. Jokic in particular. He was off to a fairly quiet start with nine points. He only needed a little encouragement. The Blazers gave him some. Twice in a row as Jokic brought the ball up, Deandre Ayton went under ball screens, daring a 49% 3-point shooter to shoot 3s. Jokic obliged, knocking down both to ignite an almost-effortless 10-0 run to close the half. Tie game. The paradoxical problem with that comeback was that it was too early. Denver no longer trailed by double digits. Sure enough, Portland tallied five quick points to start the second half while it took three minutes for the Nuggets to score. They lost the third quarter by 17 due to another lackadaisical stint from the starting uni
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