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McCollum scored 37 points and added a crucial chase-down block in the closing minutes that helped the Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 100-96 in Game 7.

Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double and the Nuggets evened their Western Conference semifinal at 2-2 with Portland.

CJ McCollum led six Trail Blazers in double figures with 20 points in a 97-90 victory at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday night that evened their series 1-1.

The Nuggets rode a 37-point performance from Nikola Jokic to a 121-113 win over the well-rested Portland Trail Blazers in the opener of their second-round series.

When LeBron hit the driving layup that pushed him past Michael Jordan into fourth place on the NBA's career scoring list, Nuggets held off the Lakers with a 115-99 win.

Curry and Thompson combined for 31 points as the Warriors, set an NBA-record, 51-point first quarter, regained the top spot in the West by routing Denver 142-111.

Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 40 points, Jamal Murray fought through a bloody lip to add 24 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers 116-113.

Paul Millsap, Jamal Murray and Malik Beasley scored combined 60 points. the Nuggets rolled to their most lopsided victory ever over Los AngeleT, in a 117-85 rout.

Facing elimination the Denver rallied past the Portland Trail Blazers 88-82. Portland looks to clinch the third seed and Nuggets breaking playoff dry spell.

Denver's Jamal Murray kick it up a notch and scored a career best 38 points as the Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 104-101.