Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, Christian Braun had 26 points, and the surging Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 on Monday night for their seventh straight win. Jamal Murray added 17 points and eight assists before picking up his second technical foul and Julian Strawther finished with 18 for Denver.

The Nuggets got scoring contributions up and down their bench, shooting 65.9% in their seventh consecutive win to stay hot in pursuit of Memphis for second in the Western Conference.

Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara, left, looks to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets guard Julian Strawther and center Nikola Jokic, right, defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) AP AP

The Denver Nuggets extended their win streak to seven games on Monday, handily defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 behind an incredible team performance. The Nuggets scored a season-high 146 points while shooting 60-91 (65.

The Denver Nuggets got their sixth consecutive win on Saturday and defeated the Phoenix Suns, 122-105. Denver is now 33-19 this season, good for third place in the Western Conference standings. They trail the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies by just 1.5 games.

The Portland Trail Blazers continue their three-game trip with two games at the Denver Nuggets on Monday and Wednesday. This is a precarious stretch for the Blazers, who lost Saturday at Minnesota. The Blazers defeated the Nuggets 126-124 at home on Dec. 19 in one of Portland’s best victories of the season.

The Denver Nuggets are currently sitting on a league-high six-game winning streak, and they look to host the Portland Trail Blazers in their second regular-seas

Nikola Jokic didn't play in the fourth quarter of Denver's lopsided win over a hot Portland Trail Blazers squad, but he still finished with 40 points and had his fingerprints all over the Nuggets' highest-scoring game of the season.