IN DENVER — Jamal Murray is proud of the fact that the Denver Nuggets are able to demonstrate their championship mettle when the stakes are high. Having to rely on that so frequently is something that he despises.

Murray made this statement after the Denver Nuggets overcame a double-digit deficit to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 112-103 on Sunday night. “I think we should just be a little bit more on point to start the game, not to have to kick it into another gear,” Murray said after the Nuggets’ victory against the Trail Blazers.

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During the first half of the game, the reigning NBA champions were trailing by a score of 14, and it wasn’t until their final shot of the third quarter that they took their first lead shot.

Murray stated, “I believe that we just need to be a little more conscious, a little more aware of the task at hand each and every night in order to ensure that we are going to get their best shot.” As for us, I believe that we are able to give it our best try right from the beginning.

Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points, Murray added 21 points on a night in which he had a 10-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, and young players Christian Braun and Peyton Watson provided the Nuggets with the juice down the line to help them win their second game against their division rivals in the span of 48 hours.

Four further players scored in double figures, including Watson, a rookie who scored ten of his twelve points during the Nuggets’ fourth-quarter blitz that improved Denver’s home record to 21-4. Watson was one of the players who scored in double figures.

The Nuggets did not trail by more than a basket in their victory over Portland on Friday night, which took place at Ball Arena as well. However, they did not take the lead in this game until the last seconds of the third quarter, when Jokic’s finger-roll layup broke an 84-84 tie.

The majority of the night was spent with the sellout crowd being kept quiet by the Blazers, who were led by Deandre Ayton with 27 points and Anfernee Simons with 26 points. At the time, they were leading by 84-75 with 4:17 left in the third quarter, but Matisse Thybulle was unable to make his second of two free throws.

The next time they scored was when Kris Murray made a goal-tending basket with 10 minutes and 44 seconds left on the clock, bringing Denver’s lead down to 91-86. During that stretch, the Blazers missed nine baskets, including six from long range, and turned the ball over three times. Meanwhile, the Nuggets were riding their 16-0 run to break away from the competition.

It was stated by the coach of the Nuggets, Michael Malone, that “our defense got better as the game went on.” “We had no method of defense. We had a small amount of defense in place. We have a better defense than before. In addition, we possessed a strong defense.

After falling behind in the fourth quarter, the Blazers were not exactly wallowing in self-pity.

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“To tell you the truth, I thought we played well for the majority of the game, and I thought we played well throughout the entire game,” Simons remarked. “They are a competitive group. They made a good run. It is a team that has won championships. A veteran team is what they are. The fact that we rolled out with a large number of young guys is something that unfortunately occurs on occasion.

I am really glad that we did not give up and that we continued to play with a lot of effort. The way that we played today has left me feeling quite satisfied overall.

After making ten three-pointers before halftime, the Blazers were only able to make one three-pointer in the second half out of thirteen attempts.

Despite Jerami Grant missing his second consecutive game due to lower back discomfort and Malcolm Brogdon continuing to be sidelined with a painful knee, Murray and Thybulle were selected to start in their respective positions.

Twenty-year-old reserve Scott Henderson, who celebrated his birthday on Saturday and scored thirty points against the Nuggets the day before, concluded with fourteen points in the rematch. He received a text message from Portland coach Chauncey Billups over the weekend, which was a form of congrats.

“I said, ‘Scoot, there aren’t many guys in the entire world that can say they scored 30 points on the world champions when they were a teenager,” Billups recalled. “It’s a rare occurrence.” On the other hand, you are no longer a teenager. What are you going to do when you are in your 20s? Let’s find out.