The Portland Trail Blazers play the Denver Nuggets on Thursday at Orlando.

The Trail Blazers are coming off an impressive, 110-102, win over the Rockets on Tuesday, where they led for almost the entire contest. Damian Lillard led the way with 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, while C.J. McCollum followed up with 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Jusuf Nurkic totaled 18 points, 19 rebounds, three assists and three blocks, while Carmelo Anthony totaled 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Blazers have had a huge boost with Nurkic back in the lineup, as he is averaging 22.0 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.3 blocks and 1.7 steals, over the last three games. His presence has pushed Hassan Whiteside to the bench, from where he has played an average of 17 minutes per game over the last three games. The Blazers average 114.1 points per game, which is seventh most in the league, while they are shooting 37.5 percent from long range, which is third best in the league.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Nuggets, as they are coming off a hard-fought win over the Spurs on Wednesday, where they pulled ahead with a strong fourth quarter. The win was fueled by another great performance from Michael Porter Jr., who followed up his career-high 37-point outing, with 30 points and 15 rebounds, in Wednesday's win. Nikola Jokic came up large once again, with 25 points, 11 assists and four rebounds, while Jerami Grant chipped in 22 points, off the bench. Jamal Murray (hamstring) did not play on Wednesday and remains questionable for action on Thursday. The Nuggets are one of the more offensively efficient teams in the league, as they are shooting 47.0 percent from the field, while averaging 26.5 assists per game, which is fourth most in the league, and limiting themselves to 13.0 turnovers per game.