Jamal Murray’s big night not enough for Nuggets in loss to Portland
Source Scout · The Gazette reports: The Nuggets’ All-Star point guard had the ball on a string like it was a yo-yo all night and routinely got where he wanted against Portland’s defense, but the Trail Blazers left Denver with a 118-110 win. The Trail Blazers overcame Murray’s big night behind 21 offensive rebounds that allowed Portland to attempt 15 more shots than Denver. “We got our ass kicked on the glass,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after Denver dropped to 3-3. “It’s one of the ways in the NBA you can lose a game that you play so well to start, and they claw back into it just by doing that.