Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, start time, TV channel

Who’s PlayingPortland Trail Blazers @ Denver Nuggets

Current Records: Portland 15-34, Denver 34-16

How To WatchWhen: Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. ETWhere: Ball Arena — Denver, ColoradoTV: NBATVFollow: CBS Sports AppOnline streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)Ticket Cost: $33.70What to Know The Trail Blazers have quite the challenge ahead of them as they’re expected to be blown off the court. They will head out on the road to take on the Denver Nuggets at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Ball Arena.

It’s hard to win when you don’t work as a unit and post 20 fewer assists than your opponent, a fact the Trail Blazers found out the hard way on Friday. They fell 120-108 to Denver. The Trail Blazers have struggled against the Nuggets recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

The Trail Blazers’ loss shouldn’t obscure the performances of Scoot Henderson, who scored 30 points along with five rebounds, and Anfernee Simons who scored 29 points along with two steals. Simons is trending in the right direction, as he’s improved his point production for three games straight.

The Trail Blazers struggled to work together and finished the game with only 14 assists. That’s the fewest assists they’ve managed all season.

Portland’s loss dropped their record down to 15-34. As for Denver, they pushed their record up to 34-16 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.

This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: The Trail Blazers haven’t given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 13.9 turnovers per game. However, it’s not like the Nuggets (currently ranked second in turnovers per game) struggle in that department as they’ve been averaging only 11.6 turnovers per game. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

The Trail Blazers came up short against the Nuggets in their previous matchup on Friday, falling 120-108. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, who dropped a triple-double on 27 points, 22 rebounds, and 12 assists. Now that the Trail Blazers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check CBSSports.com after the match to find out.

OddsDenver is a big 14-point favorite against Portland, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Nuggets as a 13.5-point favorite.

The over/under is set at 220 points.

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Series HistoryDenver has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Portland.

Feb 02, 2024 – Denver 120 vs. Portland 108Jan 17, 2023 – Denver 122 vs. Portland 113Dec 23, 2022 – Denver 120 vs. Portland 107Dec 08, 2022 – Denver 121 vs. Portland 120Oct 24, 2022 – Portland 135 vs. Denver 110Feb 27, 2022 – Denver 124 vs. Portland 92Jan 13, 2022 – Denver 140 vs. Portland 108Nov 23, 2021 – Portland 119 vs. Denver 100Nov 14, 2021 – Denver 124 vs. Portland 95Jun 03, 2021 – Denver 126 vs. Portland 115