After four years of building the team, Malone and Connelly could finally celebrate a division title for the Nuggets. Nikola Jokic scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, Paul Millsap finished with 25 points, and Denver clinched the Northwest Division title with a 119-110 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Jokic added 13 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Nuggets to their first division title in six years. Jamal Murray scored 23 points and Torrey Craig had 18 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Denver. Denver clinched its first Northwest Division title since 2012-13, when it won 40 of its final 50 games to finish 57-25.

Source: National Post April 06, 2019 05:24 UTC