Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers, Prediction and Fantasy Team News

MATCH DETAILS:
What competition it is? NBA regular season
Teams: Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers
Jump Ball Time: Saturday 06 April 2019 @ 08:00 AM IST
Where the game is played? Pepsi Center (18,007)
TV Info: Sony Sports Network has the rights to stream NBA matches in India. Premier members can also catch the Live Action on SonyLiv App.

DEN vs POR Dream11 MATCH PREVIEW:

 It’s a battle between the two Western Conference teams as Denver Nuggets host Portland Trail Blazers in a regular season NBA match at Pepsi Center, in Denver, Colorado, USA, on Saturday morning (IST).

 Denver Nuggets returned to the winning ways after they beat San Antonio Spurs 113-85 at Pepsi Center.

But the match was marred by an incident which happened after just one minute into the game. Spurs’ legendary manager Gregg Popovich was ejected after just 63 seconds into the match. This was the fastest ejection in NBA history. Though it’s still unclear what made Popovich earn the technical foul, certainly he wasn’t happy with the referee’s call.

Spurs were certainly not the same team without Popovich as Nuggets produced one of their best offensive plays this season.

 Nikola Jokic had another double-double, scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds, while four more players touched the double digits mark. Monte Morris and Malik Beasley both scored 19 points each from the bench.

 It was a crucial win for Nuggets as they managed to keep Houston Rockets at by for the 2nd place and went one game closer to clinch the home court advantage in the playoffs.

 “Fourth-best defense since the all-star break and then you get your offense going, this is a team that we envision going into the postseason that’s going to allow us to be a really dangerous team,” Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said after the game.

Portland Trail Blazers meanwhile improved their season record to 50-28 after mauling Memphis Grizzlies 116-89 in a one-sided match at Moda Center.

 Damian Lillard had a double-double, 20 points, and 10 assists, while Enes Kanter had the game’s highest points, scoring 21 points along with 15 rebounds.

 Regular Season Record-
Denver Nuggets: W-52, L-26
Portland Trail Blazers: W-50, L-28

 DEN vs POR Dream11 TEAM NEWS:
Denver Nuggets:
Injured – Nuggets have a near full strength team with Michel Porter remaining their only player out injured. All the big guns are available for selection and will be starting the match.
Questionable – None at the moment.
Suspended – None.

 Portland Trail Blazers:
Injured – Portland’s second best player this season C. J. McCollum is still out due to the knee injury he suffered three weeks ago, while Jusuf Nurkic (leg injury) joins him on the sidelines
Questionable – None.
Suspended – None.

DEN vs POR Dream11 Teams (Starting Lineup; Probables):

 Denver Nuggets: Paul Millsap (F), Will Barton (F), Nikola Jokic (C), Jamal Murray (G), Gary Harris (G)
Portland Trail Blazers: Al-Farouq Aminu (F), Maurice Harkless (F), Enes Kanter (C), Damian Lillard (G), Rodney Hood (G)

 From the bench (Probables):

 Denver Nuggets: Monte Morris, Mason Plumlee, Torrey Craig, Malik Beasley, Trey Lyles, Juan Hernangomez, Jarred Vanderbilt
Portland Trail Blazers: Jake Layman, Seth Curry, Meyers Leonard, Skal Labissiere, Evan Turner, Zach Collins, Gary Trent Jr., Anfernee Simons

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