Over to the NBA, the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers amongst a group of five teams fighting for the final four spots in the Western Conference playoff race. The two squaring off in the Mile High city, with Jamal Murray looking to lead the host Nuggets, into the top eight. Pick things up in the second quarter, and Wilson Chandler drives baseline and spots Torrey Craig for the three-ball. We are all tied at 27.

Damian Lillard leading the charge for the Blazers -- as he spots up from well outside the arc and gets nothing but net. 25 for Dame Dollah. Vistors up 4. Hosts getting fancy in the second half, Jamal Murray throws up the lob, and Mason Plumlee finishes. Its now a 2-point game. Later on, Denver is in transition, and the ball makes its way to Trey Lyles - a trey for Mr. Lyles, as the lead is trimmed to 1. Off to the fourth, and a slick pass from Lillard finds Josef Nurkic for the deuce. He had 19 against his old team. Blazers lead by 4.

But the Nuggets make the plays down the stretch -- Jamal Murray spotting up from the land beyond. His three tying things at 95 with about two minutes to go. Then with about 30 seconds to play, Murray with the rock again, and he cuts hard to the rack, getting the And1, tying things at 99. He's got a career-high 37 now. But he needs to hit the free-throw, and he does, a new personal best 38 points as the Nuggets hold off the Blazers 104-101.

In other games, Boogie Cousins went off for 44 points, 24 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Pelicans double overtime win over Chicago. Andrew Wiggins had 40 in Minnesota's win over the Clippers. Blake Griffin had a triple double in the loss. 32-12-12. The defeat also sees Denver leapfrog the Clips for the West's final playoff spot. Houston overcame a double-digit deficit to down Miami. Memphis did the same against Philly. And Milwaukee tops Phoenix. The Bucks winning that game without All-star Giannis Antentemkoumpo.