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Reporters notebook: Nuggets beat Blazers 116-112 to even series at 2-2

The teams were coming off Friday night's historic four-overtime game, but it didn't seem to affect the Nuggets, who were aggressive and energetic from the start.
Credit: Craig Mitchelldyer
Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, right, shoots over Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Sunday, May 5, 2019, in Portland, Ore. The Nuggets won 116-112.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Denver Nuggets evened their second-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers at two games apiece with a 116-112 win in Game 4 on Sunday at the Moda Center.

The teams were coming off Friday night's historic four-overtime game, but it didn't seem to affect the Nuggets, who were aggressive and energetic from the start.

Denver hurt the Blazers in two key areas: offensive rebounds and turnovers. The Nuggets had 17 offensive rebounds, which they turned into 20 second-chance points. And Denver forced 14 Portland turnovers and converted them into 18 points.

Game 5 is back in Denver on Tuesday night (7:30 p.m., TNT).

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KGW's Orlando Sanchez and Jared Cowley were at the Moda Center covering the game. Relive the game with social media updates from Orlando, Jared and other members of the Portland and Denver media from before, during and after the game.

Postgame

FULL POSTGAME INTERVIEWS

Fourth quarter

Third quarter: Nuggets 84, Blazers 77

Halftime

Second quarter: Blazers 63, Nuggets 57

First quarter: Blazers 33, Nuggets 29

Pregame

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