The only thing hotter than Jamal Murray's jumper on Wednesday night might have been his temper. The Denver guard was still carrying a grudge against the Portland Trail Blazers over being ejected for some trash talking on Monday.

The Denver Nuggets are a threat in the West because they have the best player on the planet, Nikola Jokic. However, when Jamal Murray is playing at his peak next to Jokic, Denver looks like the team that won a ring just a couple of years ago.

When Jamal Murray is feeling cocky enough to play to the crowd, it doesn’t matter how many bodies the Nuggets are missing. Murray scored a career-high 55 points, and the Nuggets went into the All-Star break on an eight-game win streak with a 132-121 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.