The Denver guard was still carrying a grudge against the Portland Trail Blazers over being ejected for some trash talking on Monday nighy. Facing them again two days later, Murray let his play do his chirping with a career-best 55 points the Nuggets' 132-121 victory.

Jamal Murray poured in a career-best 55 points to lead the Nuggets to a 132-121 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, Denver's eighth straight victory.

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. We saw that Murray on Wednesday night when he dropped a career-high 55 points on the Trail Blazers in a Nuggets win.

The Nuggets win their eighth game in a row as they defeat the Trail Blazers, 132-121. Nuggets Top Performers Jamal Murray – career-high 55 points, 5 assists, 7 3PM Nikola Jokić – 26 points, 15 rebounds,

The Nuggets were led by superstar center Nikola Jokic and star point guard Jamal Murray. Jokic dropped 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists, but Murray had a historic night. The 27-year-old point guard dropped 55 points,