At the Portland Trail Blazers practice facility in Tualatin on Tuesday, a reporter asked Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups which players he wished he could find more minutes for in the rotation.

Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, Christian Braun had 26 points, and the surging Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 on Monday night for their seventh straight win. — Jaden ...