Hickson has 18 points and 18 rebounds in the Trail Blazers' 101-93 victory over the Nuggets
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J.J. Hickson had 18 points and 18 rebounds for his sixth straight double-double, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 101-93 on Thursday night.
Nicolas Batum had 22 points to give the Blazers their first four-game winning streak of the season despite missing forward LaMarcus Aldridge because of a sprained left ankle.
The Nuggets were 0 for 22 from 3-point range, breaking the NBA record of 20 misses set by the Trail Blazers in a game against Toronto last week. Seventy-four of Denver's point came in the paint.
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The Blazers led by as many as 18 in the first half and while the Nuggets were able to close the gap, they were never able to pull even.