Riding a six-game winning streak, the Denver Nuggets hosted the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Denver stormed out to a 15-point halftime lead, putting themselves in a good position to pick up their seventh consecutive victory.

The Nuggets got scoring contributions up and down their bench, shooting 65.9% in their seventh consecutive win to stay hot in pursuit of Memphis for second in the Western Conference.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has led the Thunder (43-9) to the best record in the NBA and has been the front-runner for the MVP award since the opening night tipoff. He has consistently been ranked in the top spot of the league's MVP ladder, arguably for good reason.