(Sportsbooks) - Northwest Division rivals meet tonight, as the Portland Trail Blazers welcome the
Denver Nuggets to the Rose Garden.
This is the fourth and final meeting of the campaign between the squads. The teams split a pair at the Pepsi Center, while the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets, 99-96, on December 21 at the Rose Garden.
Denver has dropped two straight at Portland after winning its previous four games there.
The Nuggets will try to extend their winning streak to three games. Linas Kleiza came off the bench to score 23 points -- including 16 in the fourth quarter -- as Denver rallied past Charlotte, 117-101, on Saturday at the Pepsi Center.
Carmelo Anthony returned from an ankle injury to score a team-high 25 points for the Nuggets, who have won four of their last six games overall. Anthony also had 10 rebounds, while Allen Iverson added 24 points to go along with 13 assists.
Denver is 8-13 on the road this season. The Nuggets return home to host Carlos Boozer and the Utah Jazz on Wednesday at the Pepsi Center.
On the injury front for Denver, center Marcus Camby (bruised left knee) is questionable. Camby is averaging 9.3 points and a team best 14.3 rebounds this season and did not play against the Bobcats.
The Trail Blazers play the fifth test of a six-game homestand. They are 2-2 on the current stand.
On Friday, All-Star Brandon Roy scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 11 assists as the Trail Blazers outlasted the New York Knicks, 94-88, in overtime at the Rose Garden.
Steve Blake added 19 points and LaMarcus Aldridge ended with 17 points for Portland, which has won two of its last three contests. Travis Outlaw also finished with 13 points and Jarrett Jack netted 12 off the bench, including a critical pair of free throws in the final moments of the extra session.
Portland is 19-5 at home this season. The Trail Blazers will host the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday at the Rose Garden.
