Davis played a solid game, leading Denver to a 99-96 upset of Portland. "It was an 'upset' in name only," said Portland coach Bob. "They were the better team today. Bob had his team better prepared than I had mine, and Davis was just too much for us to handle. It you didn't know the teams' records but just saw this game, you'd say Denver was the better team by far."

Denver was led by Davis (18 points, 21 boards, 1 assists), Parker (9 points, 2 assists, 4 steals, a block), White (12 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, 3 blocks). Portland was led by Smith (26 points, 8 boards, 9 assists, 2 steals), Holmes (11 points, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals), Mcneil (17 points, a block).

With this win, Denver are now 24-24. They stay at #5 in the Northwest and stay at #10 overall in the Western Conference. Portland are now 25-22 and 11-11 at home with today's loss. They hold at #4 in the Northwest and stay at #8 overall in the Western Conference.

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