(Portland, OR)  --  The Trail Blazers are in sole possession of the final playoff spot in the West after knocking off the Nuggets 122-113.  The Blazers now have a one-game lead on Denver for eighth in the West.  Portland's Jusuf Nurkic [[ you-SOOF  nur-KITCH ]] put up 33 points and 16 points against his former team.   The Blazers host the Rockets tomorrow.