On Wednesday night, the Denver Nuggets played the Portland Trail Blazers (at home). The Nuggets won by a score of 132-121. Nikola Jokic finished with 26 point

Of course, their superstar center Nikola Jokić has played a major role in their recent win streak, and the NBA made a major announcement about him on Monday. Ahead of Monday’s game, the NBA announced that Jokić was named Western Conference Player of the Week.

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.