Blazers vs Denver Nuggets

Portland Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews (2) and Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried (35) have words as Nate Robinson tries to cool things off as The Portland Trail Blazers face the Denver Nuggets at the Moda Center.

(Bruce Ely/The Oregonian)

The Portland Trail Blazers dispatched the Denver Nuggets, 116-100, Sunday night at the Moda Center, moving to 4-3 on the season.

Midway through the fourth quarter, with the Blazers up 13, guard Steve Blake took exception to a screen set by Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried. Blake (6-3, 172) reacted by driving his elbow into Faried (6-8, 228), who flew to the ground. The blow, which you can see in the video below, earned Blake a Flagrant 1.