After closing the game on a 24-9 run, the No. 3 seed Nuggets defeated the No. 6 seed Trail Blazers, 126-115, in Game 6. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 36 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Monte Morris added 22 points (16 in the 2nd half) and a Playoff career-high nine assists in the victory. Damian Lillard tallied 28 points, four rebounds and 13 assists for the Trail Blazers in the losing effort. The Nuggets have now closed out this best-of-seven series, 4-2, and will advance to the Western Conference Semifinals to face the winner of the Phoenix Suns Los Angeles Lakers series (Phoenix currently leads, 3-2).