Riding a six-game winning streak, the Denver Nuggets hosted the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Denver stormed out to a 15-point halftime lead, putting themselves in a good position to pick up their seventh consecutive victory.

Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, Christian Braun had 26 points, and the surging Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 on Monday night for their seventh straight win. Jamal Murray added 17 points and eight assists before picking up his second technical foul and Julian Strawther finished with 18 for Denver.

Of course, Nikola Jokić has led the way for Denver as the superstar center is once again in the MVP race. On Monday, the NBA announced that Jokić was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from Monday, Feb. 3 to Sunday, Feb. 9.