Recap: The Denver Nuggets fail to qualify for Las Vegas Summer League Playoffs after 108-101 loss to Portland Trail Blazers

The Denver Nuggets came into tonight with an opportunity to advance to the elimination round of the Las Vegas Summer League. In order to do it they’d need a fourteen point win against the Portland Trail Blazers. Once again Denver’s draft picks showed promise, plus Marc Sears had a nice game, but Portland proved to much to overcome and didn’t even need the thirteen point handicap. Yang Hansen and Quincy Olivari proved to be too much and send the Nuggets to the consolation round behind a 108-101 loss. There wasn’t much to write home about to open the game with…