Jamal Murray became the third Nuggets player ever with a 55-point game, lifting his team past the Blazers for its eighth straight victory.

The only thing hotter than Jamal Murray’s jumper Wednesday night may have been his temper. The Denver Nuggets guard was still carrying a grudge against the Portland Trail Blazers over being ejected for some trash talking on Monday.

When Jamal Murray is feeling cocky enough to play to the crowd, it doesn’t matter how many bodies the Nuggets are missing. Murray scored a career-high 55 points, and the Nuggets went into the All-Star break on an eight-game win streak with a 132-121 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.