The Portland Trail Blazers earned their most impressive victory of the season.

They unleashed their best and most clutch performance in crunch time.

They even early gained an edge in the chase for the NBA Cup.

But the most important development in the Blazers’ entertaining, down-to-the-wire 109-107 win over the Denver Nuggets at the Moda Center came with 7:34 remaining in the first quarter, when Rob Williams III checked into a game for the first time this season.

After missing all but 26 games the last two seasons, skipping the first five games of 2025-26 and spending a few days in the G League working into game shape, the Blazers’ imposing center finally made his season debut, teasing the dominant defense, interior scoring and veteran savvy he will bring to an already-formid

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