The Denver Nuggets extended their win streak to seven games on Monday, handily defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 behind an incredible team performance. The Nuggets scored a season-high 146 points while shooting 60-91 (65.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has led the Thunder (43-9) to the best record in the NBA and has been the front-runner for the MVP award since the opening night tipoff. He has consistently been ranked in the top spot of the league's MVP ladder, arguably for good reason.

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.

Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, Christian Braun had 26 points, and the surging Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 for their seventh straight win.

Dwight Howard -- who was dominant during his early years in the NBA -- is an eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA member and 2020 NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Nikola Jokic didn't play in the fourth quarter of Denver's lopsided win over a hot Portland Trail Blazers squad, but he still finished with 40 points and had his fingerprints all over the Nuggets' highest-scoring game of the season.