Andre Miller had 24 points and Carmelo Anthony added 20 points and five rebounds as the Denver Nuggets needed overtime to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 101-95 in an exhibition game Monday night.

Zach Randolph had 27 points and 18 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who have dropped their last three preseason games.

Earl Boykins' turnaround jumper put the Nuggets up 93-92 in the extra period before Anthony, the third overall pick in this year's NBA draft, hit a 7-foot jumper. Denver led the rest of the way.

The Nuggets saw the return of Marcus Camby, who did not play Sunday against the Detroit Pistons in Syracuse, N.Y., because of left knee tendinitis.

The Blazers were without starter Derek Anderson, who missed his third straight game with lower back spasms.

The two teams kept it close throughout the second half, and neither was able to build much of a lead.

The Blazers, down 78-77 with just over seven minutes left, pulled ahead on a pair of free throws by Randolph, then held a narrow lead until Nene's slam tied it at 85.

Rasheed Wallace's jumper put the Blazers back in front, but only until Miller's 17-foot jump tied it again.

The Nuggets took an 89-87 lead on Miller's free throws with 4.5 seconds left. After a timeout, Randolph tied it again with a layup to take the game to overtime.

Miller scored 10 of his points in the fourth quarter and overtime.

The Blazers led by as many as 16 points in the first half but saw it slip away in the second quarter when the Nuggets went on a 18-8 run and tied it at 47 on Anthony's layup.

The Nuggets took a 48-47 lead on Boykins' free throw, but weren't able to extend it and the game was tied at 52 at the half.

Earlier Monday, the Blazers waived guard Robert Pack center Mamadou N'Diaye, paring their preseason roster to 14.

Nene legally shortened his name from Nene Hilario before the preseason started.

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