Series Thread: 2nd Round: 3) Portland vs. 2) Denver

[bksballer89]

Not Dame night.

3 missed free throws

 

[bksballer89]

Gotta know where your toes are

 

[bksballer89]

Best of 3

 

[msgkings322]

Glad Denver won, I want all the series to go 7 (wouldn't mind Warriors in 5 of course)

 

[Duffman]

Much needed win for Denver. Nuggets obviously have the edge playing 2 games at home if it goes 7 but still it’s gonna be a tough victory for either team.

 

[Hambombs]

I think so also.....

LETS GO WE CALLED IT

 

[bksballer89]

Locked in for 2 games through Thursday right now.

If Boston and Houston win tomorrow then we'll have a full week of 2 games nightly

 

[msgkings322]

Much needed win for Denver. Nuggets obviously have the edge playing 2 games at home if it goes 7 but still it’s gonna be a tough victory for either team.

Like the other 3 series, pretty evenly matched

 

[handicappers]

Jokic is my new favorite player. Looks goofy out there but that kid can ball and fight.

 

[Duffman]

Crazy to think that in 11 Postseason games this year Jokic has 4 triple-doubles. Probably not the best ever through 11 games but definitely impressive.

 

[wingsauce7]

How did Joker look tonight after the 65 mins he logged Friday?

 

[SpringStein]

Jokic is my new favorite player. Looks goofy out there but that kid can ball and fight.

I’m glad that more of the country gets to see what those of us in CO have been seeing last year and this year. Great vision and totally unselfish - makes his teammates better. Nuggets are not even a playoff team without him. The biggest knock on him coming into this year was his defense. Certainly still not close to an all star on D, but the improvement this year over previous years has really been impressive.

 

[SpringStein]

How did Joker look tonight after the 65 mins he logged Friday?

He was able to get 9 1/2 minutes of rest in this game, which he needed. With a minute or so left in the game, he limped to the bench with what looked like a a knee injury. Not sure what it was, but he says his knee is fine.

 

[tlance]

Great win for Denver tonight.

I really thought they were in trouble after game 3.

This is shaping up to be a great series. Really, all 4 have lived up to the hype thus far. Lots of competitive games, all series with a good chance to go 6 or more.

 

[tlance]

Looking down the road, I think Denver defintely poses a greater challenge for GS because of Jokic. Either way though, the Curry Lillard battle would be really fun too.

 

[bksballer89]

Looking down the road, I think Denver defintely poses a greater challenge for GS because of Jokic. Either way though, the Curry Lillard battle would be really fun too.

Houston ain't dead yet

 

[handicappers]

Houston ain't dead yet

Harden will get 40-50 points tonight.

 

[Wamu]

Great win for the Nuggets yesterday. Series would have been over had they lost. Although I thought it was funny how the Blazers fans booed each & every call.

 

[blazer prophet]

I know we got a couple of gift calls in the 4th, but those 5 bad calls in a row in the 3rd that sent Denver on a 9-0 run was more than we could recover from. I also thought Denver was very physical (legally so) and it threw us off stride. We seem to not handle that type of ball well. Just one of those nights. And Will the Thrill was killer.

 

[msgkings322]

Looking down the road, I think Denver defintely poses a greater challenge for GS because of Jokic. Either way though, the Curry Lillard battle would be really fun too.

I kind of disagree, the Warriors completely owned Denver this year

This is not a big insight but the Warriors Rockets winner will not have much trouble in the WCF vs either matchup