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Blazers vs Nuggets Round 1

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I’m sure the fans of every team wanted to play the Nuggets in the first round. Not having Murray, Barton, Dozier available and a not 100% Morris, who knows who even starts at guard for Denver - much less comes off the bench. Meanwhile Portland has the best pair of starting offensive guards with Lillard and CJ McCollum.

I know we have one Blazer fan in here and several of us are Nuggets fans. Go Nuggets!

Portland in 5. At the most 6.
 

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I don't think the NBA MVP will agree with your sentiments @SpringStein. I don't know who will win this series, but I wouldn't bet against the Nuggets either. It will be fun.
 

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The one time ill root against the Nuggets is when they play Portland. Go Blazers!
 

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I’m sure the fans of every team wanted to play the Nuggets in the first round. Not having Murray, Barton, Dozier available and a not 100% Morris, who knows who even starts at guard for Denver - much less comes off the bench. Meanwhile Portland has the best pair of starting offensive guards with Lillard and CJ McCollum.

I know we have one Blazer fan in here and several of us are Nuggets fans. Go Nuggets!

Portland in 5. At the most 6.
I agree Blazers playing their best ball of the season right now. I see them winning in 5 or 6. With Nuggets not at full strength.
 

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Blazers have been very streaky this year. Had big time injury issues at the start of the season. Now, everyone but Seth Collins appears to be healthy. Derrick Jones is hurt every 5th game so you may or may not get one game without him around. ;)
 

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Great, more nonsensical threads in our football forum.
 

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From what I've seen in the first two games - I'm taking the Nuggets for the series.
 

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Malone put Gordon on Dame in game 2
Let’s see if Dame responds .
 

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Shaq Harrison shut down Lilliard - for the end of the 1st half too.
 

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No one “shuts down” Dame. But hoping can at least slow him down. Big difference between games 1 & 2 - game one other Blazers helped Dame, game two other Nuggets helped Jokic. I tend to think Blazers “other players” are better than Denver “other players”.

On the other hand, Denver plays better D more consistently of the two.
 

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No one “shuts down” Dame. But hoping can at least slow him down. Big difference between games 1 & 2 - game one other Blazers helped Dame, game two other Nuggets helped Jokic. I tend to think Blazers “other players” are better than Denver “other players”.

On the other hand, Denver plays better D more consistently of the two.
The Nuggets need to hit a respectable number of 3s and win the rebounds and they will take this series. I think another factor in favor of the Nuggets is the Nuggets are the veteran team that knows how to grind out a series win.

Game two was important after the game one loss. Game two showed the Nuggets are not going to fold up and go home. Winning the rebounds is a matter of will and the Nuggets have the will to win.
 

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The Nuggets pretty much lit up the scoreboard from behind the Arc and out Trail blazed the Trail blazers. Jokic hardly broke a sweat.

It turns out the Nuggets have more depth and that also has been decisive .
 

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What’s Interesting is the team who had the better bench scoring has won the game by about that differential
 

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Nurcic is playing about as weak as I have ever seen him. Not sure what is up with that. Portland relying on Dame way too much and they have plenty of guys on this team that can help him out.
 

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Meanwhile the Avalanche are just resting and practicing while they wait for their round 2 opponent.....
 

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Meanwhile the Avalanche are just resting and practicing while they wait for their round 2 opponent.....
And they have to play Vegas, maybe the second best team in the NHL and certainly right there with the Avs.

Go Avs!
 

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Figure this one out. Dame goes 1-10 and Nuggets lose. Dame hits 55 and Nuggets win.

portland wins the series in 7.
 

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Figure this one out. Dame goes 1-10 and Nuggets lose. Dame hits 55 and Nuggets win.

portland wins the series in 7.
You're delusional - the Nuggets are too deep for the Blazers.
 

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You're delusional - the Nuggets are too deep for the Blazers.
Are you doing drugs again?! I thought you swore you would never do that again! Nuggets are starting a rookie G, who is the other starting guard again? Oh just a guy on no one‘s roster for over 2 months this year. They are giving significant minutes at guard to an undrafted two way player.

Band aids didn’t work, Malone is now using duct tape to hold this team together.

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