![]() ![]() He logged 41 minutes in the first game of the series, posting an impressive 37-9-6 line. Nuggets: The legend of Nikola Jokic has continued to grow. They also have to shoot better than 74% at the charity stripe and need more than 11 threes. They HAVE to limit turnovers for Game 2, as they coughed up the rock 18 times last time out. Dame added 39 in his 43 minutes of action, as he was in control. Enes Kanter had 26 points despite playing with a bum shoulder, showing his true toughness. Rodney Hood’s 17 off the bench cannot be counted on to happen every game. They need him to ride with Dame for all 48 minutes. He was knocking down shots early in the opening quarter, but he finished with just 16 points. Blazers at Nuggets oddsīlazers: One thing that really hurt Portland was a lack of CJ McCollum. But as soon as they got past the Spurs (it took seven), they put their focus on their next opponent. This is a team that was a question mark coming into the postseason. Nikola Jokic has generated as much buzz as any Nuggets player since they had the duo of Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony in the late 2000s. There are exciting things happening here right now. They have the shooters and the right defensive players to make this series exciting from start to finish.ĭenver, on the other hand, has not made it past round two since 2009. They went blow-for-blow with the Nuggets throughout Game 1, and if they had gotten a few more timely stops, we might be looking at a totally different series. I would be tempted to take the Trail Blazers if we were getting more points, but with the line so short, I’d lean towards the Nuggets who clearly have more firepower across the roster.Despite its Game 1 loss, Portland has no reason to be hanging their heads or feeling any pressure right now. The Trail Blazers have hit the ground running and they will be playing on zero days’ rest after sneaking past the Lakers in a gritty 104-102 win over the Lakers. The Nuggets have yet to hit their stride this season, but they’ve won two in a row and Jokic looks to be in midseason form after tallying a triple-double on Saturday. Head to head, the over is 20-8 in the last 28 meetings overall and the Nuggets are 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings overall. The Trail Blazers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games, 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record and 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games overall. Looking at the betting trends, the Nuggets are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games against a team with a winning home record. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 44 percent from the field and 10 of 27 from the 3-point line as they squandered an early 12-point lead, before escaping late in the game thanks to Grant who made the game-winning layup with just 3.0 seconds left on the clock. Damian Lillard led the team with a game-high 41 points on 15 of 25 shooting, Jerami Grant added 16 points while Anfernee Simons chipped in with 12 points. Meanwhile, the Portland Trail Blazers will be looking to stay undefeated after outlasting the Lakers in a 106-104 road win last night. As a team, the Nuggets shot 49 percent from the field and a sizzling 20 of 38 from the 3-point line but they committed a total of 18 turnovers which just kept the Thunder in the contest right till the end. led the team with 22 points on eight of 15 shooting, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 21 points while Nikola Jokic racked up a triple-double of 19 points with 16 rebounds and 13 assists. The Denver Nuggets will be aiming for a third straight win after beating the Thunder in a 122-117 home win on Saturday. ![]() ![]() The Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers duke it out at the Moda Center on Monday night. ![]()
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