![]() ![]() By 3:20 in the fourth, they were ahead by seven points. With 12 seconds left in the third quarter, they finally took their first lead of the game. The momentum continued into the second, as the home team pushed its advantage to 39-22 with 7:26 left in the frame.įrom there, the Trail Blazers chipped away at the deficit. The win punches their ticket to the Western Conference Finals - their first since 2000 - where they will take on the Golden State Warriors.ĭenver began Game 7 in full control, jumping out to a 29-17 lead after one quarter. ![]() They took Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Denver Nuggets Sunday afternoon, 100-96. The Portland Trail Blazers survived and advanced. Here are three takeaways from their series-clinching win. “That’s where I want to be one day,” said Porter of his reverence for Lillard’s clutch performance.(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) The Portland Trail Blazers won Game 7 and will move on to the 2019 Western Conference Finals. Without his 26-point, 12-rebound response on the heels of his dispiriting Game 4, the Nuggets never would’ve survived Lillard’s tsunami. To his credit, he stayed in the moment and helped seal a game the Nuggets felt they’d won numerous times. Lillard had already taught Denver a lesson, twice, of how fickle a 3-point lead could be. Even with a slight lead, Porter wasn’t going to break. Lillard’s 55-point masterpiece, which included an NBA playoff record 12 3-pointers, was enough to make any superstar shudder. Not with what Damian Lillard was in the process of doing – and had already done – to the Nuggets in Tuesday’s white-knuckle affair. Not that Porter even allowed himself to crack a smile. wants to follow in Damian Lillard’s shoes according to Mike Singer of the Denver Post. He’ll be looking to repeat that performance in Game 6. After scoring three points on three shots in Game 4, he scored 26 points on 13 shots while grabbing 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the series. Game 5 was bigger for no one other than Michael Porter Jr. In NBA history, when a series is tied 2-2 in a seven-game series, the team that wins Game 5 has gone on to win the series 85 percent of the time. Gadg Bridgford of Denver Stiffs says the stats are in Denver’s favor. If the Blazers are going to put this away and move on to a Game Seven, it cannot only be Lillard willing them to it. While Lillard scored 28 points between the fourth quarter and both overtimes, CJ McCollum, Jusuf Nurkic, and Norman Powell only had five points between the three players. I think this goes without saying, but the Blazers need to firing on all cylinders to get this done. Everyone needs to play their hearts out.Hopefully the early 5pm start doesn’t impact the beginning of the game, as many fans may be late to arrive if traffic doesn’t cooperate. Plus, with 10,000 fans in attendance, the Moda Center is bound to be rocking. Will the Blazers have any after going into double overtime? Knowing Damian Lillard and how games like that fuel his fire, the answer is yes. The Blazers need him to be there to defend Nikola Jokic down the stretch. Nurkic has to watch out for offensive fouls, which he struggled with mightily in the second half of Game Five. After Nurkic fouled out against the Nuggets, it left a large hole on the defensive end. SBN Affiliate: Denver Stiffs What To Watch For Nuggets injuries: Jamal Murray (out), PJ Dozier (out), Will Barton (out) How to watch on TV: NBCSNW, TNT, or see games all season on fuboTV The Blazers need everyone to step up and show up if they are going to take this back to Denver. This game is a must-win for the Trail Blazers, who are facing elimination from the NBA playoffs if they won’t. The Blazers return to the Moda Center to face the Denver Nuggets in the sixth game of the series after losing in Denver 147-140 in double overtime. ![]()
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