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The Portland Trail Blazers return home for Games Three and Four.

Portland looks to get another win in Denver.

(47-25) The Portland Trail Blazers enter the playoffs relatively healthy and full of confidence. Winners of 10 our of their last 12 games, the Blazers appear to peaking at exactly the right time. Jusuf Nurkić is playing his best basketball of the season, the three guard lineup of Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Norman Powell seems to be clicking, and the defense has gone from miserable to...well, less miserable. Four weeks ago, most of Rip City was ready for the season to wrap up. Now, optimi...

The West is wide open. Our team communities preview each series and give their predictions.

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Preview Share this story (47-24) The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Denver Nuggets in the last game of the regular season at Moda Center tonight. The Blazers have caught fire at the right time, going 9-2 in their last 11 games, hoping to take this one to guarantee a spot in the playoffs. The Nuggets are winners of nine of their last 12 and currently sit at third in the Western Conference going into tonight’s slate of games. Sunday, May 16 - 6:00 ...

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Preview Share this story (37-20) The Portland Trail Blazers play the Denver Nuggets at home on the second night of a back to back coming off of a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Blazers are looking to get back on track after losing six of their last eight games, including their last two. The Nuggets are looking to continue their hot streak, having won their last three games and eleven out of their last thirteen games. Wednesday, April 21 - 7:00 p...

If you’re not familiar with Film Fridays, each Friday, I’ll be looking at some recent ’ games, lineups or something else from a film aspect to try and bring you a piece of content that you’re not getting somewhere else. Feel free to give any feedback positive or negative in the comments or find me on . I can say with 100 percent certainty that, when I started with Denver Stiffs, I never thought I’d be writing about a season-ending injury to Jamal Murray or Nikola Jokic. I didn’t t...

Preview: Denver Nuggets close out first half of season against Indiana Pacers Share this story Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The Denver Nuggets and the Indiana Pacers (and the rest of the NBA for that matter) will wrap up the first half of their season tonight. For Denver it’s been a roller coaster ride but they’ve found some momentum behind MVP candidate Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. as of late. Winners of three straight (all on the road), the Nuggets will look t...

Preview: Nuggets face Oklahoma City Thunder to open final road trip before All-Star break Share this story Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images It’s getting close to time for the Denver Nuggets to prove they are better than their win-loss record says they are. A number of factors have worked against them to start the season. First JaMychal Green went out, then Michael Porter Jr. went out, then PJ Dozier, Gary Harris, and Paul Millsap went out in succession. Now, Green is out again, Will Bar...

Preview: Denver Nuggets try to finish week strong against the Oklahoma City Thunder Share this story Photo by Larry W. Smith/NBAE via Getty Images The Denver Nuggets are coming off their biggest blowout victory of the season. After a disappointing three game losing streak the Nuggets bounced back in a big way on Wednesday with a thirty-eight point blowout of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now Denver tries to keep the good vibes going against their division rival, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunde...