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

PLAYOFF NEWS AND NOTES HISTORIC HALF: Damian Lillard scored 32 points in the first half against the Nuggets in Game 2 on May 24 while shooting 9-of-15 from the field, including 8-of-11 from deep (6-6 FT). He tied the NBA postseason records for three-pointers in a half with eight (Vince Carter, 5/11/01 vs. Phi.) and in a quarter with six in the second period (Antoine Walker, 4/28/02 vs. Phi.). Lillards 32 points in the half were the second-most by a Portland player in a half in the postseason in...

Playoff series can create mutual animosity, and that seems to be what happening in the Western Conference first round.

7 reasons why this year’s playoffs feel wide open.

Print AP Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, rear, hugs forward Anthony Davis (3) after Game 2 of the teams NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Phoenix. The Lakers won 109-102. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Credit: The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — On their respective ways to the NBA Finals last season, there was one important el...

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images It’s game two of the first round of the NBA playoffs and the Portland Trail Blazers are a mile high, once again facing the Denver Nuggets. After a solid win on Saturday night, Rip City is energized and the Blazers are still on a hot streak. Tonight is game two of a possible seven game series and another win for Portland would be a really good start, especially heading back to the Moda Center later in the week. Can they hold on to their momentum ...

PLAYOFF NEWS AND NOTES EIGHT IN A ROW: With a 132-116 win over the Nuggets in the final game of the regular season, the Trail Blazers clinched the sixth seed in Western Conference Playoffs. It marks Portland’s eighth straight postseason appearance and the 37th trip to the playoffs in franchise history. It is the second-longest postseasons streak in franchise history (21, 1983-2003) and is the longest active post-season streak in the NBA. STOTTS LEADING THE WAY: Terry Stotts has led the Trail ...

Portland looks to get another win in Denver.

Lillard leads 3-point barrage, Blazers beat Nuggets in Game 1 Damian Lillard scored 34 points and led Portlands 3-point barrage that sparked the Trail Blazers 123-109 win over the Denver Nuggets in the opener of their first-round playoff series Saturday night. The Canadian Press VIDEO SIGN OUT DENVER (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 34 points and led Portlands 3-point barrage that sparked the Trail Blazers 123-109 win over the undermanned Denver Nuggets in the opener of their first-round playoff ...

Portland Trail Blazers limit Nikola Jokics playmaking, take Game 1 over Denver Nuggets play Lillard cant be stopped by Campazzo on this big 3 (0:27) Damian Lillard silences the Denver crowd as he hits a huge 3 to put Portland up 10. (0:27) Facing the presumptive MVP of the league, the Portland Trail Blazers approached Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets with a bold strategy: Let Nikola Jokic score. "We want him to score and not get his teammates involved," Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic said. "When ...