Game Thread GAME# 72: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - MAY 16, 2021 - SUNDAY, 6:00, NBCSNW

Dallas tried all they could today to avoid the Clips in round one.

Then the Clips out tanked em and now they'll play each other in round one again.

lmao

 

Best case scenario for the blazers in my opinion. I would way rather face the nuggets with no Jamal Murray then the Clippers. Go Blazers!

 

The Blazers clinch a playoff spot and will face the Denver Nuggets in the 1st round of the playoffs! Join us for our end of the regular season celebration!

 

100% right. Rondo terrorizing Dame and absolutely nobody to match up with their two all-star wings. Thank God they avoided Clippers in Rd 1. At least they have a puncher’s chance against the Nuggz (though it won’t be easy).

 

I’m not scared of the Nuggets without Murray.

 

Jokic needs to complete the Nowitzki imitation by losing in round one to the lower seed after winning MVP.

 

Man, Everyone trying to avoid the Lakers when Lebron is limping

 

I wanted a Blazers/Clippers 1st round series. Test Portland early and see if they are worthy. But the LAC coach out-coached the OKC coach in the race to 2nd place on tonight's scoreboard

Portland got the best possible match-up they could get in the Nuggets. I'm thinking Portland wins 4-2

 

Nuggets are deep but we match up better with them. Zubac always destroys nurkic because he bigger and stronger but nurkic and kanter can physically compete vs joker

 

Clips still have a chance of facing Lakers in round 2.

Lakers need to lose the first game of the play-in to GS, win their second play-in game and then also beat Utah as the 8th seed.

 

I almost forgot about this guy. House secured!

 

The Laker/Warrior play-in game will be must-see-TV

 

man. 6-7 days of rest. time to acclimate to altitude. everyone vaccinated. murray missing.

this couldn't have broken better for us.

hope stotts does a better job scouting than usual

 

Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :-(

 

You don’t have to worry about LeBron against the Lakers. You need to worry about the refs.

 

I am. The Nuggets have just been getting the Thrill and Dozier right for the last couple of weeks. They have a deep team, with a lot of threats on offense and they are very athletic on D. It's a better match up than the Clippers in theory but who knows what Playoff P would have done against us.

I think we have a chance against the Nuggets but our eight man rotation might not be the smartest idea in the mile high city. Everything depends on if we can keep Dame going like he has been lately, how we handle the trap and if our new found determination on defense translates into an actually good defense. I hope we get the job done and I hope we go on an improbable run to win it all. Go Blazers!

 

The results today could not have been better