Nice piece. However, if Portland has to have Dame go "super nova" to win a game, Portland isn't long for the Playoffs. Not that it can't happen for a game or even two, but even as good as Dame is, that isn't something to be able to rely on long term. Game 4 was the chance to win the series. They let one quarter beat them and it will cost them. They keep saying they have learned from previous series losses and sweeps but they were 5 miraculous come backs in Game 3 from this being a 4-1 series loss. I hope they can turn this around but right now the younger, no playoff experience Nuggets just ran them out if the Pepsi center. I afraid my 'hope' won't be enough.
This part is a little disingenuous. The Blazers had just as many chances as the Nuggets to put the game away and let them come back too. Sure, the game could've gone either way but lets not make it seem like Denver was in complete control and choked it away.
