Jun 10, 2021
You want the Damian Lillard Experience? Cue up Game 2, Trail Blazers-Nuggets. Lillard, arguably the NBA’s premiere sniper, racked up 32 first half points behind an NBA postseason record
eight three-pointers on his way to a 42-point performance.
Want the Portland Trail Blazers Experience? Despite Lillard’s historic effort the Blazers trailed Denver by 12 at halftime and went on to lose by double digits. Portland was eventually knocked out of the playoffs by the Jamal Murray-less Nuggets in six games.
As the NBA barrels towards its offseason, Lillard’s future in Portland looms large. For years, Lillard has been fiercely loyal to the Blazers. He signed one contract extension. Then he signed another. He is an institution in the city … and in the state … and in the entire Pacific Northwest. He’s not one of the greatest Blazers of all-time he is, with apologies to Clyde Drexler and Bill Walton,
June 5, 2021
The Portland Trail Blazers have been bounced in the first round in four of the last five seasons. If you’re a Blazers fan, you’ve probably heard that factoid dozens of times already since Portland was eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in six games.
Immediately after Game 6, NBA Twitter started flooding with potential Damian Lillard trade ideas. Any coincidence they came exactly after the Los Angeles Lakers were ousted from their own first-round series? But while the smoke hasn’t exactly meant fire just yet, the Blazers would be remiss not to take this as a stern wake-up call.
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Blazers Dig Up Huge Win vs. Nuggets in Game 4
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The Portland Trail Blazers came into Game 4 of their series with the Denver Nuggets down 1-2, needing to pull a rabbit out of a hat to avoid heading to back Denver for an elimination Game 5. They did not pull a rabbit out of their hat. Instead they pulled a bazooka. Portland blitzed Nikola Jokic, forced turnovers, and ran the floor hard on every possession, riding a wave of energy to a 115-95 victory and a 2-2 series tie.
Damian Lillard had an off night from the field, shooting 1-10 from the field for 10 points. He balanced that with 10 assists and 8 rebounds. Nikola Jokic didn’t shine either, shooting 7-18 for 16 points with 9 rebounds and but 1 assist.