Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets: 5 storylines to keep tabs on
By Alan Mena
The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers are coming off exciting first-round series wins. Here are 5 storylines to keep tabs on for the upcoming Blazers/Nuggets series.
The second-seeded Denver Nuggets are set to take on the third-seeded Portland Trail Blazers tonight in Denver, as they tip-off the second Western Conference Semifinals series.
The Trail Blazers have arguably been the biggest surprise of the playoffs so far as they were able to knock off the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games while the Nuggets were able to survive a seven-game series against the San Antonio Spurs.
In four regular season meetings, the Nuggets won the series 3-1, with both teams splitting two games during the final week and each game ending within a nine-point differential.
With both teams needing to prove their regular season dominance in the playoffs, this series ought to be an exciting one. Below I will discuss the five storylines of this series to keep tabs on.
Coming up first is the loss of Jusuf Nurkić.