NBA 2018-19: 3 reasons why the Portland Trail Blazers can eliminate the Denver Nuggets

Portland and Denver meet in the playoffs for the first time since 1986.
Portland and Denver meet in the playoffs for the first time since 1986.

#2 Lillard and his Trail Blazers are coming for blood this year around

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Lillard is shooting 46% from beyond the arc in the postseason this year so far.
Lillard is shooting 46% from beyond the arc in the postseason this year so far.

The Portland Trail Blazers are the definition of resilience and a great one at that. Despite losing their main scoring center in Jusuf Nurkic to a season-ending injury just before the playoffs, the Blazers have shown they have enough talent and willpower on the floor in store when things go south.

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Averaging around 35 points per game in the playoffs so far and having hit one of the coldest buzzer beaters in the history of the game to eliminate OKC in round 1, Dame has lived up to the hype. The All-star point guard racked up 39 points again in Game 1 but the Nuggets slipped away with the W somehow.

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No doubt the Nuggets were successful in curtailing Lillard's scoring in the regular season, but that doesn't help the fact that he's soaring as the brightest spot in the NBA postseason this year, right next to Kevin Durant.

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Edited by Sai Krishna
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