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2019 NBA Playoffs – Round 2
(0-1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0)
Game 2
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Time: 9:00PM EST
Venue: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
NBA Moneyline Odds: off
NBA Betting Odds: Denver -4
NBA Betting Total: 219
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Portland Trail Blazers
The Blazers got what they needed from Damian Lillard, but while we could talk about some of the offensive players who need to step up in this series for Portland to capture momentum, defense is where it’s going to start.
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The Blazers seems to have a reputation as an underwhelming defensive unit, but they’re actually better than advertised.
The problem is that they weren’t particularly good against OKC on the perimeter last series—the Thunder just missed shots. And they’re clearly not getting any bigger in size to match up better with Denver ahead of Game 2—not with Jusuf Nurkic sidelined well into late next season at least.
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So what can the Blazers do? For starters, they can rotate better on the perimeter. Getting a hand in guys’ faces . has to be priority No. 1, as it’s literally the last resort before the ball leaves his hands.
But on offense, it really does start with Lillard. He’s the engine that makes this team go, so first and foremost, feed your All-Star and let him keep you in the contest—so long as you can commit to doing much of the rest.
Denver Nuggets
The Nuggets need to stick with the formula. It’s really that simple.
Their drive-and-kick game was on point in Game 1, and on top of that, their players actually know how to come off curls and shoot unlike the Oklahoma City Thunder—the team that struggled to hit a shot against the Blazers last round.
This team could very well just start missing shots, but that would be okay, because there was another part of the blueprint Portland had no answer for: size.
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If not for Damian Lillard taking down Russell Westbrook in emphatic fashion and owning The moment of the postseason with his step-back 37-footer over Paul George to eliminate OKC, Nikola Jokic would likely be considered the MVP of the postseason. He’s been brilliant, and those who thought he’d slow down against Enes Kanter and Portland weren’t paying attention.
On top of that, Paul Millsap was able to take full advantage against Portland’s 3-turned-4 Al-Farouq Aminu (or Mo Harkless whenever he had the opportunity to face off against the St. John’s product.
If Denver sticks with what worked in Game 1, there’s little reason to think we won’t see a similar result.
NBA Betting Trends:
- POR are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 Wed. games.
- Over is 6-2-1 in POR last 9 Wed. games.
- Over is 7-3 in POR last 10 vs. NBA Northwest
- Under is 17-5 in DEN last 22 games as a favorite.
- Under is 13-4 in DEN last 17 home games.
- DEN are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Wed. games
- POR are 1-6-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
- Over is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in Denver.
Free Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets Prediction: Nugs defend homecourt.
There are a lot of people out there who think the Blazers are destined to bounce back because of how dazzling the team and its point guard played in Round 1.
Those people are thinking about storylines and narratives more than actual basketball analysis.
4* Free NBA Playoff Betting Pick: Denver ATS
The Blazers need to prove they have an answer for Jokic, Millsap and Co. I fully believe Damian Lillard can will the Rip City squad to a competitive game, but the group at large needs to show us it has an answer for the bigs (and the shooters) before I buy back into them.
Nuggets at home by a good margin.
NBA Free Game 2 Score Prediction: Denver Nuggets 118 – Portland Trail Blazers 103
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