The Denver Nuggets will look to quickly move on from Game 2 when they travel to the Moda Center to take on the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals Friday night.
There were plenty of encouraging signs from Michael Malone’s team, especially on defense and rebounding. Portland’s superstar Damian Lillard was held to just 14 points on 5-of-17 shooting and Denver beat out the visitors on the glass 58-47. More impressively, the hosts held a 23-7 edge in offensive rebounds.
Although the Nuggets lost on Wednesday night, the team will be encouraged by its 6-3 overall record against Portland over the past two seasons.