Similar to the New Orleans Pelicans’ approach in the 2018 NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets are committed to make a Portland Trail Blazers player other than Damian Lillard beat them. Lillard torched the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs – averaging 33 points on 46.1% field goal shooting and 48.1% three-point shooting. In the second round, Denver made the proper adjustment of staying tight on Lillard along the perimeter and relying on help defense to keep him out of the lane.
CJ McCollum is Critical to the Blazers’ Attack vs. Denver
