On this episode of the Blazer’s Edge podcast, Danny Marang goes rapid fire with a look back at the Portland Trail Blazers’ win in Game 1 over the Denver Nuggets. What went right, what went wrong, and a closer look at the games top performers. After coving the major topics, Marang worked through a list of listener questions.
Intro
Opening comments
Game 1 takeaways 2:00
The good, bad and the ugly
Portland shines in Game 1 - no ball stopping! 4:00
Carmelo Anthony, have a game
Damian Lillard is THAT guy, shocking 6:00
Jusuf Nurkic delivers 7:00
Game plan was incredibly solid 9:00
Playing Nikola Jokic heads up 10:00
Anfernee Simons and Melo leading the bench charge 11:30
Quick thought on rotations 14:30
Game 2 adjustments for Denver 15:00
Getting Jokic in the middle of the floor 17:30
Bad shooting luck 18:00
Does Denver play less aggressively 20:00
Listener questions!