We’re nearly a full year removed from watching the Portland Trail Blazers triumph in what was then, the biggest game they’ve been in in nearly two decades. And even to this day, that Game Seven slugfest in Denver feels like a movie — maybe a pay-per-view event of some kind.
The buildup was like that of a WrestleMania match. We had two underdogs that no one had pegged to be within a game of the Western Conference Finals when the season first tipped, and Portland — particularly their star backcourt — had a chance to finally climb the brass ring, and reach for their breakthrough.