After nine consecutive games of nail-biting, playoff-intensity basketball what's at least five more?
On Tuesday, the NBA playoffs have officially arrived, and from here on out every game counts for the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers battled the Los Angeles Lakers from buzzer to buzzer before pulling away late in the fourth quarter to win 100-93 and take a 1-0 advantage.
Damian Lillard led the Blazers with 34 points and CJ McCollum finished with 21 as the Blazers stole game one from the top seed in the Western Conference.
Dealing with the frontcourt
Coming into the series, the big question surrounding the Blazers was how their defense, more specifically the frontcourt, would handle the star-studded duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.