After a wild Tuesday night, the Portland Trail Blazers received plenty of love from mainstream media Wednesday. Let’s focus on ESPN, who gave Damian Lillard and the Blazers the headlining spot on all of their daily shows.
“I can see them possibly getting to the Conference Finals.”
On The Jump, Rachel Nichols discussed Portland’s success with the co-hosts and recapped all of the other buzzer-beating shots to end a series (though it turns out they missed a couple, as did multiple ESPN shows). Former Celtics star Paul Pierce didn’t mince words, saying the Blazers have a chance to get to the NBA Finals:
Before the Playoffs, I said OK, this team’s ceiling is the second round, but the way they played the first round verses OKC, I can see them possibly getting to the Conference Finals, and maybe the Finals.