Portland Trail Blazers: 5 more keys to pulling out the Denver series
Rob Ryan
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Prediction
I think the Portland Trail Blazers still win the series in 7 games. This team still has some fight left in it. But it has to be the right kind of fight. The Blazers can’t be in a position where the team expects Lillard to do what he did in Game 5 so they can win one of the remaining two games.
The rest of the team needs to show up. They must play better than letting one of the final two games come down to requiring a clutch shot to win. Take the lead, hold it and control the game.
Before the series started, I thought that with Denver missing their star guard Jamal Murray, the Portland Trail Blazers had the superior roster and talent to win. They still do.
That talented Trail Blazers’ roster now has to show up and fight for their postseason lives. If they don’t, fans are looking at a likely roster and coaching demolition that hasn’t seen since the 2011-12 season. I think think it will come to that. Over the next two games, Portland rises to the occasion and puts down the Nuggets.
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