Damian Lillard finished with 34 points and 13 assists, CJ McCollum scored 21 points, and the visiting Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 123-109 in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Saturday night.
Jusuf Nurkic had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Carmelo Anthony scored 18 points, Anfernee Simons had 14 and Norman Powell scored 10 for the sixth-seeded Trail Blazers.
🔥 34 points for @Dame_Lillard
🔥 #NBAPlayoffs career-high 13 ASTDame, @trailblazers go up 1-0 vs. DEN.. Game 2 is Monday at 10 PM ET on TNT. pic.twitter.com/cRmt59tjum
— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2021
Game 2 is Monday night, also in Denver.
Nikola Jokic had 34 points and 16 rebounds, Michael Porter Jr. finished with 25 points and nine rebounds, Aaron Gordon tallied 16 points and eight boards, and Monte Morris finished added…
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