Portland at Denver

Denver ran into a buzz saw in Game 1 as the Trail Blazers hit 19 of 40 3-point attempts and outscored the Nuggets by 24 points from beyond the arc. It's unlikely Portland can replicate that performance on the road and the Nuggets will be focused defensively as this is close to being a must-win situation. They can't go to Portland down 2-0. The game went OVER by six points and Denver has gone OVER five of their past seven games, and shot better than 50 percent on Saturday. The Nuggets average 115 points this season while shooting 48.5 percent overall, and 37.6 percent on 3-pointers. Portland is 13-29-2 ATS its past 44 conference quarterfinal games. Denver has bounced back this year covering four of five after a home loss by at least 10 points. Play the Nuggets and the OVER.