Nuggets beat Portland in Game 1, Jokic scores 37:
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Lillard, who struck for 50 points, including a 37-footer at the buzzer to oust Oklahoma City in five games, missed 8 of 12 3-point attempts andblocked his 3 from behind in the closing minute to keep the Trail Blazers from closing in.added 23 points for Denver, which was making its first appearance in the second round in a decade, and"Saturday night, an emotional high, winning a Game 7, that was part of my biggest concern about tonight," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
"Enes was terrific, very efficient, finished around the basket playing through the shoulder injury," Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts said."I couldn't have asked any more of him. He was terrific.""It was a good offensive game but I thought the turnovers really made the difference," Stotts said. Jokic, who averaged 23.1 points, 12.1 rebounds and 9.1 assists in the first round against San Antonio, made all 12 of his free throws and added nine rebounds and six assists.Portland: The Trail Blazers lost three of four to the Nuggets in the regular season, but the Nuggets only outscored them by a cumulative six points. ... The Trail Blazers outshot the Nuggets 51.9 per cent to 50.6 per cent.
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