Paul Millsap, Nikola Jokic spark Denver Nuggets’ 124-98 blowout of Blazers Globe_Sports
Denver Nuggets centre Nikola Jokic and forward Paul Millsap block a shot by Portland Trail Blazers centre Enes Kanter in Game 5 of the second round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Pepsi Center on May 7.Nikola Jokic scored 25 points and tied a team playoff high with 19 rebounds, and Paul Millsap injected some experience into a series dominated by youth, sparking the Nuggets’ 124-98 blowout of the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night that gave Denver a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
“But I think his calm nature, his calm nature, has an effect on our group. A young team going through all this for the first time and when you can look to a four-time All-Star with 90 playoff games under his belt, that’s reassuring. He is kind of the calm for our team and I think that has a tremendous impact for all of our young players.”
Coming off a resounding Game 4 win that followed that epic quadruple-overtime loss, the Nuggets were focused and efficient just as Malone promised when he said Denver wouldn’t dare let up and exhale at home after reclaiming the home-court advantage. “When kids go to school, they should be going to school to learn, have fun, be with their friends, not worried about an active shooter,” Malone lamented during a heartfelt pre-game news conference.
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