With running mate struggling, Portland guard CJ McCollum carries Blazers past Nuggets

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum was asked about his 37 points in his group ’s 100-96 win over the Nuggets on Sunday, propelling them to the Western Conference final for the first time in 19 years. However, McCollum’s face only really lit up when he was asked about his lone shot in the Blazers’
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Nuggets’ Torrey Craig suffocated Damian Lillard with defense. But when he exited stage left with injury, so did Denver’s season.

If Damian Lillard doesn’t want to look at Torrey Craig’s crooked headband-wearing mug ever again, there’s not a soul across the NBA who could blame the guy. Not after what he went through Sunday. The screens didn’t work. Being quick off the dribble didn’t work. It wasn’t Dame time. Wherever Lillard turned Sunday afternoon, Craig
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Nikola Jokic powers Nuggets to Game 1 win over Blazers

Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard arrived as advertised. He just wasn’t Nikola Jokic. Not even a flagrant foul to the face could slow Denver’s franchise center, who barged his way into 37 points in the Nuggets’ 121-113 victory against Portland on Monday night in the Pepsi Center at Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal
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