Austin Rivers, Denver Nuggets in the NBA first round series against the Portland Trail Blazers (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
The Denver Nuggets have officially beaten the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the NBA playoffs in six games. It was a gutsy series win for an injury-riddled roster that just doesn’t know how to quit.
Denver came out victorious without Jamal Murray, Will Barton, or PJ Dozier, all key rotation pieces for the backcourt.
I light of the injuries, head coach Michael Malone has looked further down the bench to find contributors as well as get some help in late-season pickups like Austin Rivers.