The Nuggets are one win away from reaching their first Western Conference appearance since 2009 and ESPN’s The Lowe Post Podcast has been impressed with several key aspects of the team’s performance – especially Paul Millsap.
The 34-year-old power forward is averaging the second-highest postseason series average of his 13-year career at 19.0 points per game while also grabbing 9.6 rebounds and shooting 54.5 percent from the floor. Zach Lowe and ESPN writer Jackie MacMullan believe his play been a significant advantage in the semifinals so far:
“Paul Millsap is destroying the Blazers one by one,” Lowe said.