The Denver Nuggets (47-25) came up short in Game 1 of the series when their firepower was outmatched by the Portland Trail Blazers (42-30). Portland shot 47.5 percent from 3-point range on the night compared to just 30.6 percent for Denver. A major contributor of that low mark was Michael Porter Jr., who went just 1-of-10 on the night after shooting 44.5 percent from downtown during the regular season.
Denver has lost two straight with both losses coming against Portland, but the team played their starters for just one half of the final regular season game before having an absolute brutal shooting night from outside in Game 1.