While much of the NBA is focused on the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets in the Western Conference playoffs, Dan Devine of The Ringer highlighted five interesting aspects of the Portland Trail Blazers - Denver Nuggets side of the bracket. Devine covers Portland’s guards, the superlative play of Denver center Nikola Jokic, and the differences between the supporting casts of both teams.
Devine lifts praise for the resurgent Rodney Hood, instrumental in carrying Portland to their critical, Game 6 victory.
At 6-foot-8 and 206 pounds with a smooth jumper and soft touch inside, Hood has the size and skills to be a matchup nightmare for a Nuggets team stocked with smaller wings.