The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets played an instant-classic series during the Western Conference Semifinals. Neither team was able to separate from the other as the series went seven games before CJ McCollum could end Denver’s season.
Anticipation is high for a rematch between the two teams. Sports Illustrated’s Rob Mahoney pegged a Blazers-Nuggets matchup on Feb. 4 in Denver as one of his top 20 games of the season:
When two quality teams—driven by two of the game’s best players—go seven games in a playoff series, make time for any return engagement.