DENVER -- While they would have much preferred a sweep, the Trail Blazers will have to settle for taking home-court advantage back to Portland.
After winning Game 1 on Saturday, the Trail Blazers were outplayed in all four quarters in Game 2 to come away with a 128-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets in front of a crowd of 7,727 Monday night at Ball Arena.
“The reality is they were the more aggressive team,” said Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts. “Their starters were more aggressive, their bench was more aggressive. (Denver) played much better than they did in Game 1 and they deserved to win the game.