After six wild games, the Blazers and Nuggets will settle their series with a Game 7 on Sunday in Denver. If a Game 7 feels rare, there’s a reason: This is Portland’s fourth Game 7 in their 49 years as a franchise. It’s an average of approximately one Game 7 every 12.5 years.
So what happened in those previous three Game 7’s? Let’s look back.
The greatest series in Blazers history that didn’t end in a title or a buzzer-beater
Surprisingly little is written about this series, which has some similarities to this year’s matchup with Denver.