Denver's two top scorers, Jokic and Jamal Murray, have combined for 309. Portland's two top scorers, Lillard and CJ McCollum, have combined for 311 points in the series.
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NEED TO KNOW: A series that had a four-overtime game is going to go the distance, and that's fitting. Toronto's Kawhi Leonard is 1-2 in his previous Game 7s, shooting 45 percent and averaging 15.7 points. Notable: Philly's Jimmy Butler has never trailed in a Game 7 - his Chicago Bulls won at Brooklyn in 2013, a game the Nets never led. Head-to-head in Game 7: Philadelphia, 1-0 (88-87, 2001, East 2nd round, in Philadelphia) Denver is aiming to become the fifth team in the current playoff format to win Game 7s in each of the first two playoff rounds joining Toronto in 2016, Boston in 2008, Phoenix in 2006 and Dallas in 2003. Notable: Portland hasn't played in a Game 7 since 2003, and that was Arvydas Sabonis' last game in the NBA. As long as you're giving 100 percent, you can't be nervous because you're focused on the plays and actions and whatever you're doing on the floor.
"I've played basketball for 15 years," Jokic said. He says it's imperative to bring more energy Sunday - and adds there's no reason to get nervous. Nikola Jokic had a triple-double - 21 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists - in that game for the Nuggets, and coach Michael Malone is fond of saying his team has the best home-court advantage in the NBA.īut Jokic isn't banking on home court being enough of an edge. "It's for our season, for all the marbles," Portland guard Damian Lillard said.ĭenver has already won a Game 7 this season, also at home, topping San Antonio in the first round. Blowouts are rare, with only 14 Game 7s getting decided by more than 20 points. Roughly one of every four Game 7s has been decided by three points or less 56% have been decided by a single-digit margin. There have been 133 Game 7s in NBA history - home teams have won 105, or 79%. They are a life lesson, a life opportunity." "I've been fortunate to be in a few Game 7s and they're very unique," Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. The Philadelphia-Toronto winner goes to top-seeded Milwaukee for Game 1 of the East finals Wednesday. The Portland-Denver winner will visit top-seeded Golden State in Game 1 of the West finals Tuesday.
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