On this episode of the Blazer's Edge podcast, Danny Marang goes rapid fire with a lookback at Portland's win in Game 1 vs the Denver Nuggets - what went right, what went wrong, shout outs to top performers, Damian Lillard's continued excellence, Jusuf Nurkic's contribution, whether or not to be worried about Norman Powell's performance, potential adjustments heading into Game 2, and a handful of listener questions to get you ready for Monday's match up and Game 2 of the series!

Intro

Opening comments

Game 1 takeaways 2:00

Good, bad and the ugly

Portland shines in Game 1 - no ball stopping! 4:00

Carmelo Anthony, have a game

Damian Lillard is THAT guy, shocking 6:00

Jusuf Nurkic delivers 7:00

Game plan was incredibly solid 9:00

Playing Nikola Jokic heads up 10:00

Anfernee Simons and Melo leading the bench charge 11:30

Quick thoughts on rotations 14:30

Game 2 adjustments for Denver 15:00

Getting Jokic in the middle of the floor 17:30

Bad shooting luck 18:00

Does Denver play less aggressively 20:00

Listener questions!

Adrian Bernecich

@abernecich

What happens when MPJ starts hitting shots?

Twhite27

@Twhite273

Is kanter playable in this series against jokic? If so (or not) who should replace or take his minutes

Christopher Mazzeo

@Maznorthwest

Thoughts on if the Nugs go with a big line up and if so, how do Blazers handle that?

henny

@wtfPNW

What do you think our chances of getting to the 2nd round are after game one? What was most encouraging about last night?

AtomAntium

@Atom__Antium

Did Powell just have a rough night? Or is the match-up vs him gonna be a struggle this series?

Closing thoughts

Outro

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