Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets: Live updates, time, TV channel, how to watch free live stream online

The Portland Trail Blazers enter Game 2 Monday night at Denver feeling good about their situation. But the last time the Blazers led a first-round series 1-0, they ended up losing that series 4-1.

Of course, that came last season against the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers when the Blazers slipped into the playoffs as the No. 8 seed at the NBA bubble and stole Game 1. It’s unfair to compare the two situations, but it serves as a warning that losing Game 1 can be overcome with ease, especially for the favorite.

“I don’t know if there’s much carryover,” Portland coach Terry Stotts said. “We’re a different team this year than we were last year. Denver is a different team than the Lakers. We’ve got a veteran team. We’ve got a lot of guys that have played a lot of playoff games. We know how important each playoff game is.”

Game 2 starts at 7 p.m.

LIVE UPDATES

4TH QUARTER: NUGGETS 105, TRAIL BLAZERS 92

9:58: Jusuf Nurkic fouls out on an offensive foul with 9:58 to go. The Blazers are challenging the call, though. The call stands, and Nurkic fouls out.

10:47: Monte Morris with a nice stop to juke McCollum and then hits a jumper. Powell scores on the other end, and it’s 103-92. Nurkic fouls Millsap on a three-pointer. That is the fifth foul on Nurkic. Millsap hits 2 of 3, and the Nuggets lead it 105-92.

11:03: Norman Powell draws a foul on Millsap, but he makes 1 of 2. Denver leads 101-90.

11:32: Jusuf Nurkic draws a foul inside after trying to clean up a missed three by Robert Covington. Nurkic makes both, trimming the Denver lead to 101-89.

END 3RD QUARTER: NUGGETS 101, TRAIL BLAZERS 87

0:00: The Blazers close the third with consecutive threes by Covington and McCollum to trim the Denver lead to 101-87. Lillard is up to 40 points and nine assists. Jokic has 30 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

1:00: Aaron Gordon hits a corner three to put the Nuggets up 99-79. Nurkic with a putback to cut it to 99-81.

1:38: Nikola Jokic checks out of the game, but gets whistled for a technical foul. Lillard misses the technical free throw, though.

1:46: The Blazers turn it over for the 15th time tonight as Carmelo Anthony steps on the end line. The Nuggets are up 94-77 with 1:46 left in the third. Anthony whistled for his fourth foul, and Jokic hits both free throws. The Nuggets are up 96-77.

2:57: Lillard hits a step-back three over Aaron Gordon. Denver leads 91-77. Then Morris scores, and the Nuggets go back up 93-77.

4:27: McCollum called for a flagrant 1 foul after Campazzo falls to the floor on an inbound play. Campazzo makes both free throws, and the Nuggets retain possession as well. Denver leads 89-74.

5:08: CJ McCollum’s driving layup cuts the Nuggets’ advantage to 84-74.

5:44: Lillard is fouled on a three-point attempt, and he’ll get three free throws. He makes 2 of 3 from the line, and Denver leads 84-72.

5:57: McCollum with a layup on a pass from Robert Covington, cutting the Nuggets’ lead to 81-70. But then Nikola Jokic answers with a three.

7:05: A nice feed from Lillard to Kanter for the layup. Denver leads 81-68. Austin Rivers whistled for traveling and the Blazers get it back.

7:32: Jusuf Nurkic picks up his fourth foul with 8:03 left in the third quarter. Aaron Gordon hits a three. A Nuggets steal, and a Campazzo layup. Denver goes up 81-66.

8:15: Norman Powell with a layup, and the Blazers cut the Denver lead to 76-66.

10:13: The Blazers score the first three points of the second half, first on a technical free throw by Lillard that had been whistled on Monte Morris after the first-half buzzer. Then CJ McCollum hit a layup. Denver leads it 73-64.

HALFTIME: NUGGETS 73, TRAIL BLAZERS 61

0:00: The Nuggets close the second quarter on an 8-0 run, and they lead it 73-61 after Jokic hits a three right before the end of the half. It was a huge half for each of the superstars in this game. Lillard has 32 points and four assists, and he hit 8 of 11 threes. He scored 22 of the Blazers’ 36 points in the second quarter. Jokic has 25 points on 10 of 12 shooting, plus five rebounds and four assists.

1:02: Aaron Gordon converts a three-point play to give the Nuggets a 70-61 lead.

1:48: Lillard hits another three. He has seven three-pointers in the first half. Monte Morris scores for Denver, but then Lillard hits his eighth three to cut the Denver lead to 65-61. Lillard has 32 points. He’s 8 of 10 on threes and 9 of 14 shooting overall. His eight threes in a half ties an NBA playoff record.

2:54: After a Jokic jumper, Lillard is fouled again and makes both free throws. The Blazers are down 63-55.

3:16: Damian Lillard hits a step-back three to trim the Denver lead to 61-51. On the Blazers’ next trip down, Lillard is fouled and makes both free throws. The Nuggets are up 61-53. Lillard has 24 points.

4:23: Jusuf Nurkic hits a layup, and the Nuggets’ lead it 61-48.

5:15: Damian Lillard has hit three consecutive threes for the Blazers, narrowing the gap to 57-46.

6:40: After a Derrick Jones Jr. alley-oop layup, JaMychal Green hits two free throws to give Denver a 55-37 lead.

7:15: Lillard’s three won’t go, and Jusuf Nurkic whistled for a loose-ball foul.

7:29: Paul Millsap hits the layup and is fouled. He converts the free throw, and the Nuggets are up 53-35.

8:43: Norman Powell picks up his third foul, hitting Michael Porter Jr. on a three attempt. Powell heads to the bench and Derrick Jones Jr. checks in. Porter makes all three free throws, and the Nuggets lead it 48-32.

9:23: The Nuggets score five quick points, with a Millsap layup and a Porter three, giving Denver a 16-point lead, at 45-29. Timeout Portland. Lillard thought he was fouled on the Blazers’ last possession, but no whistle.

9:59: Norman Powell makes two more free throws, cutting the Denver lead to 40-29. Lillard checks in for Simons, who suffered what looks to be a minor injury but is headed back to the locker room.

10:20: Monte Morris scores on a jumper, and Denver leads it 40-27.

10:32: After a Paul Millsap layup, CJ McCollum loses the ball out of bounds.

11:02: Norman Powell hits two free throws to trim the Denver lead to 36-27.

11:16: Michael Porter Jr. swishes a three for Denver. The Nuggets lead 34-25. After a Blazers turnover, Porter draws a foul and will head to the free-throw line. He makes both to give Denver a 36-25 lead.

END 1ST QUARTER: NUGGETS 31, TRAIL BLAZERS 25

0:00: Lillard’s three-pointer at the buzzer of the first quarter won’t fall, and the Blazers head to the second quarter down 31-25.

1:36: Anfernee Simons’ three from the corner trims the Nuggets’ lead to 29-23. Jokic answers, though, and Denver goes up 31-23. Jokic with 14 points thus far. Timeout on the floor with 1:36 to play in the first quarter.

3:18: The Blazers get back-to-back threes from Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic to cut the Denver lead to 27-20. Lillard’s three was from the logo, 37 feet away.

4:32: Norman Powell and Robert Covington each with two fouls. Jokic’s jumper is good. Denver is up 27-14.

5:33: Carmelo Anthony pushes down Jokic, and after review it is ruled a flagrant 1. Jokic makes both of the free throws, and the Nuggets get possession. Denver leads 23-12.

5:45: Damian Lillard hits a three-pointer, and the Blazers cut the Nuggets’ lead to 21-12.

6:38: Robert Covington with an offensive foul, and that’s four Blazers turnovers in the opening minutes. Now five after a Damian Lillard traveling violation. Denver extends its lead to 19-7 on a short Jokic jumper.

7:40: The Nuggets are 3 of 3 on three-pointers after Campazzo hits one, and Denver leads it 17-7. Now there’s a scuffle between the teams at midcourt. Nothing comes of it, though. And there’s a timeout on the floor.

9:15: Austin Rivers knocks down a three from the left wing, and Denver goes up 9-5. He hits another the next trip down, and it’s a 12-5 Nuggets lead.

10:13: CJ McCollum hits a three for the Blazers to open the scoring. Facundo Campazzo scores for the Nuggets. Then Damian Lillard drives and scores. Nikola Jokic with a putback, and it’s a 5-4 Blazers lead. Then a Michael Porter Jr. dunk puts Denver up 6-5.

TRAIL BLAZERS AT DENVER NUGGETS, GAME 2

What: No. 6-seeded Trail Blazers at No. 3-seeded Nuggets, first round of NBA playoffs.

Series status: Blazers lead 1-0.

When, where: 7 p.m. Monday, Ball Arena, Denver.

TV channel: NBC Sports Northwest (in Portland: Comcast 37/737). TNT (54/754).

Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM)

How to watch live stream online: You can watch this game live with your cable provider login, or you can watch the game live for FREE with Hulu + Live TV (free trial) or Sling (promotional offers). If you already have a cable package, you can watch the game live on Watch TNT with your cable provider login information. There are a variety of other streaming options you can try: www.nba.com/blazers/watch.

GAME 2 ODDS

Spread: Nuggets by 1.5 | Total: 226.5

Moneyline: Blazers (+105) | Nuggets (-125).

SERIES ODDS

Moneyline: Blazers (-300) | Nuggets (+250).

INJURIES

Blazers: F/C Zach Collins (left ankle; stress fracture) is out.

Nuggets: G Will Barton (right hamstring; strain), G PJ Dozier (right adductor; strain) and G Jamal Murray (left ACL; surgery) are out.

MORE FANS AT MODA

The Blazers will host Game 3 on Thursday and do so in front of 8,000 fans after Gov. Kate Brown granted the Blazers an increase in max attendance from 1,900.

“I’m really excited about it,” Stotts said. “I’m looking forward to it. We’ve had a few games now on the road where there have been a few fans. And to have 8,000, I look forward to walking out into the arena. National anthem. All of the excitement before the game. And then, all of the energy the fans will bring to the game.”

SERIES SCHEDULE

Game 3: 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Portland.

Game 4: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, in Portland.

Game 5: Tuesday, June 1, at Denver, time TBD (if necessary).

Game 6: Thursday, June 3, in Portland, time TBD ( (if necessary).

Game 7: Saturday, June 5, at Denver, time TBD ( (if necessary).

— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook).

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