WEST QUARTERFINALS Portland (3) vs Denver (6)

[goober]

PLEASE DO NOT VOTE UNTIL BOTH TEAMS POST WRITEUPS
First to 5 votes wins

[Saul Goodman]

Denver has build up an impressive squad without a doubt. But my Blazers have a very distinct advantage in almost every facet of the game. Cousins is a beast but he will be largely neutralized on offence by Howard. His lack of defence will get exposed by our twin towers in Blake and Dwight will be too much for Cuz to handle. Our bench has far too much firepower for the youngins on the Nuggets squad to contain.

Howard(32)/Nene(16)/
Griffin(36)/Leonard(14)(/Jones
Porter(25)/Morris(23)/Johnson
McCollum(36)/Stauskas(15)/Thompson/Seldon
Lillard(36)/Bayless(22)/DeColo

[immortalone23]

Portland has a pretty good team, there isn't a chance that Dwight stops Boogie from feasting on the block. With the ability to makes 3s, he'll be very hard to stop. Faried is the perfect big to gobble up loose boards and to run the pick-and-roll. Gallo will light up Porter on the offensive end. Courtney Lee and Eric Bledsoe create a dangerous backcourt due to them both being good defenders unlike the Portland backcourt. Terrance Ross and Jusuf Nurkic will have a great series against the Blazers mediocre bench. Overall, it will be difficult to contain the best center in the league.
Bledsoe/Nelson/
Lee/Ross/Beasley/Toupane
Gallinari/Sampson
Faried/Lauvergne/
Cousins/Nurkic

[Hawk Eye]

Blazers in 6.

[damecurry]

Portland in 5, I like some Denver pieces but the talent differential is obvious.

[Coxy]

Portland by a hair, because they have home court advantage. In 6 probably.

[Dan Verze]

Portland by 7

[goober]

I think this is closer than it seems, Blazers in 7

[Ralnor]

Por in 7

[goober]

Blazers advance!