Damian Lillard has 80 shot attempts through three games against the Nuggets. Only once during the regular season did he attempt more shots during a three-game stretch. Since halftime of Game 2 he is just 6-for-21 from 3-point range (28.6 percent). The Nuggets have better team balance. Take Denver.

There is this shot chart expectancy thing ... I won't bore you. Basically, Portland should have beaten Denver in Game 3 yet didn't because waiver wire pickup Austin Rivers thought he was back at Duke when he was good. That is not happening again.