Can anyone stop Damian Lillard? Easier said than done. The Blazers are at home, which means the role players will perform better in this spot. Give the Nuggets credit, they have won nearly every first half in this series. I think it's imperative that Portland wins the first half. Win the first half and win the game. Lay the points with the Blazers.

Home-court advantage is going to be huge here -- the Blazers are being allowed to increase attendance to 10,000 for Game 6 -- because both teams are surely going to be gassed after their double-OT epic in Game 5. The fans will help fire up the Blazers. One major key is Jusuf Nurkic avoiding foul trouble as he's about the only body the Blazers have to even slightly deal with Nikola Jokic. Portland is plus-54 in Nurkic’s minutes so far this series and minus-57 when he's off the court. Playing at home, the refs should be a bit kinder to him. It's Damian Lillard, though, who forces a Game 7.