Tag: blazers coach
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Nuggets hope to prevent Damian Lillard from replicating Game 5 performance in pivotal Game 6
Describing Damian Lillard’s 55-point, 10-assist Game 5 performance in Denver on Tuesday night is a difficult thing to do. Nuggets coach Mike Malone said Portland’s point guard was “superhuman.” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said it was “the best playoff performance I’ve ever seen.” Blazers guard CJ McCollum said it was “godlike.” Soon-to-be NBA MVP and…
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Carmelo Anthony responds to being booed in Denver: ‘I gave it my all when I was here’
DENVER — As Carmelo Anthony checked in eight minutes into the first quarter of Game 1 between the Nuggets and Blazers in the first round of Western Conference playoffs, the boos came raining down at Ball Arena. “What? The boos? It’s cool, man,” Anthony said after the game. “They love me, they hate me. I can’t…