Blazer's Edge

On this edition of the Blazer's Edge podcast, host Danny Marang is joined by Matt Moore AKA HPBasketball on Twitter of the Actions Sports Network to preview Blazers-Nuggets in their 1st Round match up. Together, they look at why Matt is picking the Blazers (spoiler),Damian Lillard's changing play style, Blazers backcourt vs Nuggets frountcourt, x-factors or lack of them, the opportunity Jusuf Nurkic has in front of him, does it matter how you're playing coming into the playoffs, will we see kerfuffles and more! Intro  Opening comments Matt Moore picking Portland 2:00 Countering the trap Nuggets missing guys who can score off the bounce 4:00 Blazers playing small vs Nuggets playing bigger? 6:30 Aaron Gordon as a pressure point 8:30 How to play Jokic defensively 9:45 Who's the x-factor? 15:00 Blazers bench vs Nuggets 17:30 What does Nurkic do with this opportunity? 20:30 Being physical with the Nuggets 22:30 Jokic and Lillard not getting calls 23:20 Denver as a defensive team 24:30 Foul trouble for either team