Schedule and 2020-21 Results
Regular Season Records: Denver 47-25, Portland 42-30
Game 1 on Saturday, 22 May: Portland wins at Denver, 123-pts-109
Game 2 on Monday, 24 May: Portland loses at Denver, 128-pts-109
Game 3 on Thursday, 27 May: Denver wins at Portland, 120-pts-115
Game 4 on Saturday, 29 May: Denver loses at Portland, 115-pts-95
Game 5 on Tuesday, 1 June: Portland loses at Denver, 147-pts-140(2OT)
Game 6 on Thursday, 3 June: Denver wins at Portland, 126-pts-115

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Denver Nuggets visited and topped the Portland Trailblazers 126-pts-115 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1473 victory. With the series 1473 win, the Denver Nuggets improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 8-19 overall and 4-9 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1473 loss, the Portland Trailblazers see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 14-20 overall and 3-9 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Denver Nuggets in series 1473 was LWWLWW: Series 1473 thus becomes the fourth NBA Preliminary-round series, the 12th NBA series (all rounds), and the 36th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Denver Nuggets trailed the host Portland Trailblazers by seven points as late as after two quarters but emerged victorious: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games beginning in 1947, road teams down seven points as late as after two quarters had a game record of only 24-102 (.190) - the Denver Nuggets thus achieve a grade-B in-game comeback to close out series 1473.

After Game 5: The Denver Nuggets hosted and bested the Portland Trailblazers 147-pts-140(2OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1473 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 6 record of 0-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 1-8 and a Game 6 record of 3-6. Series 1473 Game 5 is the second-highest-scoring best-of-7 NBA playoff game ever with its 287 total points, second only to the double-overtime 153-pts-151 victory by the host Phoenix Suns over the Portland Trailblazers in series 618, in the 1992 NBA Quarterfinals.

After Game 4: The Portland Trailblazers hosted and topped the Denver Nuggets 115-pts-95 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1473 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 1-4 and a Game 5 record of 2-3, while the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 6-3 and a Game 5 record of 5-4.

After Game 3: The Denver Nuggets visited and outscored the Portland Trailblazers 120-pts-115 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1473 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 3-1 and a Game 4 record of 3-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 2-10 and a Game 4 record of 5-7. In all four previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series led 2-games-1 by the Denver Nuggets, their Game 4 outcome presaged their series outcome (three wins, one loss).

After Game 2: The Denver Nuggets hosted and defeated the Portland Trailblazers 128-pts-109 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1473 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 3-13 and a Game 3 record of 1-12 (with an active nine-Game 3 losing streak), while the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 3-8 and a Game 3 record of 3-8. In eleven previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series have the Portland Trailblazers been tied 1-game-all after two games: In each of those eleven series, the Game 3 winner presaged the series winner (three wins, eight losses).

After Game 1: The Portland Trailblazers visited and outscored the Denver Nuggets 123-pts-109 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1473 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 10-2 and a Game 2 record of 9-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 2-12 and a Game 2 record of 5-9.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2020-21 NBA regular season, the Denver Nuggets finished five games ahead of the Portland Trailblazers. From 1947 through the 2020 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by five regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 25-11 (.694) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1473 is the 27th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Denver Nuggets, and the 34th for the Portland Trailblazers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have an all-rounds series record of 7-19, a Preliminary-round series record of 3-9, and a Game 1 record of 12-14, while the Portland Trailblazers have an all-rounds series record of 14-19, a Preliminary-round series record of 3-8, and a Game 1 record of 12-21. Series 1473 is the third best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trailblazers. The Portland Trailblazers defeated the Denver Nuggets in their two previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series, in the 1977 NBA Quarterfinals and the 2019 NBA Quarterfinals.