The Heat and the Nuggets will be the first teams in these playoffs to take the floor and try to avoid 2-0 deficits. Miami trails Milwaukee 1-0 in their East first-round series, and Denver lost the home-court advantage to Portland with a Game 1 loss in their West opener. Denver gave up 65 second-half points in Game 1 and fell 123-109, making this the 11th consecutive postseason series in which the Nuggets have trailed. The last instance of Denver never being down in a series was the 2009 West semifinals, a 4-1 series win over Dallas. — NEED TO KNOW: Damian Lillard’s 34 points in Game 1 were the most by any Portland player against Denver all season.

Source: Fox News May 23, 2021 20:48 UTC