Western Conference semifinals preview: Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers

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The third-seeded Portland Trail Blazers won their five-game first-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, and the second-seeded Denver Nuggets followed on Saturday in seven games against the San Antonio Spurs. The teams last met in the playoffs in 1986, when Alex English and Kiki VanDeWeghe did battle. How they got here Denver: The Nuggets transformed from an NBA League Pass favorite that narrowly missed the playoffs each of the past two seasons to the Western Conference's surprise contender, thanks to the emergence of Nikola Jokic as an MVP candidate.

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