The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets play Game 2 of their Western Conference Semifinals Wednesday at 9 p.m. Eastern at Pepsi Center. The Nuggets took Monday's Game 1 121-113 to grab a 1-0 series lead.

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Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets: By the Numbers

• Trail Blazers PG Damian Lillard led all scorers in Game 1 with 39 points. C Enes Kanter was second on the team with 26, while two others scored in double figures.
• Nuggets C Nikola Jokic had 37 points, with three teammates joining him with more than 10.
• Jokic hit all 12 of his free throws as the Nuggets made 87.1 percent of shots from the charity stripe. The Blazers made just 20 of their 27 free throws.

• Portland committed 18 turnovers with the Nuggets taking those for 23 points. The Blazers managed just six points off 12 Denver turnovers.
• Game 1 was Denver's fourth victory in five meetings with Portland this season.

Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets: Key Injuries

Nuggets SF Michael Porter Jr. and Trail Blazers C Jusuf Nurkic remain the only documented injuries for either side.

Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets: Best Bet

Moneyline: The Trail Blazers closed at +160 on the moneyline in Game 1 but have dropped to +150 for the second game. Roll with the visitors, who need to cut down on turnovers and hit a few more free throws.

Against the spread: The line is down a half-point to 3.5 for Wednesday's Game 3. Go with Portland as the outright winner instead of the -110 to cover.

Over/under: Game 1 soared over the 215.5 projection to bring the Trail Blazers to 3-3 against the total this postseason; the Nuggets have played to the higher number in five of eight outings. Take Thursday's OVER on 219 points at -110.

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