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Update: The Blazers and Nuggets are scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. PT start time on Saturday. Game 1 will be televised on ESPN.
Game 1 between the @trailblazers and @nuggets is scheduled for Saturday at 7:30 pm on ESPN
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) May 19, 2021
The first-round series between the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets is scheduled for Saturday, May 22. Trail Blazers digital reporter Casey Holdahl provided an update on Tuesday.
Game 1 between the @trailblazers and @nuggets will be held on Saturday, May 22 in Denver. No times yet, but at least there's a date.
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) May 18, 2021
A time has not been set for Game 1, but the Blazers-Nuggets matchup is the final game listed on the NBA’s four-game slate on Saturday.
The Nuggets enter the postseason as the No. 3 seed and will host the No. 6 Blazers in Denver for the first two games of the series. Portland successfully avoided the play-in portion of the NBA Playoffs with a 132-116 victory over Denver in the regular season finale. The Nuggets have secured wins in two out of the last three meetings with the Blazers.