Damian Lillard

Deni Avdija shines with 30 points in Blazers' victory over Bucks, leading the team to secure a commanding 19-point lead in the final quarter.

Stephen Curry scored 37 points, and the Warriors rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit, holding off Portland for a 114-111 win and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Lillard had 32 points and the Trail Blazers staved off elimination to force a decisive Game 7 in their series with Denver with a 119-108 victory.

Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his second straight triple-double and the Nuggets evened their Western Conference semifinal at 2-2 with Portland.

The Nuggets rode a 37-point performance from Nikola Jokic to a 121-113 win over the well-rested Portland Trail Blazers in the opener of their second-round series.

Lillard finished with a franchise playoff-record 50 points and Portland eliminated Oklahoma City from the postseason in five games with a 118-115 victory.

Damian Lillard scored 15 of his 24 points in the third quarter, and Portland held Westbrook without a basket in the second half in beating the Thunder 111-98 to take a 3-1 lead.

Nurkic had 32 points and 16 rebounds before suffering his left leg injury in the second overtime, and the Blazers outlasted Brooklyn 148-144.

Damian Lillard scored 24 points, CJ McCollum added 20 and the Trail Blazers pulled away in the second half to hand the Suns their sixth straight loss, 120-106.

Lillard scored 26 points and hit key shots down the stretch, but Nurkic's 17-point, four-block third quarter was the talk of the Portland locker room after the game.