The Denver Nuggets lost homecourt advantage with a Game 2 loss here Pepsi Center but stole it back with a 116-112 win in Portland on Sunday. I don't see them slipping up again in front of the home town crowd where they went an NBA-best 34-7 during the regular season.

The Nuggets have covered the spread in five of the last six head-to-head meetings and they have the momentum following Sunday's win. "You think about how young we are and what we are doing, going on the road and winning a tough game in a hostile environment, and for Jamal (Murray) to be the centerpiece of that has been phenomenal," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Sunday.

Additionally; Nuggets are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 Conference Semifinals games. Trail Blazers are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 Conference Semifinals games.

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