A wild night in Denver for Portland as they came back from a game 6 defeat to the Nuggets to win 100-96 and advance to the WC Final.
It was a less eventful night for D’Tigers star Al-farouq Aminu as he got 7:08 minutes on the floor, but victory for the team after a 19-year absence from the Conference final was a real cause celebration.
The Trail Blazers reach their first Conference Finals since 2000 ⏮ pic.twitter.com/VOX7n4bCr8
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 12, 2019
The Nigerian dropped just 3 points and also 3 off the board, drawing a foul in as well on the night.
Meanwhile, CJ McCollum dropped a game high 37 points and 9 Rebounds, 8 of those being Offensive.
Damian Lillard filled the stats sheet with a double double; 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Next up for Portland (3) is a road trip to the Oracle Arena where they face Golden State Warriors (1) in game one of the seven game series.
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