Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers visit Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets for Game 1 of their first-round series on Saturday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.
The Nuggets held a 2-1 edge over the Blazers in the regular season, but were cumulatively outscored by Portland across the three games. Both teams ended the season in fine form, with the Nuggets winning 21 of their final 28 games, and the Blazers winning 10 of 12.
Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:
- Date: Saturday, May 22
- Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
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Injury Report:
Portland: Zach Collins (left ankle stress fracture) is out.
Denver: Austin Rivers (illness) is questionable. Jamal Murray (ACL), PJ Dozier (right adductor strain) and Will Barton (right hamstring strain) are out.
Probable starting lineups
Portland Trail Blazers
- F Norman Powell
- F Robert Covington
- C Jusuf Nurkic
- G CJ McCollum
- G Damian Lillard
Denver Nuggets
- F Michael Porter Jr.
- F Aaron Gordon
- C Nikola Jokic
- G Austin Rivers
- G Facundo Campazzo
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