Schedule and 2018-19 Results:
Regular Season Records: Denver 54-28, Portland 53-29
Game 1 on Monday, 29 April: Portland loses at Denver, 121-pts-113
Game 2 on Wednesday, 01 May: Portland wins at Denver, 97-pts-90
Game 3 on Friday, 03 May: Denver loses at Portland, 140-pts-137 (4OT)
Game 4 on Sunday, 05 May: Denver wins at Portland, 116-pts-112
Game 5 on Tuesday, 07 May: Portland loses at Denver, 124-pts-98
Game 6 on Thursday, 09 May: Denver loses at Portland, 119-pts-108
Game 7 on Sunday, 12 May: Portland wins at Denver, 100-pts-96

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Portland Trailblazers visited and defeated the Denver Nuggets 100-pts-96 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1412 victory. With the series 1412 win, the Portland Trailblazers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 14-17 overall and 7-5 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1412 loss, the Denver Nuggets see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 5-18 overall and 3-6 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Portland Trailblazers in series 1412 was LWWLLWW: Series 1412 thus becomes the first NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the third NBA series (all rounds), and the 17th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Portland Trailblazers in series 1412 became the first NBA team to win a best-of-7 playoff series LWWLLWW since series 522, in which the Los Angeles Lakers did so against the Detroit Pistons in the 1988 NBA Finals. Portland trailed series 1412 Game 7 in Denver by nine points at halftime, but won: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games prior to series 1412 Game 7, road teams trailing by nine points after two quarters had a game record of only 11-92 (.107) [but a Game 7 record of 1-1 (.500)].

After Game 6: The Portland Trailblazers hosted and topped the Denver Nuggets 119-pts-108 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1412 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have a Game 7 record of 2-2, while the Portland Trailblazers have a Game 7 record of 1-2. The Denver Nuggets have a home court Game 7 record of 2-0. The Portland Trailblazers have a road court Game 7 record of 0-2. Irrespective of win/site order, home teams for Game 7 in the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series have an all-rounds game record 105-28 (.789), and a Quarterfinals-round game record of 44-8 (.846) with an active six-Game 7 winning streak.

After Game 5: The Denver Nuggets hosted and defeated the Portland Trailblazers 124-pts-98 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1412 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 6 record of 0-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 0-8 and a Game 6 record of 2-6.

After Game 4: The Denver Nuggets visited and bested the Portland Trailblazers 116-pts-112 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1412 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 1-3 and a Game 5 record of 1-3, while the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 5-3 and a Game 5 record of 5-3. Tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series (as they now are against the Portland Trailblazers), the Denver Nuggets have seen their Game 5 outcome presage their series outcome in all four of their previous series in which they have been tied 2-games-all. Tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series (as they now are against the Denver Nuggets), the Portland Trailblazers have seen their Game 5 outcome presage their series outcome in all eight of their previous series in which they have been tied 2-games-all. The Denver Nuggets trailed the Trailblazers in Portland by six points at halftime in series 1412 Game 4, but rallied for the road victory: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games, road teams down six halftime points had a game record of only 27-121 (.182) prior to series 1412 Game 4.

After Game 3: The Portland Trailblazers hosted and topped the Denver Nuggets 140-pts-137 in quadruple overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1412 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 9-0 and a Game 4 record of 6-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 1-12 and a Game 4 record of 3-10. Trailing 2-games-1 in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series (as they now do in series 1412 against the Portland Trailblazers), the Denver Nuggets sole series victory in 13 attempts occurred in their last such series, which was series 1406 against the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA Preliminary round. Series 1412 Game 3, the 3045th best-of-7 format NBA playoff game, is the first best-of-7 format NBA playoff game ever to require a fourth overtime period. The 277 total points in series 1412 Game 3 is the fifth-most total points ever in a best-of-7 format NBA playoff game.

After Game 2: The Portland Trailblazers visited and bested the Denver Nuggets 97-pts-90 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1412 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 1-9 and a Game 3 record of 1-9 (with an active six-Game 3 losing streak), while the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 2-7 and a Game 3 record of 2-7. In all nine best-of-7 NBA playoff series when they have been tied 1-game-all after Games 1-2, the Portland Trailblazers have seen their Game 3 outcome perfectly presage their series outcome (two wins; seven losses).

After Game 1: The Denver Nuggets hosted and defeated the Portland Trailblazers 121-pts-113 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1412 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 4-6 and a Game 2 record of 4-6. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Portland Trailblazers have a series record of 3-16 and a Game 2 record of 7-12 (with an active seven-Game 2 losing streak). When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil (as they have ten times in their history), the Denver Nuggets have seen their Game 2 outcome perfectly presage their series outcome (4 wins; 6 losses).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2018-19 NBA regular season, the Denver Nuggets finished one game ahead of the Portland Trailblazers. From 1947 through the 2019 NHL and NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by one regular-season game, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 19-22 (.463) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1412 is the 23rd best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Denver Nuggets, and the 31st for the Portland Trailblazers. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have an all-rounds series record of 5-17, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 3-5, and a Game 1 record of 10-12, while the Portland Trailblazers have an all-rounds series record of 13-17, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 6-5, and a Game 1 record of 11-19. Series 1412 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trailblazers. In the only previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series between the two teams, Portland defeated Denver in six games in series 332 (in the 1977 NBA Quarterfinals) - the first-ever best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Denver Nuggets.