Getty Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum
The Portland Trail Blazers made a statement with their Game 4 victory on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder. They’re here to stay, fully deserve their No. 3 seed and are a threat to do real damage in the 2019 NBA Playoffs. Following the 111-98 win over the Thunder, the Blazers held a 3-1 series lead and proceeded to wrap up the series on a clutch game-winner by Damian Lillard in Game 5.
For Lillard, CJ McCollum and the numerous players who consistently step up around them, advancing to the second round marks the first time since 2015-16. Beyond that, it’s just the third time in the last 19 years. After making the Western Conference semifinals in 2015-16 and 2013-14, the previous time came during the 1999-00 season.
We’re going to take a look at the Blazers’ current schedule for the opening round of the playoffs, along with the second-round matchups and what we know about their schedule moving forward.
Trail Blazers Second-Round Possible Matchups & Schedule
After the Blazers advanced past the Thunder, it sets up a second-round date with either the No. 2 seed Denver Nuggets or No. 7 seed San Antonio Spurs. Through five games, their series is 3-2 Denver, but the Spurs are showing plenty of potential to pull off the upset.
One thing we do know about the second-round matchup is where the series will start, depending on how the Nuggets vs. Spurs series plays out. If San Antonio manages to pull off the upset, the Blazers will hold homecourt advantage in round two. But if the Nuggets get the job done, then Terry Stotts’ group will head to Denver for Game 1 of that series.
The Blazers’ potential second-round schedule will be updated below once revealed. Although round two will begin on April 29 at the latest, there’s a chance dates and times can be changed depending on when the opening round wraps up. As Sports Media Watch points out, conference semifinals matchups could be moved up to April 27-28.
Monday, April 29
- TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
- TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Tuesday, April 30
- TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
- TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Wednesday, May 1
- TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
- TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Thursday, May 2
- TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Friday, May 3
- TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Saturday, May 4
- TBD vs. TBD 5:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- TBD vs. TBD 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Sunday, May 5
- TBD vs. TBD 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
- TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
Monday, May 6
- TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
- TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Tuesday, May 7
- *TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
- *TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Wednesday, May 8
- *TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (TNT)
- *TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Thursday, May 9
- *TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- *TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Friday, May 10
- *TBD vs. TBD 8:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- *TBD vs. TBD 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Sunday, May 12
- *TBD vs. TBD 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
*If necessary
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