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So it's the old debate we have often here.

Are you a glass is half full or glass is half empty person?

If you're a glass as half full person, you'll say the Portland Trailblazers used a team effort,

an ensemble cast.

They had balanced scoring, and they won a road playoff game with tremendous defense.

That's if you're a positive person.

If you're a negative person, you'll say, oh, my God, the Blazers, they didn't deserve to win that game,

but they did.

I don't understand it. Now, Enis Cantor, Ennis Cantor, depending on how you choose to pronounce it,

Cantor, who has supposedly a separated left shoulder, but he's a superhero because he's still

playing. He did not slow him down. He had 15 points, nine rebounds, a couple of steals, couple of blocks, and was the

big man on campus as far as efficiency is concerned, leading Portland to what was a game to win.

I don't know if you saw the game or not. I'm told by my friends that live in the I-95

corridor that no one cares about Portland and Denver in the NBA playoffs.

We've already known for some time on this show the opinion of the Denver Nuggets on our show.

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