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I'm your host, Adamades.

Matt Moore has the day off.

We got a Memorial Day weekend, so he took one day. I'm taking the other day. And I'm going to, Adamades. Matt Moore has the day off. We got a Memorial Day weekend,

so he took one day. I'm taking the other day. And I'm going to go through a notebook pod.

And this is really a notebook pod on the last two games, game three and game four. I didn't get a

chance to do a notebook pod on just game three. So I wanted to do one of game three and game four

because I feel like there are some important things that happen in both games that are sort of

trends. And really the series is defined by those trends, by the adjustments that have been made

and the things that each team is now looking to do. Going into game five, Pivotal Game 5, of course,

series tied two games to two games at Ball Arena here in Denver. So Denver should have a

slight edge in this one,

you know, being at home. But this one, I feel like all the cards are on the table. I don't

suspect there is going to be a major curveball thrown in this series. I think both teams know

what the other one wants to do. The battle lines are very clear. And now it's just a matter of

who can make shots, who can execute. And most important

of all, who can get stops. In game four, that was Portland over and over again. Denver didn't

get any stops in that game. Portland got just enough, or maybe a better way to put it, Denver

missed enough shots. I think both of those things are true. And they got the edge. In game three,

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