Trail Blazers beat Nuggets to set up NBA Western Conference final with Warriors

• Portland win Game 7 on road in Denver to take series
• Nuggets miss 11 free-throws and blow 17-point lead

CJ McCollum scored 37 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 100-96 on Sunday to advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2000.

Evan Turner, who scored just four points in the first six games of the series, added 14 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers advanced to face the defending NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors, beginning on Tuesday night in Oakland.

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