Portland Trail Blazers limit Nikola Jokic's playmaking, take Game 1 over Nuggets

(0:27)Facing the presumptive MVP of the league, the Portland Trail Blazers approached Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets with a bold strategy: Let Nikola Jokic score."We want him to score and not get his teammates involved," Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic said. I think we feel more comfortable when he scores 30 or 40 and try to lock in on all the other guys to not have a big game."Jokic did exactly that, dropping 34 points on 14-of-27 shooting; but along with it, he was missing a key element to his game that has made him such a dominant offensive player. I'll take my first win being Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs."The Blazers have a 1-0 series lead in hand, stealing home-court advantage with the win, but they expect the Nuggets to come with plenty of adjustments to rediscover their offensive balance in Game 2 on Monday."It's about winning the series," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said.