For its 48 minutes of work the other night, one NBA team, though out-rebounded, posted a superior FG% and committed two-thirds as many Turnovers as its opponent. This squad connected on more treys, missed fewer free throws, and consequently earned more stripes.
But somehow, from the 4:28 point of Q1 until the 7:11 point of Q4, that same team did not execute a single offensive possession on which they could have assumed the lead in the game.
Indeed that team, the Portland Trailblazers, never led last Thursday evening, falling 137 – 129 to the Bucks in Milwaukee.