The Detroit Pistons went into Portland on Saturday evening without the services of Jerami Grant (knee). Everyone knew it would be a tall task to beat a playoff team in the Trail Blazers.
That proved to be exceedingly true.
The Blazers defeated the Pistons 118-103. The Blazers won the first and third quarters by 10 points each, and that was pretty much the difference, and any time the Pistons threatened to make it a game, the Blazers would push down a bit on the gas and extend the lead back out again.
Not only did the Blazers get 27 points from Damian Lillard and 26 points from CJ McCollum, Enes Kanter did some pretty impressive stuff on the glass, setting a Blazers franchise record for rebounds in a game with, yes, 30 rebounds:
Enes Kanter has broken the Blazers single-game record for rebounds.