The Portland Trail Blazers are a bad NBA team. When the front office decided to trade franchise icon Damian Lillard last offseason, the organization was capitulating on the 2023-24 season. They were no longer focused on the playoffs. They were focused on developing for the future. Yet that Blazers team, which was missing several of their best players, nearly lost to the Golden State Warriors 110-103 on Wednesday night.
The Warriors did not deserve a victory with their performance, but they were lucky to be facing a bad team. Despite the flashes, the Dubs continue to look more like a .