For the second time in les than three weeks, the Phoenix Suns squared off against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night, this time with bragging rights for the Western Conference’s top spot on the line.
Sure, it’s early November. Yeah, the Blazers were without Damian Lillard. Last time I checked, games in November count towards your season total record. And this one ended up in the L column for Phoenix.
It was like a Civil War battlefield at the Footprint Center, as both teams were down numerous players — and lost some along the way — in this contest.