The Portland Trail Blazers lead the Oklahoma City Thunder 2-0 in their best-of-seven NBA Playoffs series. That Portland has held homecourt so far in the series is mildly unexpected given their regular-season sweep at the hands of the Thunder. Even more surprising has been the authority with which the Blazers drove home their wins. The Thunder had Portland’s number, but have seemingly forgotten how to dial it. By the end of Game 2, they couldn’t even find their phone.
Paul George’s shoulder injury clearly has something to do with Oklahoma City’s woes, but they’re not helping themselves any with their style of play.