The Portland Trail Blazers should have had a relatively easy time against the 4-22 Washington Wizards at the Moda Center on Thursday night. Instead they stumbled, bumbled, and mostly non-defended their way to a 118-117 loss. An amazing fourth-quarter rally fell just short, giving the Blazers their 20th loss of the season, their 10th defeat in 13 tries at home.
If you missed the proceedings, you can find our quarter-by-quarter recap here, including a blow-by-blow account of the big comeback. Once you’re up to date there, here are other observations from the game.