The Portland Trail Blazers were dominated by the Houston Rockets 116-88 on Friday night in the second game of their Emirates NBA Cup schedule, all but eliminating them from the running for the knockout round. The loss drops Portland to 6-10 on the season, and 1-1 in NBA Cup play. A poor shooting performance from the Blazers allowed the Rockets to coast through most of the game to a 2-0 record in NBA Cup play.
Here are some of the key takeaways from the brutal loss.
Shooting Woes
It was mentioned in the introduction, but it is near impossible to overstate how poor of a shooting performance Portland put on in this game.