If the Portland Trail Blazers’ game versus the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night could be summarized by a sound, it would be a rat being squashed by a grand piano. The Blazers came out with a horrible first quarter in which they were outhustled, outshot, and outclassed. It got worse from there. The Memphis lead soared over 40 in the fourth quarter before finally settling into a 134-89 final score.
Here are some of the factors that typified the action.
First Quarter Blues
For the second game in a row, Portland dropped the first quarter hard.