The Blazers split their games on their big East Coast road swing, despite a rash of injuries including point guard Damian Lillard with an abdominal strain. Lillard missed the win over the Philadelphia 76ers but returned to play in a loss versus the New York Knicks. Jamie Hudson of NBC Sports Northwest reports that a hip bump aggravated Lillard during the matchup against the Knicks.
“I think a couple days off was really good for my abdominal area. It didn’t give me no issues, but then maybe in the second quarter I drove to the rim and I hit hip to hip with somebody and I just got a little dead leg a little bit.