The Portland Trail Blazers’ Wednesday road matchup against the Utah Jazz took place in April, but it had more of a Summer League feel for the first 3.5 quarters. That was to be expected for Game 80 of the regular season between two teams with injury-decimated rosters that had already been eliminated from postseason play.
Then Wednesday’s conclusion got so wacky, so goofy, so twisty that — against all odds — this somehow ended up being one of the most compelling games of Portland’s season.
All that’s left to decide in the twilight hours of Portland’s regular season is where the Blazers fall in the NBA Draft Lottery standings.