The Portland Trail Blazers lost 93-80 in a low-scoring affair against the Charlotte Hornets tonight at the Moda Center. The Blazers came into this game shorthanded, missing Malcolm Brogdon, Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe from their regular rotation, and it showed as they struggled on offense all night. Those struggles were underlined and enflamed by a 9.4% shooting clip from beyond the 3-point arc.
Portland was led in scoring by Deandre Ayton who recorded 26 points and 19 rebounds while shooting a very efficient 68.8% from the field. Unfortunately, Ayton received very little support from anywhere else as the rest of the Blazers combined to shoot just 27.