Life in the NBA moves fast during the regular season. That speed was evidenced by the Portland Trail Blazers hitting the practice floor Monday morning in Tualatin.
Less than 24 hours earlier, the Blazers got demolished by the injury-riddled Memphis Grizzlies, 134-89, and Portland head coach Chauncey Billups laid into his players about a lack of effort in the postgame press conference. On Tuesday, the Blazers will take the floor again for the first leg of a back-to-back against the title-contending Minnesota Timberwolves. Portland has to move on and bounce back quickly.
“We still got a lot of games left.