PORTLAND -- The Portland Trail Blazers, between executing multiple trades that prioritize the near future rather than the immediate present and injuries to a number of veterans, know wins are going to be tough to come by in the final 23 games of the 2021-22 season. But there are still many things the coaching staff would like to get accomplished that are only tangentially related to wins and losses.
“How can we continue to keep getting better?” said head coach Chauncey Billups. “I feel like we’ve been playing some amazing basketball on both sides of the floor.