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Blizzard Hits Vegas as Last-Seeded Blazers Topple First-Place Raptors in 2017 NBA Summer League Playoffs

The 2017 NBA Summer League got a minor shock tonight as the 16th-seeded Portland Trail Blazers defeated the 1st-seeded Toronto Raptors 91-85 to advance to the quarterfinals of the playoff bracket. Long-time podcast partner Dan Marang joined Dave Deckard for a free-form recap of this game, sharing their often-insightful, sometimes-crazy analysis of the Blazers, the action, and Summer League as a whole.

First Quarter

DD: At least we get the Raptors tonight. That’s different. These games have seemed kind of same-ish to me. Fall behind early, try to make a comeback, succeed or fail.