The lottery-bound Portland Trail Blazers weren’t about to beat the playoffs-seeking San Antonio Spurs on Sunday afternoon. Nor did they. Portland fell _113-92 in a game that featured more energy than execution. The loss keeps the Blazers in the battle for the 5th-worst record in the league and a better position in the 2022 NBA Draft, but the game also had some interesting points.
If you missed the action, you can find our quarter-by-quarter recap here. After that, here are a few other notable things.
Interior Defense
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak when it comes to Portland’s interior defense.