Two up, two down for the 2021 Trail Blazers summer squad. After opening in Las Vegas like a team with a chance to compete for the Summer League crown, Portland lost its second straight contest, this time a 79-70 defeat to the Phoenix Suns (2-2) on Saturday night.
The Suns scored the game’s first eight points and never trailed during the first half. The Trail Blazers did, however, tie the game at multiple points in the first 20 minutes, and an Emmanuel Mudiay last-second three-pointer brought Portland’s deficit to just three, 39-36, at the break.
Portland raced out of the tunnel to grab its first lead of the game as part of a 12-0 burst to begin the second half.