Two days after losing to a poorly-executing, awfully-coached New York Knicks team by abandoning their principles in the fourth quarter, the Portland Trail Blazers almost repeated the trick tonight against the poorly-executing, poorly-coached New Orleans Pelicans. Fortunately Portland appeared to learn something from Saturday night's debacle. When the Pelicans pressured them, the Blazers persevered in their chosen style: sharing the ball, rebounding well, and riding near-invincible guard scoring to a 105-101 victory.
Game Flow
The difference between the Pelicans and Blazers could not have been clearer at the outset of the game.