This season, the Portland Trail Blazers flipped their usual basketball play style.
Rather than playing poor defense and trying to outgun their opponent, the Blazers are defending well while scoring less.
Several deficiencies contribute to the low offensive rating. The team is shooting 54.9% from within five feet, a league worst. Also a NBA-low is assists per game – the Blazers record just 18.8 per contest.
On the season, Portland ranks 24th in offensive rating at 103.4. With more or less the same lineup, they finished with an offensive rating of 107.