PORTLAND -- The Trail Blazers, despite injuries and issues defending, managed to stay in the upper half of the Western Conference standings this season in large part due to their ability to win close games.
But now, with less than a month to play in the regular season, they’re falling in the standings because of the opposite.
For the third-straight instance, the Trail Blazers lost a a one-possession game, this time by a final score of 130-128 to the Memphis Grizzlies, Friday night at the Moda Center.
Portland is now 32-27 overall and 16-15 at home this season.