The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Toronto Raptors 105-102, in a poor game that delivered some first-class excitement in the fourth quarter. The extra day of rest didn’t do the Blazers any good at all as they floundered badly out of the gate. Toronto looked more energetic, sharper and smarter as the got the Blazers flustered on defense and dazed and confused on the offensive end.
Full credit to the Blazers for not folding. They changed up their defensive sets to stop the bleeding, and just kept plugging away on the offensive end until some shots started to drop.