The Blazers suffer the first of their season-crippling injuries, losing a center whose skills and heart they couldn't replace.
On December 15th, 2014, the Portland Trail Blazers were cruising with a record of 18-6, and had come off a win to correct their second 2-game skid of the young season. That night they faced a well-rested, championship pedigree San Antonio Spurs team. The Blazers took the game, but they lost center Robin Lopez after he broke two bones in his right hand on Boris Diaw's head. It would mark the first time in nearly three years that Lopez had missed a game to injury.