Gary Trent Jr., Portland Trail Blazers (Mandatory Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports)
A short-handed Portland Trail Blazers team went into Philly and blew out the #1 team in the east. Here are 3 key takeaways from a brilliant win.
In a game where Portland only had 9 healthy bodies to take on the Eastern conference front runners, the role players played a near-perfect team game to get the job done.
With Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Derrick Jones Jr, Jusuf Nurkic (all starters), Nassir Little, and Zach Collins all out injured, no one gave Portland a chance in this matchup.