After losing their first three games of the season, the Portland Trail Blazers won’t have much time to recover as they slide 500 miles northwest from Philly to face the Toronto Raptors. While the Blazers looked competitive in moments against the Philadelphia 76ers, the better team eventually won, and the nearly-30-point drubbing came as a shock to few.
What has been somewhat surprising has been the less-than-encouraging play of Blazers rookie point guard Scoot Henderson, carrying averages of just 7.3 points and 3 dimes on a milk-curdling 33% shooting and a whopping 4.