Television coverage was sparse for last night’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Maccabi Haifa, so don’t feel bad if you missed out on all the action. The Blazers showed out strong and ran their Israel-based opponents out of the gym, at a final score of 104-68.
Through the first three quarters, the two teams were actually putting on a relatively entertaining game. But before it was all over, Portland put the clamps down, only allowing four total points in the final quarter of play and finishing the game on a 32-8 run.
Now that the dust has settled, let’s take a look at a few key things we learned from this rebound win.