Ten games into the Trail Blazers season and we have a large enough sample size to see patterns begin to emerge that could be early indicators as to the identity of the 2021-22 iteration of this team as they incorporate new players and a new system under first-year head coach Chauncey Billups. After a tough east-coast road trip that had the Blazers dropping three in a row to the Hornets, Sixers, and Cavs, they were able to grind out timely wins at home over the Pacers and Lakers.
Saturday’s game against the Lakers was the third time this season a Blazers’ opponent has been held below 100 points on less than 40% shooting, matching the total number of such games throughout all of last season.