This week’s slate of games included three straight double-digit losses to Western Conference opponents in which the Blazers were left short-handed due to injury and Covid-related absences. Prior to signing the 6’8” Reggie Perry to a 10-day contract, Portland was without a player over 6’7” on the active roster, and their inability to match height on the court showed. It was an inopportune time to be without a true center, as the Jazz and Mavericks with Gobert, Whiteside, Porzingis, and Marjanovic were able to load the court with seven-footers and take advantage of Portland’s lack of size in the paint.
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