After an encouraging start on an East Coast Sunday, the Portland Trail Blazers looked like they might follow up Friday’s impressive victory over the Los Angeles Clippers with a gutsy road win against the Charlotte Hornets. That was not to be. Showing grit in the second half, the Hornets sent the Blazers packing with a 125-113 defeat.
Damian Lillard continued to have considerable trouble with his outside shot, going 2-14 from beyond the arc, shooting only 5-20 overall for 14 points. CJ McCollum led the team with 25 points. LaMelo Ball had a game-high 27 points for Charlotte.