This was the game that never truly began. The Blazers pulled ahead of the Hornets in the first quarter, and took care of business 127-96 against the clearly-inferior team. The Blazers blocked, dunked lobs over, and generally annoyed the Hornets for three quarters, and then it was garbage time with a 30+ point lead. There were few essentials from this game, but let’s pretend there were.
- Red-and-Block Party. Everyone bring your own side dish, because the Moda Center attended a block party. The Blazers had 15 blocks to the Hornets’ 2. Jusuf Nurkic had 6 blocks, Meyers Leonard 3, and, yes, Damian Lillard had 4.