Well, that was easy. The Portland Trail Blazers blew the game open in the second quarter, and held off one late challenge to complete a relaxed 128-112 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. But the story tonight? The Jake Layman Show. He scored 20 points, and you can see them here.
Here are a few other topics of interest.
- This ain’t the same Pelicans that swept the Blazers. New Orleans kept things close for a quarter, but their abysmal defense led to a run from Portland’s bench, featuring the aforementioned Layman.