PHOENIX -- Going up against a team playing without their starting backcourt is no guarantee of success when you’re down as many starters and rotation players as the Trail Blazers currently are.
Thursday night in Phoenix, it didn’t even guarantee a close contest.
Despite facing a Suns team with no Chris Paul (right thumb fracture) nor Devin Booker (health and safety protocols), the Trail Blazers were unable to hang with the Suns for more than a quarter before falling 120-90 in front of a sellout crowd of 17,071 Thursday night at Footprint Center in Phoenix.