The Portland Trail Blazers showed up to the Moda Center tonight to face the Denver Nuggets with a lineup long on hustle, longer on heart, but short on experience and proven talent. With Denver packing mean intentions along the road to the 2022 NBA Playoffs and Portland an afterthought in that discussion, the game went about as you’d expect. The Nuggets steamrolled the Blazers 124-92.
If you missed the action, you can find our quarter-by-quarter recap here. If you’d rather pay attention to interesting sidelines than results—a much safer approach right now—here are a few items to ponder.