The Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 100-87 win over the Detroit Pistons Saturday. Both offenses struggled for most of the night, but Portland was able to pull out the victory thanks in large part to an extraordinary defensive effort.
Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy had his opinions about the game, saying he thought that extraordinary defense was helped in large part by officiating (via ESPN):
“They held and grabbed on every play and they got away with fouls all over the place.