The Portland Trail Blazers entered Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks in desperate need of a win in order to boost their hopes for gaining a seed in the 2020 NBA Playoffs. As it turned out, there was no boost and no win, just some desperately bad defense leading to a 129-117 blowout for the Hawks. Atlanta played like they were on the second night of a back to back, but the Blazers played like they were on the fifth night of a Vegas bender. Once the Hawks took the lead in the second period, the game was never close.
Terrible Defense Ruins Sweet-Shooting Game for Blazers Against Hawks
