The Portland Trail Blazers, owners of one of the most efficient offenses in the NBA so far this season, have been great at building leads this season. But when it comes to holding those leads, the results have been far less encouraging.
But Tuesday night in Washington DC, they managed to do both.
Portland built a 21-point lead in the first quarter and held off multiple rallies through out the game to come away with a 132-121 victory versus the Wizards Tuesday night at Capital One Arena.
“I was really pleased with how we played,” said Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts.