The Portland Trail Blazers’ 2020-21 season hasn’t started like we’d hoped. The team sits 6-7 after 13 games, delivering lackluster performances on the road and acceptable play at the Moda Center.
Damian Lillard has been a shadow of his former self, only recently rekindling some, not all, of the ability we’re used to. If you ask Charles Barkley, Lillard doesn’t look committed or particularly interested in what’s going on. Let’s take that with a grain of salt though — Chuck’s never really had his finger on the Portland pulse.
The defense doesn’t appear to be improved from last season’s league second-worst mantle, at least on the road.