The Portland Trail Blazers walked into State Farm Arena on Monday evening to face an Atlanta Hawks team that had won 13 of their last 15, including five in a row at home. For the Blazers, victories have been... somewhat more rare. Even with Atlanta center John Collins and forward Danilo Gallinari out, Portland was out-sized and overmatched. That didn’t matter much to the young Blazers. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Portland’s way was scrambling defense inside the three-point arc, stout rebounding, and a quick-strike running attack. It served them well for just over two periods.
Trail Blazers Can’t Outrun Young, Hawks
