The Portland Trail Blazers faced the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night looking to extend a three-game winning streak into a season-high four. The Hornets appeared willing to oblige, winners of just 11 games this season prior.
It wasn’t pretty. Few things in Portland are this year. But the Blazers did manage to pull out a 102-97 victory in the Queen City, sending their record to 17-28. It was only the eighth win on the road for Portland this season. Three of them have come in the last four days.
Anfernee Simons was the main scorer of note, putting in 27.