The Portland Trail Blazers faced Haifa Maccabi in their final preseason game of 2017 tonight. The Blazers opted to rest every non-rookie rotation player other than Jusuf Nurkic, only playing him for a quarter. They still managed to win 129-81 against their outgunned opponents, starting the game on a 20-2 run and never looking back.
Since the play was one-sided and the analysis not applicable beyond tonight, we move straight to observations of the players who will be vying for lower-rotation spots on the roster, all of whom got significant minutes.
Jake Layman - Aside from Nurkic, Jake Layman was the best player on the court for the Blazers tonight.