The Portland Trail Blazers should have been able to defeat a Philadelphia 76’ers team short its three best players tonight. Instead Portland played inconsistently, bailing out into patterns all too familiar to those who have watched them meander into mediocrity the past couple seasons. If Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, and the strongest lineup 3-8 that the Blazers have fielded in years can’t dominate a bunch of Sixers reserves, they probably have some explaining to do.
However the team itself explains it, here are the key points that ended up typifying the 113-103 loss.
If you missed the game, you can find our quarter-by-quarter rundown here.