With a double-digit victory last night against the Golden State Warriors, the Blazers own the NBA’s longest win streak at nine in a row. Damian Lillard‘s classic post-All-Star break explosion is certainly the leading contributor to Portland’s success. At the same time, the reserves have been arguably as important, especially Zach Collins and Ed Davis.
Zach Collins started picking up play time in December. He was missing shots, often in foul trouble and lost on both sides of the floor, though.
As any team hopes with its rookie, more minutes meant improvement to all attributes for Collins.