When you give up 45 points in the first quarter, you’re probably going to have a bad time.
It started with just Blazer brilliance: Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum hitting tough shots. Like, this is just a tough shot to make:
That was Lillard knocking one down, but McCollum’s shots to start weren’t easy either: shots he’s capable of making, but you wouldn’t exactly bet on him to make all of them, would you?
But then I thought the Jazz’s defense actually did get worse, maybe due to just sheer resignation. Like, Ricky Rubio can’t get beaten this easily.