Portland Trail Blazers

After the game, Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups tried to illustrate where the evening went wrong. His explanation only added salt to the wounds of Blazers ...

The Blazers came out in the second half ready to play rock-paper-scissors. They need to get put through the wringer, forced to fight their way back out, like they did in 2019 versus the It remains to be seen whether the Blazers can, or will, actually do something about it. If you want to hold the trophy, you have to become that opponent to everyone else. Portland needs more bulk, depth, and muscle before they can become the bullies of the block. The Blazers will improve with more experience, in the abstract and together. When have you seen the Blazers go above and beyond—not just raining threes—in vanquishing another team? The Blazers can score their way back from a deficit. The Lakers came out ready to throw hands. Anfernee Simons looks promising and possesses a couple nifty skills, including the ability to raise high on his jumper and shoot the three in a nanosecond. After the game, Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups tried to illustrate where the evening went wrong. Portland’s overcooked-pasta second half was topped by a vat of awesome sauce from James, turning a raucous celebration into a nightmare for the guys in red and black.