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At that point, nobody was scoring! But that was a step ahead for the Blazers. gave the Sixers some of their own medicine on defense. In response the Blazers went to the second unit, perhaps a wee bit early. With the Sixers on alert, Portland’s offense started operating slower, always a bad sign. Not only did Philly hit threes in turn, they converted drives, grabbed offensive rebounds, and turned Portland turnovers into quick points. CJ McCollum and Damian Lillard both hit, contributing to a quick 8-point flurry. The Blazers opened their night in Philly the same way they left Charlotte last night: shooting threes. The result was a 113-103 loss that left the Blazers still seeking their first road win of the season. The defense had never been there to begin with. Fatigue on the second night of a back-to-back took the offense out from under Portland’s feet. Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum scored 20 apiece.īut the Blazers also allowed the opponent 52% shooting from the field, plus an incredible 34 assists on 43 made buckets. Anfernee Simons was just as big off the bench, scoring 17 on 7-12 shooting. Norman Powell had a huge night, scoring 22 to keep his team in the game. Portland got plenty of scoring from their guard corps. Portland and Philadelphia played a back-and-forth, frenzied first half followed by a somewhat more clinical second. You wouldn’t have known it on the floor, though. The Sixers were without Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, and Ben Simmons, arguably their top three players from last season.
#SIXERS SCORE FROM LAST NIGHT FULL#
The Portland Trail Blazers entered their game with the Philadelphia 76’ers on Monday night at full strength.
