Blazer's Edge Feb 24, 2023
No-Name Trail Blazers Can’t Top Kings
Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports Portland fielded an unrecognizable starting five in Sacramento. The Portland Trail Blazers wanted to go ham on the Sacramento Kings in their first game after the All-Star break, hoping to forge a path to the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Injuries, a delayed plane into town, and late scratches for Damian Lillard and Jerami Grant ensured that the effort was mostly soy filler. Portland started a lineup of Drew Eubanks, Cam Reddish, Nassir Little, Matisse Thybulle, and Ryan Arcidiacono. Nobody in the universe had that on their Trail Blazers bingo card,...
