Wednesday night’s NBA game between two bottom-five teams with long injury lists was about as mediocre as expected.
But the Trail Blazers’ 89-86 victory at the Charlotte Hornets had meaning.
The Blazers ended a 10-game losing streak on the same day news leaked that Blazers coach Chauncey Billups had been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
“I think Chancey kind of inspired us,” rookie point guard Scoot Henderson said on the Blazers’ postgame show.
Hornets forward David Bertans missed a three-point attempt as time expired on a play that began with 1.