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Blazers Coach Chauncey Billups Talks Tanking, Load Management

Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups has been fielding plenty of questions from media and fans alike following his team’s 133-116 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Following a blizzard in Portland, the team plane was delayed until game day, with the Blazers arriving in Sacramento, barely getting their feet set, then scheduled to face the Kings. Under those circumstances, All-Star guard Damian Lillard and starting power forward Jerami Grant sat out the game. Combined with injuries to center Jusuf Nurkic and shooting guard Anfernee Simons, plus the recent trade of starting small forward Josh Hart, that left the Blazers fielding second-unit players at tip and dipping into the far reaches of their roster after.