The Portland Trail Blazers tipped off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday and struggled from that moment onward, losing control in the first half of play, in which they scored only 34 points.
They went on to lose the game 105-95 while opposing center Joel Embiid notched 32 points in 33 minutes.
Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was pleased with the team’s defense but noted that turnovers were too much of a problem to overcome early on.
Their physicality really bothered us in the first half.