Despite a 39-point effort from star point guard Damian Lillard, the Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, 101-126. With the loss, Portland slides to 28-30 (.483) and 11th place in the Western Conference standings. The team remains on the outside looking into the 2023 NBA Playoffs picture heading into the All-Star break, but not by much.
Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups stressed to reporters after the game that team health is his biggest concern. Portland has been without center Jusuf Nurkic (strained calf) for its last seven contests.