Blazers Pull Out Late Win vs. 76ers

The Portland Trail Blazers’ Summer League squad faced their Philadelphia 76ers equivalents and scooted out of Vegas with the 97-95 win.

The Blazers took the early lead and Rayan Rupert followed up his aggressiveness from their first game... even when it resulted in an airball floater. Portland was up 14-6 when Donovan Clingan checked out midway through the first, but Philly went on a 12-1 run to close the first up 25-24.

The middle two quarters had plenty of back-and-forth. While the box score may not show it, Clingan (at least to my eye) was doing a much better job of affirmatively boxing out than he did last game. As the broadcast gave Joe Cronin credit for hiring Chauncey Billups, Clingan…