The Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon, 111-97. It was one of the few double-digit losses the Blazers have endured this season. The game was close until the fourth quarter, but that final period was more the cresting of a game-long wave than a change of tide.
If you missed the action, you can find our quarter-by-quarter recap here. Once you’ve read how Portland lost it, you can peruse the following to understand why.
Durant Dominates
We can talk all day about defensive schemes—we’ll mention them again for sure—but sometimes you just have to pay homage to the guys who render them all but meaningless.