Behind two 30-pieces from Jerami Grant (36 points) and Anfernee Simons (30 points), the Portland Trail Blazers put the young Detroit Pistons to bed early in a 135-105 thrashing on Monday night.
Four Blazers scored in double figures. Shaedon Sharpe scored 10 or more points for the fourteenth time in his young 35-game career, and was respectable competition for his rookie contemporary in Jaden Ivey.
Grant stole the show early and was a pillar of consistency from the opening whistle up until the game got out of reach. Damian Lillard started off very slow, but in superstar fashion, found a way to pour on 19 points in two quarters worth of play.