The Portland Trail Blazers get a chance to apply what they learned playing the LA Clippers on Wednesday almost immediately as the teams face off again on a cool spring evening in Portland.
One thing the Blazers would like to avoid is falling behind so much that the Clippers start playing defense on their own players out of boredom:
Yo James Harden really passed to Kawhi Leonard for 3 and then closed out on his shot??? pic.twitter.com/mp45EpOgLz
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) March 21, 2024
Hilarious clips aside (pun intended), these two teams are not equally matched.