The Trail Blazers climbed three games above .500 with Tuesday’s 106-97 victory over the Magic. Due to Portland’s list of injuries, the effort in any victory should be recognized. Following the game, Damian Lillard highlighted the Blazers’ current mentality.
NBC Sports Northwest’s Dwight Jaynes highlighted Lillard’s postgame comments. With CJ McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic out of the lineup, Lillard acknowledged that the Blazers must position themselves for victories whenever an opportunity is presented.
“It’s really important to not drop another game because we lost the last one,” Lillard said. “Given our situation, with injuries and things like that, with our team, we’ve got to take advantage of every opportunity that we get.