The Portland Trail Blazers will hope to start off their three-game Eastern Conference road trip off right against the Orlando Magic. After three-days rest and a heartbreaking loss to Washington, there’s no reason Rip City shouldn’t have a big bounce back game against one of the league’s most miserable teams of the last few years.
Here are three things to watch for in Blazers vs. Magic:
Higher assist numbers
Through three games, the Blazers sit at 20th in the league for assists per game (22.3). While this is better than their 30th rank from a year before, they still aren’t reaching the heights they did in this year’s preseason.