It’s a strange time for the Portland Trail Blazers. The team has dropped four straight games and its injury-ravaged roster is now down two starters thanks to a midseason trade. In the midst of this wonkiness, on the second night of a back-to-back, Portland must face MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at home.
The Blazers fell 96-93 to the inexperienced Oklahoma City Thunder last night in their first game without Robert Covington and Norman Powell. It was Portland’s second loss to the Thunder in five days and third straight game in which its floundering offense failed to score 100 points.