The Portland Trail Blazers didn’t always do it with style, but in the end they got the job done against the Charlotte Hornets by a score of 105-95 on Wednesday. On Thursday they’ll have to do it without Wednesday’s high scorer, Damian Lillard. There were times on Wednesday when Dame put the team on his back. Someone else will need to carry the load in New Orleans.
The New Orleans Pelicans are a good team but with a future so bright it can be hard to concentrate on the present. They could draft an entire new roster with the number of draft picks they have coming, so the possibilities for trades are staggering.