After a disheartening 0-3 road trip, the Portland Trail Blazers take on the youthful Orlando Magic tonight at the friendly confines of the Moda Center.
The Blazers’ latest three game slide hurt because it was supposed to be a chance to inflate their record against beatable opponents: two sub-.500 teams and the solid, but not phenomenal Indiana Pacers. Instead, Portland lost all three in yucky fashion, falling behind by double digits in each game, turning the ball over an ungodly amount and failing to eek out wins in crunch time. Rather than beef up their record, the Blazers fell to below .