PORTLAND -- Despite it being just their second of five preseason contests, Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts opted to sit much of his rotation in Portland's exhibition versus Israeli club team Maccabi Haifa Thursday night.
It was the right decision.
Behind 22 points from Anfernee Simons, the Trail Blazers led by as many as 36 points before coming away with a 104-68 versus Haifa in front of a crowd of 9,447 at the Moda Center Thursday night.
"Overall, I thought defensively, we were kind of in and out," said Stotts. "We probably weren't as disciplined in some situations as we should have been.