The Portland Trail Blazers lost to the Toronto Raptors at least twice in 48 minutes before finally falling 117-105 in a Sunday afternoon matinee. Every time Portland would fall behind by a seemingly-insurmountable amount, Damian Lillard would bring them screaming back. In the end, turnovers and a few fourth-quarter threes from the Raptors doomed Portland to actual defeat in an often-confusing, hard-fought contest.
The Blazers now dip below .500 with a 19-20 record, the first time that’s happened all season.
If you missed the action, you can find our quarter-by-quarter recap here. After that, here are more observations from a long, tough game.