After losing three straight to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers now face elimination going into Game 5 of the one-eight, best-of-seven playoff series Wednesday night.
“We all know in the room that we’re down 3-1 to a good team,” said Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts. “We know the challenge in front of us but I think we all have a belief in what we’re able to do. Obviously we weren’t doing summersaults this morning. We got beat badly and we have a lot of pride. I think we’re just looking for an opportunity to redeem ourselves (in Game 5).