Even knowing an 82-0 season is impossible, a Portland Trail Blazers loss is almost always met with disgruntled groaning and restlessness. But the Blazers losing to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night should be seen as a wake-up call, and a positive moving forward. Here’s why.
As forecasted, this game was heavily swayed by the coaching. Head coach Chauncey Billups, who’s been doing the best coaching job of the season up until this point, was met with a force by Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. The Miami approach accentuated the clock, and the variety of strategies, in the proverbial game of chess they were playing.