The Portland Trail Blazers have lost three games in a row, and head coach Terry Stotts is not happy with the way his team is playing right now.
Speaking to reporters after Tuesday's practice, Stotts said the Blazers aren't playing their best basketball at the moment.
"At this moment we’re not playing our best basketball & we need to turn it around" – Coach Stotts pic.twitter.com/430mVUqdo4
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) November 28, 2018
The Blazers have lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers in the last three games. Their defense has been absolutely atrocious, as Portland is giving up a whopping 124.0 points per game during the three-game skid. That trend is going to have to change quickly if the Blazers want to get back in the win column.
Entering Tuesday, the Blazers are 12-8 on the season. They are averaging 112.7 points per game, which is 11th in NBA, and giving up 110.7 points per night, which is 15th in the league. Offense has never really been an issue for the Blazers since they have two prolific scorers in All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and shooting guard C.J. McCollum. It's on the defensive end where they struggle. Sometimes, Portland shows no resistance on defense and allows their opponents to just score at will. That's been the case in these last three games. The Bucks scored 143 points, the Warriors scored 125 and the Clippers put up 104.
The Blazers will look to snap the losing streak Wednesday when they take on the Orlando Magic at home.
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