Orlando Magic Grades: Portland Trail Blazers 121, Orlando Magic 84
The Orlando Magic laid another egg on the road, getting blown out by a superb Portland Trail Blazers team to end their West Coast road trip.
The Portland Trail Blazers scored. And kept scoring and scoring and scoring. Seemingly without any impunity or force to stop them.
The Portland Trail Blazers easily defeated the Orlando Magic 121-84 at Moda Center on Saturday. It was not a contest after Portland took control late in the first quarter with a barrage of 3-pointers and plenty of Damian Lillard among others.
The Trail Blazers worked the ball around the perimeter with tons of ease and got whatever shot they wanted it seemed. The Magic were always a step slow and that is always a recipe for disaster.
Their offense then got stuck in the mud, relying heavily on mid-range jumpers. Without stops, the team could not get much in transition. Again, a recipe for disaster.
The Magic finished their West Coast road trip 1-3 and without much more hope of improvement. Scott Skiles lamented that the urging for a Playoff push appeared to fall on deaf ears. A lackluster effort even on a getaway game did not inspire much confidence that things will change once they return to the East Coast.