6 Thoughts from the Trail Blazers’ Loss to the Wizards
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In a Moda Center showdown that saw their winning streak come to an end, the Portland Trail Blazers fell to the Washington Wizards tonight 118-111. Damian Lillard had a tough shooting night overall but still led the Blazers with 35 points while Enes Kanter had yet another double-double in a 19-point, 13-rebound showing. Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook took over, scoring 37 and 27 points respectively. Westbrook had a triple-double, adding 13 assists and 11 rebounds.
If you missed the game or want a rundown on how the action flowed, see our Instant Recap here. With that out of the way, here are six observations from tonight’s loss.
Cody Sharrett
Rip City’s beloved reporter Brooke Olzendam has one request for Portland Trail Blazers fans: please heart your heart and know the signs of a heart attack. After tragically losing husband Andy Collins to a sudden heart attack only ten days after their wedding, Olzendam’s “Brooke Hearts Your Heart” campaign aims to raise awareness for heart health, including the need for more automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) and CPR classes. In an interview with color commentator Lamar Hurd, Olzendam explains why this matters so much to her in year two of the campaign.
In the first year of the campaign, Olzendam helped raise more than $15,000 for the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is a nonprofit organization that raises money to fund research into cardiovascular medicine and health, while also publishing guidance on heart health and educating the general public on the importance of cardiovascular health and decreasing the prevalence of heart d
TV Broadcast Team needs a change. By tonyspdx on Dec 14, 2020, 10:55am PST 27
I like Jordan Kent, but there is something that is not working on the broadcast team. Lamar Hurd is great, don t want to change anything there. I under stand about KC leaving and the scramble to fill a position for this season. I want Mike Barrett back. Yes, I said it. Mike is the type of knowledge I want to see do that job. It doesn t matter what any other market says about our broadcast team as long as the market that counts (Portland/Oregon) likes them. If Mike says he doesn t want the job, then I can let this go. We need something more from the TV broadcast team during these times, just not sure what this is.
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