Lillard: Blazers Have to “Handle Their Business at Home”
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On the heels of Thursday night’s controversial, heartbreaking 118-117 loss to the Phoenix Suns, the Portland Trail Blazers will need to develop a quick case of amnesia. With little time to reflect or lament on what could have been, sights must shift to the 2020-21 season finale against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
According to Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian, Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard views Sunday’s contest as the “most important game of the season.”
“This one is over,” Lillard said. “We got to make sure that we get this last one. So, it does no good to hold on to this game and go out there and not be locked in for the next one because the last game of the season is now the most important game of the season. So, we’ve got to move on and make sure that we handle our business at home.”
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The Portland Trail Blazers finish up their last road game of the regular season tonight in Phoenix, taking on the Suns. It’s been a season of ups and downs, and in true Trail Blazer fashion, Portland is fighting hard for their spot in the playoffs. It might be starting to sound redundant, but this may be the most important game of the season for the Blazers.
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Following the Portland Trail Blazers’ win over the San Antonio Spurs, the media had a particular question for Head Coach Terry Stotts: how secure are you feeling in your job right now? Per Aaron Fentress of the Oregonian, Stotts didn’t have much to say on that particular point.
“I don’t know, I’m just coaching the team,” Stotts said.
When asked if he thought he must get the team to a certain level in order to keep his job, Stotts responded with the same line: “I’m just coaching the team.”
He then added: “It’s that time of year for speculation about coaches.”
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AuCoin, son of Les AuCoin, a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon, spent part of his younger days living in the Portland area where he developed his love for the Blazers.
AuCoin, who plays “Dollar” Bill Stern on Showtime’s ‘Billions,’ has enjoyed a successful acting career that includes television, film and stage.