‘Terrible’ and ‘not ready to go:’ Blazers missing their defensive identity in Lakers loss

‘Terrible’ and ‘not ready to go:’ Blazers missing their defensive identity in Lakers loss

As the Portland Trail Blazers processed the surprising reality of their Monday night flop against the Los Angeles Lakers, they took turns in the postgame locker room hopping on the grenade.

Tiago Splitter Discusses Loss to Lakers, Dealing With Injuries - latestglobalinsight

LOS ANGELES — Acting head coach Tiago Splitter didn’t sugarcoat his postgame assessment after the Portland Trail Blazers fell 123–115 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena. The Blazers, still navigating through a rough stretch of early-season injuries and lineup changes, showed flashes of rhythm offensively but couldn’t contain the Lakers’ late surge. Los Angeles shot 52% from the field and closed the game on a 12–4 run t…