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Portland ranks dead last in Points in the Paint at 29.5 per game. By comparison Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, and Houston all top 50.

The Blazers sit at 24th in Fast Break Points per Game, scoring 11.2. Golden State and Minnesota top 22 per game. Phoenix scores nearly 25.

The Blazers rank 22nd in Free Throws Attempted per Game and 25th in Percentage of Points scored from Free Throws.

Portland ranks 25th in the league in Points Allowed at 105.8, putting them in the hole .8 points per game despite the impressive offensive efficiency and production. The Blazers are 28th in Defensive Efficiency and 27th in Field Goal Percentage Allowed, giving up a 47.6% clip.

Ranking last in points in the paint scored per game, the Blazers languished at 29th in Points in the Paint Allowed per Game. Only Washington allows more. The Blazers carry a 22.5 point deficit in the paint through each game.

The Blazers aren't making up for their overall defensive woes with opportunism. They're 28th in the league in Opponent Turnovers per Possession. They're also having trouble securing the ball, ranking 28th in Defensive Rebounding Percentage and 28th in Opponent Offensive Rebounding Percentage.

"It is [easier]," Lillard, who had a team-high 25 points (on 7-for-16 shooting) told Blazersedge. "You can tell guys are happy for each other. Not to say we weren't last year, but it's a different excitement when we see L.A. hit four fadeaways down the stretch, when Mo comes in and knocks all those shots down. Like in Sacramento, when Wes hit all those shots, or Nic going out there getting a triple-double [against San Antonio]. ... This year, I think being excited for each other and caring about winning, that's a huge difference."

“I said after the game, ‘Let’s stay hungry,’” Aldridge told CSNNW.com after a game-high of 27 points and 12 rebounds, earning his fourth consecutive double-double. "A lot of young guys can get comfortable and feel like we’re there and we’re not. It’s up to me to let them know we have a long way to go.

“I don’t want to jump on this and start being too rah rah about what we’ve done. But when you win four or five in a row, people love you. Then you lose four or five in a row and they’re saying ‘let’s trade somebody.’ So I’m not allowing us to get too high or too low. We have to be right in the middle. We know we’re doing good things right now but there’s more to do.”

Evil Genius II je napisao/la:pozvao sam par prijatelja da gledamo tekmu kod mene, nadam se da me portland nece obrukati