Daily News | Blazers’ shooting fizzles as Sixers post 105-95 win
PORTLAND, Ore. — Imagine the trick played on the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night.
With the win, the Sixers moved into a second-place tie with the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings. Philly also won the first four games of its five-game West Coast trip. The Sixers will look for the sweep when they face the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at the Golden 1 Center.Meanwhile, the Blazers have lost seven of their last nine games. Lillard finished with 25 points and 11 assists, but made just 6 of 21 shots.
That raised the question of whether the Sixers would focus on shutting Lillard down and letting Simons and Grant get their points or do the opposite. The Sixers had Melton starting on Lillard, P.J. Tucker on Grant, and Harris, at 6-foot-8, on the 6-3 Simons. Matisse Thybulle also guarded Lillard. Thybulle came in and took turns on Lillard and Simons. Harris also guarded Grant when Tucker was out of the game.
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