It had to come to an end. The Lakers ten game win streak came to an end last night with a 119-111 loss to the Portland Trailblazers. It was one of those games I kind of felt was coming. The way the Blazers played us earlier in the week showed a lot of heart. And they did that on the road so this definitely had the feel of a caught-off-guard game. Add the return of the Blazers court general Brandon Roy and 4 straight losses in the Rose Garden, there shouldn't be too much surprise with the outcome of this game.
With that said, the only alarm that goes off in this loss is the amount of points given up. 119 is a big number even in today's higher scoring NBA (when compared to the less talented 90's). The defense should be fine come playoff time as the talent is there to play defense, it's just going to be a matter of wanting to give it 100% on both sides of the floor.
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