Trail Blazers Survive Motor City

----- Brandon Williams and Ben McLemore combine for 44 points as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 119-115 victory over the Detroit Pistons Monday evening at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

Brandon Williams finished with 23 points, six rebounds, and three assists and Ben McLemore had 21 points on 5-of-12 shooting from three-point range as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak 119-115 over the Detroit Pistons Monday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

Trendon Watford continued his impressive play finishing with 13 points, four rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks and Drew Eubanks had 17 points and eight rebounds.

Portland (27-44) played with great energy throughout the game forcing 17 turnovers and grabbing 17 offensive rebounds.

Up Next- The Trail Blazers begin a five-game homestand Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs at Moda Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 PM.

Saddiq Bey led Detroit (19-53) with 25 points and six rebounds and Cade Cunningham finished with 25 points, seven assists, and four steals.

Detroit, which trailed by 23 points in the third period, took a 106-105 lead on Luka Garza's free throw with 5:02 to play before Portland responded with a 7-2 run.

Cunningham had two key turnovers down the stretch, and Brandon Williams' layup put the Trail Blazers up 116-112 with 47.8 seconds to go.

Chad's Take- Fun game, but the win will prove costly for Portland in the Draft Lottery order.


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