----- Jerami Grant scored a game-high 27 points and Malcolm Brogdon finished with 24 points and nine assists as the Portland Trail Blazers hammered the Philadelphia 76ers 130-104 Monday night at Moda Center.
Jerami Grant scored a game-high 27 points on 7-of-13 shooting and Malcolm Brogdon finished with 24 points and nine assists as the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Philadelphia 76ers 130-104 Monday night at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Portland (14-33) trailed by eight-points at the end of the first quarter, but they closed the first half on an 11-2 run to take a 58-55 halftime lead.
The Trail Blazers continued to poor it on the second half opening the third quarter on a 22-8 run to push their lead to 17 at 80-63. A Simons three-point play at the end of the quarter gave Portland a 94-77 edge heading into the fourth.
Portland opened the fourth on an 11-2 run taking a 26-point lead at 105-79. The Blazers led by as many as 31-points in the fourth and cruised to an easy victory.
Deandre Ayton continued his recent stretch of solid-play finishing with 18 points and six rebounds and Scoot Henderson led the Blazers in bench scoring with 22 points.
Philadelphia (29-16) played without Joel Embiid, Robert Covington, and Tyrese Maxey.
Up Next- Damian Lillard makes his return to Portland as the Trail Blazers host the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night at Moda Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 PM.
Chad's Take- Trail Blazers took advantage of an opportunity to pound the short-handed 76ers and they did!