----- Scoot Henderson finished with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting as the Portland Trail Blazers topped Ratiopharm Ulm Wednesday night at Moda Center.
Scoot Henderson scored a game-high 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Deni Advija added 18 points and three assists as the Portland Trail Blazers topped Ratiopharm Ulm 111-100 Wednesday night at Moda Center.
Portland pushed their lead to 20 at 68-48, but Ulm closed the third quarter on a 26-15 run to cut the deficit to nine at 83-74. Of the 29 points Ulm scored in the third, 27 of them came from beyond-the-arc with the other two at the foul line.
The Trail Blazers closed the game on a 19-12 run.
Ulm finished the game +45 at the three-point line with Portland holding a 78-18 edge with points in the paint.
Ratiopharm Ulm plays in Basketball Bundesliga, the major German professional league. They have two projected lottery picks on their roster, Ben Saraf and Noa Essengue. Saraf finished with 16 points and two steals and Essengue had 20 points and eight rebounds. Over 50 NBA scouts were in attendance for the game.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers will finish up their preseason Friday night at Moda Center against the Utah Jazz. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 PM.
Chad's Take- Another solid performance for Scoot and great to see Deni Advija get his first action at Moda Center.