2019 NBA Finals: Raptors vs. Warriors Game 4: POR 111, OKC 98 I thought he got into him, contested his shots, tried to make it difficult for him, so much so that they were running some plays to get switches to get Dame off of him. -- Trail Blazers all-Star Damian Lillard postgame Lillard also had the tough task of working to slow down Boston’s forward Jayson Tatum after Tatum had his way with the Blazers in the first half. The Kings will play the Orlando Magic on Sunday, August 2nd at 3:00 p.m. PT.Then, the New Orleans Pelicans (28-38) have lost both of their first two seeding games, 106-104 to Utah in the first seeding game of the restart and 126-103 to the Los Angeles Clippers. Portland had four possessions to tie or take the lead inside the final two minutes and came up short on all of them.“We dug ourselves a deep hole against a really good team,” Lillard said. Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors; 2018-19 Reg. Totals; Per Game; Per 36 Minutes; Per 100 Possessions; Advanced; East Conf 1st Round. -- Trail Blazers head coach Terry StottsNot only did the Celtics get hot early from three, Trail Blazers starting power forward Zach Collins also picked up three fouls in the first quarter, which quickly disrupted Portland’s rotation. The Trail Blazers starting point guard finished the game with a double-double of 30 points and the most assists in the NBA restart thus far with 16. Without a timeout, getting the ball back, advancing it up the court and then scoring is too difficult.Damian Lillard could have taken more time before unloading the ball. By NBCS Bay Area May 12, 2019 5:10 PM. Share. Trail Blazers (3) 3:20. “The encouraging thing is we had a chance to win the game and we started slow… We had some great shots we didn’t make… I feel happy how we competed in the second half. To think that the Blazers even had a shot at winning this one is what both Nurkic and Lillard were focused on following “We showed what we’re capable of doing,” Nurkic said after finishing with 30 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. The Blazers just couldn't get stops when needed.There were heroes aplenty for Portland: Lillard had 30 points and 16 assists. In the Pelicans' loss to the Clippers Saturday, Zion finished with seven points and five rebounds in 14 minutes of action. Game 3: OKC 120, POR 108 The Trail Blazers played their first game in over four months in a 140-135 overtime win against the Memphis Grizzlies, who hold the eighth spot in the Western Conference. At the break, Boston held a 67-38 lead.Despite the Celtics running away with this one in the first half, Jusuf Nurkic continued his hot play inside and out throughout the game. With games looming against Houston, Denver, the Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia, the schedule isn’t going to soften up.This team has the talent to forge a path to the postseason, and Sunday was evidence of the challenges that path will no doubt pose.All that energy expended making a comeback from a 24-point deficit Sunday in Orlando was wasted.In the end, the Trail Blazers’ defense undermined a terrific offensive performance in the second half and Portland dropped a 128-124 decision to the Boston Celtics.The Celtics came out on fire, hitting 11 of their 18 threes, many of them wide open, and just about ran the Trail Blazers out of the building. And getting a stop or not having so many scoreless possessions late in the game would have helped, too.The big thing now is to not let that game cost them the next one. But, we know the NBA would love to get a LeBron James vs. Zion Williamson matchup in the first round. Stay the course. “We were hoping to get a three, but they jumped out on Dame and he just made a reaction pass to Nurk, but yeah, of course, we were looking to get a three,” Stotts said. 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After Lillard and the Blazers as a team got out to a slow start offensively, and then it was the exact opposite for Boston, the Blazers found themselves down 19 at halftime. Speaking of which, the San Antonio Spurs (28-36) defeated the Sacramento Kings (28-37), 129-120 on Friday which drops the Kings down the standings, where they are now a full game (1.0) behind Portland for the ninth seed.