Amidst the chaos of college basketball conference tournaments, a Blazer team is stuck in no-mans land. As has been the debate for the past few weeks, should the Blazers insert young talent further in the rotation (we all know what this means for our W-L record) or do we continue to fight for the playoffs, and potentially lose our top-12 protected first round pick should we come up short? A tough case to plead either side, both sides would agree that this Blazer squad is superior to the visiting Pistons. Detroit has gone winless this month, while giving up an absurd 107 points per game. Expect the Blazers to score a lot of points tonight.
Keys:
1. +7 on the rebounds- Detroit can stay in the game longer than they should by picking up offensive rebounds. Portland can put the game away early by dominating the glass.
2 Lillard gets 25- Detroit is physically strong on the inside with Maxiell and Monroe. Lillard's penetration will wreak havoc on the Pistons' defense, which will then open up LA for post ups and pick & pops.
3 <10 turnovers- The best way to let a bad team stay in a game is to give the ball away. Batum and Matthews, in addition to Lillard and Maynor, have to take care of the ball well to win this game.
Prediction: Blazers 104 Pistons 90
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