![]() The last two games, the team gave up 16 offensive rebounds and got pounded on the board. And it becomes more obvious because of the team’s small margin of error to set up its offense. Rebounding has remained a bit of a sore spot. They give up 13.5 second-chance points per game, 21st in the league. The Magic for the season are 18th in the league with a 72.5-percent defensive rebound rate. Rebounding has been an on-again, off-again problem for the Orlando Magic all year long. Portland Trail Blazers 103 3 Keys To Watch Hit the glass But the window is open or the team to put in the effort and get right after a rough weekend and go into their own trade deadline mysteries with a good vibe. The Magic will have to be able to guard him and keep him out of the paint to find success against the Blazers. Portland will still have Anfernee Simons, who has proven himself to be a scoring dynamo this year. ![]() Bledsoe is still out dealing with an Achilles injury and Johnson is out with an ankle injury. In the immediate, that leaves the Blazers with a severely depleted roster thanks to last week’s trade with the LA Clippers that sent Norman Powell and Robert Covington out for Eric Bledsoe and Keon Johnson. The move was more about clearing cap room and creating a massive $20-million trade exception the Pelicans will hope to use to retool the roster around Damian Lillard this offseason. The Portland Trail Blazers kicked off the trade deadline festivities Tuesday with a blockbuster deal that moved CJ McCollum to the New Orleans Pelicans and brought Josh Hart along with prospects Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Kira Lewis to the Blazers. Orlando Magic (12-43) at Portland Trail Blazers (21-33)Ģ022 Season Series: Trail Blazers 98, Magic 88 in Orlando on Jan. By Philip Rossman-Reich 1 year ago The Orlando Magic open up a four-game road trip in Portland as trade winds sweep up the Portland Trail Blazers and seem set on getting the Magic too.
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