Blazers Grind Out Road Win

Following the loss in Houston on Halloween, the Blazers recommitted themselves to the defensive end of the floor. Nate McMillan, and others, called out the team for surrendering 111 points to the Rockets, and for allowing their backcourt to go for a combined 69 points.Sunday night in Oklahoma City, the results of the post-game discussion from the night before were pretty impressive. The Blazers held the previously-unbeaten Thunder to 34 percent shooting, and 74 points overall, winning the game 83-74.It wasn’t the prettiest thing to watch, but getting the first road win was the most important thing that came out of the night. The Blazers shot just 41 percent from the field, but had the clutch buckets down the stretch and held on.Steve Blake, who had been passing up shots in an effort to get others involved, took more of the offense upon himself in this game. Blake led the Blazers with 18 points, on 6 of 9 shooting, including going 4 for 5 from behind the three-point line. He also hit...