Chauncey Billups Praises Blazers For Complete LaMelo Ball Shutdown

The Portland Trail Blazers took down the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, setting a franchise record in the process. Portland defeated the Hornets by a score of 141-88. It was a total beatdown for the Trail Blazers and they earned the big win over Charlotte.

In the game, Portland shut down Hornets star point guard LaMelo Ball. Ball was limited to just five points in the game and couldn't muster up much of anything on the offensive end of the floor.

After the fact, Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups praised his team for the defensvie performance on Ball. Billups highlighted forward Toumanu Camara for his assignment on the star guard.

“We really, really worried about LaMelo,” Billups said. “Toumani did an incredible job on him. It wasn’t just him, obviously, but it was his assignment.”