Man, I will take those numbers. In the first three games the Spurs absolutely dominated our bench and blew us out in the 2nd quarter. Last night they only outscored us by 3 points in the 2nd. That's a huge improvement.
The Blazers play best as an underdog. They took note last series, winning the first two games changed the tone of the media with many saying Portland was now the favorite. Better not make that mistake again! Only way the Blazers could be the biggest underdog possible in this series was to lose the first 3 games.