Freeman: Stotts guaranteed playoff berth in January

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...if the Blazers defense were top-15 ranked by the end of the season.

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...e_from_terry_stotts_changed_trail_blazer.html

"Him going out and saying that really changed our season," Damian Lillard said of the guarantee.

Added Crabbe: "It was one of those speeches where he got to us. We took it to heart. We made our biggest progress of the season and never turned back."