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Following the Portland Trail Blazers’ 118-115 victory over the Sacramento Kings last night, concluding the 2018 Preseason Schedule, Head Coach Terry Stotts addressed media, summarizing the exhibition season. Stotts evidenced happiness with Portland’s offensive outlook and the ability to mix and match lineups. He appeared frustrated with the team’s defensive efforts.
The Blazers published the interview via Twitter, which you can view here.
“Our offense this preseason is a positive. Our defense isn’t quite there yet." Coach Stotts speaks to the media after tonight's game. pic.twitter.com/IPnLFvenQM
— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) October 13, 2018
In addition to evaluating the team’s overall performance, Stotts praised the work of Evan Turner as a play-maker with the second unit. He also name-checked Portland’s shooters and talked about creating tempo in transition this year.