Through 1 quarter, Portland is in a MUCH better position than they were in Game 1.
Their defense is significantly better, McCollum got it going, some role players are stepping up, and they have the lead despite Steph starting hot with 12 points with 4/5 shooting - the difference being he's had to work for those buckets, whereas in Game 1, he was shooting like he was just practicing. The only down side is that Damian Lillard is scoreless. But he's not going to stay at 0. If he can get going and they can keep up the other aspects, they can win this game.
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