The Portland Trail Blazers entered Wednesday having lost four out of their last five games and were without Damian Lillard, out for at least a week because of a second lower-leg injury.

The Blazer Focused podcast, supported by ZoomCare (Beyond Better™ Healthcare) goes over what has gone wrong for the Blazers (10-7) since that eventful 4-2 road trip that left them at 9-4.

The podcast is hosted by Aaron Fentress, who covers the team for The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Craig Birnbach.

On this week’s show:

• Crashing back to earth with close losses, poor defense and recurring turnover issues.
• How concerning is Lillard’s second injury?
• Defensive regression and turnovers.
• Shaedon Sharpe’s ups and downs.

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