The atmosphere at Moda Center on April 24 was somewhat heavy.
Though the feverish summer was not far away, Trail Blazers fans could not get excited at all.
Because soon, that feverish summer would have nothing to do with them.
On the court, McCollum clanked another shot. He had taken 12 attempts today, yet made only two of them.
Clearly, the hopeless situation had affected McCollum's confidence. It had made his performance today downright ugly.
The 2016-17 NBA playoffs had been underway for several days, and the Grizzlies' series against the Trail Blazers now stood at 3-0.
Ever since being blown out by the Grizzlies in Game 1, the Trail Blazers had practically given up resisting. The Grizzlies won Games 2 and 3 by 11 and 14 points, respectively.
Today was Game 4 between the two sides, and also the Trail Blazers' farewell performance for the season.
Regrettably, the Trail Blazers could not even manage a single playoff win this season.
Perhaps because the defeat was already inevitable, McCollum had played terribly today.
Forget difficult shots over Wade—McCollum had failed to capitalize on several wide-open looks as well.
As a result, the game had essentially lost all suspense by halftime.
Yesterday, ESPN held an online poll asking fans to choose the most exciting and most boring first-round series.
The Bulls and Celtics' battle in the East was considered the fiercest and most entertaining series of the first round.
Meanwhile, the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers series was unanimously voted the most boring series!
What did unanimously mean? It meant every other option had literally received 0% of the vote!
Today's game undoubtedly put the tediousness of this series on full display.
In the second half, the game's ratings began to plummet. If Trail Blazers fans had not felt bad about wasting