{"id":619710,"date":"2026-02-23T11:12:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/619710\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:12:27","slug":"trail-blazers-pull-off-historic-feat-with-wild-2-game-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/619710\/","title":{"rendered":"Trail Blazers pull off historic feat with wild 2-game swing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/portland-trail-blazers\/trail-blazers-news-portland-pulls-off-historic-feat-with-wild-2-game-swing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trail Blazers pull off historic feat with wild 2-game swing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Trail Blazers pull off historic feat with wild 2-game swing<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/wild-video-shows-indiana-football-011010999.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ClutchPoints;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Portland Trail Blazers entered Sunday needing to erase a previous defensive debacle. They watched <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/nikola-jokic-leads-charge-nuggets-140508547.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Denver Nuggets pile an astonishing 157 points on them;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Denver Nuggets pile an astonishing 157 points on them<\/a>. That meant Portland had less than 48 hours to correct its defense fast against the Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Blazers hit rare NBA history instead in the 92-77 rout on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Per OptaSTATS, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OptaSTATS\/status\/2025785233849659536?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here\u2019s the defensive accomplishment;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here\u2019s the defensive accomplishment<\/a> Portland has hit.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/trail-blazers-deni-avdija-leaves-023729800.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trail Blazers\u2019 Deni Avdija leaves game vs Suns with back injury;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trail Blazers\u2019 Deni Avdija leaves game vs Suns with back injury<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/deni-avdija-playing-tonight-blazers-154845877.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is Deni Avdija playing tonight? Blazers vs. Suns injury report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Is Deni Avdija playing tonight? Blazers vs. Suns injury report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Impressive defensive moments on Blazers\u2019 side<img alt=\"Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/09cd9950a1de80bc96b44f673f6b8fb9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trail Blazers pull off historic feat with wild 2-game swing appeared first on ClutchPoints. 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