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Holiday’s Late Floater Lifts Team Black at Blazers Fan Fest

The competitive scrimmage offered an early look at Chauncey Billups’ system that left fans notably upbeat.

Overview

  • Team Black edged Team Gray 43-42 on Jrue Holiday’s left-handed floater with two seconds remaining.
  • Fans voted Shaedon Sharpe Fan Fest MVP for the second time after he scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting.
  • Rookie Yang Hansen scored four points with a soft right hook and an and-1 finish, then blocked a Blake Wesley dunk attempt.
  • Players pressed full court and ran sets that provided a glimpse of Billups’ new offense in a game-like environment.
  • About 7,000 attended as rookies Yang Hansen and Caleb Love performed a choreographed dance with BlazerDancers introduced by Damian Lillard, and Portland now turns to Wednesday’s preseason opener at Golden State.