Scoot Henderson sets unwanted NBA mark in Blazers loss
Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson (00)
The Miami Heat blew the doors off the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, defeating them 142-82. But that wasn’t even the top story of the game. Rather, that belonged to rookie guard Scoot Henderson, who set an undesirable all-time mark.
Henderson played 41 minutes and led Portland with 20 points. However, that also meant he was on the court for most of the destruction and finished with a +/- of -58, the lowest in NBA history.
Making matters worse for Henderson, Friday night was the second time in his young career he’s recorded a +/- of -55 or worse, becoming the only player this century to accomplish that feat.
It was also a low-water mark for the Trail Blazers organization. They became the first team in NBA history to record multiple 60-point losses in the same season.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the 60-point win was the largest margin of victory for the Heat in their history.
“Obviously, it was a very rough game for us,” Portland head coach Chauncey Billups said, via the AP. “It was unfortunate because I thought the first four or five minutes we played really clean. It didn’t last long. It happened pretty quick. Their defense — they got physical — and we couldn’t get to the paint. We started to settle and turn it over.”
It was a rough game for the Blazers and even rougher for Henderson.
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