The Trail Blazers ended their Southeast road trip with a loss.
Losing to the Heat was disappointing, but somewhat acceptable.
The fatigue of back-to-back away games, combined with the opponent's meticulous preparation, gave them a reason for the loss.
In the post-game locker room, Bobby Berman wanted to say something but found there was nothing to say.
If it were in the past, when they were confident and full of morale, he would have angrily scolded everyone on the team for losing such a game.
He would point out each player's problems during the game and make them watch the carefully edited video clips repeatedly.
He would casually open his swear word dictionary, extracting a few passages to shame the players into working hard and delivering a great performance in the next game.
Not anymore, the years of victories and the various unexpected twists this season have been tormenting the Trail Blazers.
Even their undefeated Ah Gan could sense a hint of fatigue today.
