Preview: Warriors host Blazers in Preseason Game 2 as Portland’s defensive gauntlet arrives

Can the league’s most improved defense slow down Golden State’s offensive evolution?

Let’s talk about laboratory experiments and reality checks, Dub Nation. The Portland Trail Blazers (0-0) roll into Chase Center tonight for the Warriors’ second preseason exhibition, and while Golden State just dismantled the Lakers by eight in their opener, this matchup presents something LA couldn’t: a legitimately menacing defensive infrastructure de…