"He talked to Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan. He talked to LaMarcus Aldridge, Raymond Felton and a host of other teammates.

Even team president Larry Miller earned a one-on-one chat with Jamal Crawford, who has been searching for any sliver of advice that might help him break out of a season-long funk.

Finally, on Sunday night, Crawford decided he was done talking.

"I cleared my head and said, 'This was Day One all over again,'" Crawford said."