Three Observations and One Question from Portland's gritty draw with LAFC

On Evander being on one, Claudio Bravo being one of one, and a defensive dynamic (passing) duo.

The Timbers rescued another point from a game that felt like a win, then a loss, but in the end felt kind of triumphant. Here’s what I saw from Portland’s 2-2 draw in the sun against LAFC:

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Portland will go as high as Evander will fly

Much digital ink has been spilled about the performance of Evander this weekend, and rightly so: the dude was on one. We saw what I think is the best version of Portland’s Brazilian number ten in the first half.