Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter is analytical. He can be cynical and he can be clinical.

Sunday night, for a moment, he was almost whimsical.

That's because for a eye-blink's time, he cracked a smile before taking questions after Portland's 4-1 win against the Seattle Sounders at Providence Park.

The Timbers were coming off a 5-0 loss at the Los Angeles Galaxy the previous Wednesday. Going into that game, Portland had won the previous four games.

So, would the Timbers respond with the win-streak Timbers or the ones who limped off the field at StubHub Center?

Porter's smile, which he indulged only briefly and shut down quickly, told the story.

Watch the full post-game press conference, as Porter talks about Darlington Nagbe's pivotal performance and about how "unselfish" the Timbers are playing at the moment.

-- Molly Blue