I’d be lying if I said this one didn’t hurt. You can say whatever you want about tonight’s 107-100 overtime loss to the Heat being a moral victory because the Blazers were able to hang with the hottest team in the league for 48 minutes before the game got away, but man, it would have [...]
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Game 36 Recap: Blazers 103, Rockets 100
Well, that might be the single weirdest game the Blazers have played all season. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on the game narrative, what’s working and what isn’t, the script flips completely. After a fairly evenly-matched first quarter, the Blazers jumped out to a decent halftime lead with the Rockets seemingly unable [...]
Game 20 Preview: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
Blazers: 8-11 Clippers: 4-16 Game Details: Rose Garden, Portland, OR. 6:00 PM. TV: CSN. Radio: KXTG (95.5 FM) Projected Portland Starting Lineup: PG Andre Miller (#24, 6′2″, Utah), SG Brandon Roy (#7, 6′6″, Washington), SF Wesley Matthews (#2, 6′5″, Marquette), PF LaMarcus Aldridge (#12, 6′11″, Texas), C Marcus Camby (#23, 6′11″, UMass) Projected Los Angeles [...]
Recap Game 20: Blazers 100, Clippers 91
A hard foul on Joel Przybilla was just the beginning of a chippy night at the Rose Garden. Photo courtesy of the AP. In the middle of the third period, as I was watching the Blazers lay yet another egg and all but seven of Portland’s 22-point lead had evaporated, I thought to myself, man [...]
Game 18 Preview: Portland Trail Blazers at Boston Celtics
Blazers: 8-9 Celtics: 13-4 Game Details: TD Garden, Boston, MA. 4:30 PM. TV: NBA TV. Radio: KXTG (95.5 FM) Projected Portland Starting Lineup: PG Andre Miller (#24, 6′2″, Utah), SG Brandon Roy (#7, 6′6″, Washington), SF Wesley Matthews (#2, 6′5″, Marquette), PF LaMarcus Aldridge (#12, 6′11″, Texas), C Marcus Camby (#23, 6′11″, UMass) Projected Boston [...]