Magic @ Blazers -- GAME THREAD

[MARIS61]

Blake feeds the fans.

 

[oldguy]

Blazers Rock!

Go Blazers

 

[illmatic99]

Amazing.

 

[southnc]

That was an impressive win.

Good ball movement.

Miller, Webs, LMA, and Blake really stepped it up tonight.

Bayless with a dud.

 

[Kaydow]

Did Bayless get hurt? 20 minutes, 0-6?

 

[ABM]

We've now passed the Suns.

 

[Eastoff]

Somebody's reading me? I haven't published anything yet!

nevermind, Tone on the radio mentioned he goes by the pseudonym of feloniousmonk and I just noticed you.

 

[FeloniusThunk]

Did Bayless get hurt? 20 minutes, 0-6?

Nope, just badly out of rhythm from the get-go. Blake started playing well so Nate kept him in for most of the last 3 quarters.

 

[Eastoff]

Did Bayless get hurt? 20 minutes, 0-6?

couldn't make a shot, and got into foul trouble quickly in first quarter.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Bayless, WTF?

 

[illmatic99]

This win puts us on pace for 50 on the season.

We had the same record at this time last year.

 

[FeloniusThunk]

nevermind, Tone on the radio mentioned he goes by the pseudonym of feloniousmonk and I just noticed you.

No worries. You don't even have to be a Thelonious fan to play with the name (but it helps).

 

[Darkwebs]

Another incredible win by the Blazers! They just keep defying the odds. I love that our guys always raise their level of play whenever one of our guys go down.

 

[Minstrel]

How are they doing this? Now, even without Roy. Maybe they can win a championship...if they can luck into a few more injuries. If they lose Aldridge and Miller, they'll be a shoo-in.

 

[noknobs]

Roy, Outlaw, Batum, Joel, and Oden would be a damn good starting five... And without them we just beat a 26-13 team that went to the NBA finals last year.

Man, these guys are inspirational; Andre, Blake, and Webster killing it!


Keeping hope alive.

 

[mgb]

Webster +22
Aldridge +21
Miller +28

 

[drexlersdad]

really unbelievable

 

[Entity]

This win puts us on pace for 50 on the season.

We had the same record at this time last year.

Same record for three straight years now. 25-16 at the halfway point each time.

 

[Darkwebs]

I can't believe we won the rebounding battle 42-38. Who would've thunk it? Great hustle and determination by our players. Also, I think a lot of credit should go to Nate and the coaching staff. Their defensive scheme to slow down Dwight Howard was effective, limiting him to just 7 shot attempts and 11 points. Just a wonderful game all around for the Blazers! Man, I love this team.

 

[illmatic99]

SVG extremely complimentary of the Blazers:

[video=youtube;GdBRPtgWuoY]

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Ball movement, player movement. That's what won the game tonight.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I didn't see it posted during the game, but I watched it online at http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index. And, for anyone who missed it, you can replay the game in it's entirety (I'm re-watching the 1st half right now).

BNM

 

[Shooter]

We had the same record at this time last year.

It's amazing, isn't it? I'm stunned by the way the Blazers have come together in the wake of all the injuries. Who ever heard of a team losing BOTH of its centers, its small forward, its best bench player, and other assorted players--and yet STILL sailing right along?

Strangely enough, I feel better about the Blazer's chances with this crew than I did BEFORE all the injuries. No matter who's on the court, I know the Blazers are going to play hard and give themselves a very good chance to win.