No luck tonight...
posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 9:26 PM
The Trail Blazers have lost 93-85 to the Charlotte Bobcats. Travis Outlaw and LaMarcus Aldridge scored plenty of points, but it wasn't enough to overcome a united Bobcats team. The Trail Blazers have eight more games to play this season and will need to win half of them to reach a winning record on the year.
Charlotte has taken over
posted: at 9:21 PM
It doesn't look like the Trail Blazers will pull this one out. The Bobcats now lead 92-85 with 35 seconds remaining, and are about to shoot two free throws.
Bobcats lead
posted: at 9:17 PM
The Bobcats have taken the lead in the final minutes of the fourth quarter. Travis Outlaw's free throws bring the score to 86-85 in favor of Charlotte. Outlaw has 26 points.
Blazers barnburner
posted: at 9:15 PM
We've got a tight one here...
The Trail Blazers lead 83-81 with three minutes remaining...
Can they pull it out???
Travis ties it
posted: at 9:02 PM
Travis took his man off the dribble and hit a jumper that tied the game at 77-77. With 8:08 remaining, the Trail Blazers will look to take advantage of an inexperienced Bobcats team.
To the final quarter
posted: at 8:48 PM
The Trail Blazers and Bobcats are locked in a tight battle as we enter the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers lead 71-70 after a back-and-forth third quarter.
LaMarcus Aldridge leads Portland with 19 points and has eight rebounds. Travis Outlaw has 18 points. Joel Przybilla has eight points and leads all players with 14 rebounds.
Emeka Okafor leads the Bobcats with 19 points. Jason Richardson has 16 points and Raymond Felton has 11 points and eight assists.
Taking control
posted: at 8:46 PM
Jarrett Jack has taken control of the pace of this game. He is everywhere right now. He now has nine points and the Trail Blazers lead 71-67 with 40 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
Where's the consistency?
posted: at 8:29 PM
The Trail Blazers looked to be rolling along... then the Bobcats took the lead again. Someone needs to step up and stop Emeka Okafor, who now has 17 points. The Bobcats have 36 points in the paint.
TO running wild
posted: at 8:27 PM
Travis just put down a nasty reverse dunk, and the Trail Blazers lead 57-54. Outlaw leads Portland with 18 points.
Travis from deep
posted: at 8:22 PM
Travis Outlaw has now hit four shots from beyond the arc, his last one putting the Trail Blazers ahead 53-52.
LA starts fast, Portland leads
posted: at 8:21 PM
LaMarcus hit a baby hook inside and the Trail Blazers are back on top, 50-49.
Let's start the second half...
posted: at 8:07 PM
The Trail Blazers fell off a bit towards the end of the second quarter, so let's see if they can pick up the pace as we start the third.
We've got a close one
posted: at 8:02 PM
The Trail Blazers were unable to maintain their first half lead and go into halftime down 49-48. The Bobcats came on strong in the second quarter and this game looks like it will stay close until the end.
LaMarcus Aldridge leads the Trail Blazers with 15 points. Travis Outlaw has 13 points, while Steve Blake leads all players with six assists. Joel Przybilla has nine rebounds.
Emeka Okafor leads the Bobcats with 13 points and four rebounds. Raymond Felton has eight points and five assists, while Gerald Wallace and Jason Richardson each have seven points.
First Bobcats lead... or not
posted: at 7:58 PM
Emeka Okafor had the chance to give the Bobcats their first lead of the game, but he missed two free throws with the scored tied at 44-44. Joel Przybilla followed with a tip-in and the Trail Blazers are back up by two.
Travis is loving that left corner
posted: at 7:57 PM
Travis Outlaw now has 13 points. Nine have come on three-point shots from the left corner.
The score is tied 44-44 with 2:08 remaining in the first half.
Tight game
posted: at 7:52 PM
The Bobcats have tied the game at 41-41 after a Jason Richardson layup. Emeka Okafor leads the Bobcats with 11 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge has 15 points for the Trail Blazers.
LaMarcus leading the way
posted: at 7:49 PM
The Trail Blazers now lead 39-35 with 5:47 remaining in the first half. LaMarcus Aldridge leads the Trail Blazers with 13 points.
Cleaning up
posted: at 7:48 PM
The Trail Blazers are dominating the offensive glass. Led by Joel Przybilla and LaMarcus Aldridgem, the Trail Blazers have an 8-2 advantage in offensive rebounds.
For all their success on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers need to shore up their interior defense. The Bobcats have scored 22 of their 31 points in the paint.
Cleaning up
posted: at 7:44 PM
The Trail Blazers are dominating the offensive glass. Led by Joel Przybilla and LaMarcus Aldridgem, the Trail Blazers have an 8-2 advantage in offensive rebounds.
For all their success on the offensive end, the Trail Blazers need to shore up their interior defense. The Bobcats have scored 22 of their 31 points in the paint.
TO breaks the ice
posted: at 7:38 PM
After the Bobcats opened the second with five straight points, Travis Outlaw hit an off0balance leaner to put the Trail Blazers on the board. Outlaw has 10 points to lead Portland.
With 9:10 remaining in the first half, the Trail Blazers lead 32-31.
TO makes it look easy
posted: at 7:34 PM
Travis took Gerald Wallace off the dribble and floated for an easy bucket.
The Trail Blazers lead 30-24 at the end of the first quarter behind eight points each from LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw.
Easy buckets
posted: at 7:28 PM
The Trail Blazers ran their usual pick-and-roll, with LaMarcus Aldridge setting a pick for Steve Blake at the top of the key. The pick was so perfect that Blake was wide open for a 17-foot jumper, which he hit with ease.
With 1:30 remaining in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers lead 27-22.
LA And-1
posted: at 7:27 PM
LaMarcus backed down Ryan Hollins, hit his turnaround, was fouled, and hit the free throw. He has six points now, as does Travis Outlaw. Steve Blake has five assists. The Trail Blazers lead 23-17.
Loving the left corner
posted: at 7:25 PM
The Trail Blazers have scored nine of their 18 points from the left corner. Travis Outlaw has hit two three-point shots from that spot, while Martell Webster has hit one.
Everyone contributing
posted: at 7:24 PM
All five Portland starters have scored. Joel Przybilla has just checked out of the game. He leads the Trail Blazers with four points and four rebounds. The Trail Blazers currently lead 15-10.
Solid start
posted: at 7:10 PM
The Trail Blazers started with a Travis Outlaw three pointer and a LaMarcus Aldridge turnaround jumper over Emeka Okafor, one of the league's best 1-on-1 defenders. That's a pretty good start.
Old point guard rivalries
posted: at 6:58 PM
Jarrett Jack and Von Wafer have both been in the NBA for two seasons. They both played their college ball at schools in the ACC. So did Charlotte's Raymond Felton. Jack and Felton clashed in ACC contests a few years ago, so they're undoubtedly excited to match-up again. Felton's North Carolina team won the NCAA tournament. Let's hope his March Madness success doesn't continue tonight.
Starting lineups
posted: at 6:52 PM
With tip-off just 10 minutes away, here are your starting lineups...
The Trail Blazers will start Travis Outlaw (SF), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF), Joel Przybilla (C), Martell Webster (SG), and Steve Blake (PG).
The Bobcats will start Gerald Wallace (SF), Emeka Okafor (PF), Nazr Mohammed (C), Jason Richardson (SG), and Raymond Felton (PG).
An exciting match-up to watch will be Outlaw and Wallace, two incredible athletes from the South. Outlaw came out of high school in Mississippi, while Wallace is from Alabama. Outlaw and Wallace are two of the premier leapers in the NBA, and could put on a show tonight.
The Importance of Brandon
posted: at 6:23 PM
The Trail Blazers have a very strong bench. Travis Outlaw, Jarrett Jack, James Jones and Channing Frye all play significant roles and have each won games for this Portland team. But with Brandon Roy out with a groin injury, that reserve unit is weakened dramatically. This is not because Sergio Rodriguez, Von Wafer and Raef LaFrentz are incapable of contributing - they have all proven themselves to be valuable. It is because when Roy is out, and Jarrett Jack enters the starting lineup as the 2-guard, there really is no player to come in off the bench as a shooting guard. There has rarely been a moment this season where either Roy or Jack has not been on the floor, for they are the two most dangerous Trail Blazers off the dribble. Jack played 40 minutes in Thursday's loss to the Warriors. He, and the Trail Blazers, need someone else, be it Rodriguez, Blake, Webster, or Outlaw, to step up and create plays in Roy's absence. Maybe tonight's the night.
Not much history between Trail Blazers and Bobcats... or is there???
posted: at 6:10 PM
On the surface, tonight's game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Bobcats may seem like a relatively insignificant game between two lottery-bound teams. The Trail Blazers, while exceeding expectations this season, will finish in the tenth spot in the Western conference and are currently without All-Star guard Brandon Roy. The Bobcats have struggled mightily this season without two of their last three first-round draft picks. Yet, if we dig a little, there exists a deeper significance to this game. The man in charge for the Bobcats holds a vaunted place in Trail Blazers lore. Michael Jordan is in charge of basketball decisions for the Bobcats. The same Michael Jordan that was selected one pick after Sam Bowie in 1984. The same Michael Jordan that shrugged in bewilderment of his own greatness as he defeated the Trail Blazers in the 1992 NBA Finals. While Jordan isn't the face of the Bobcats, the spirit of this Trail Blazers team will surely be motivated to get a win in the Rose Garden tonight.
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