Portland Trail Blazers: Game-Time Blog

Blazers win and wave goodbye to the Rose Garden

posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 10:31 PM

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Sorry for the abrupt disruption in blogging. The wireless connection in the Rose Garden went the way of the dodo tonight. I hope you found one of the many other live blogs of tonight's game if you were relying on my updates. Again, my apologies.

After a shaky start, the home side turned it on and ended up pulling away in a 113-91 victory in front of a sellout crowd. Seven Blazers scored in double figures, which I believe is a first this season. My main man James Jones caught fire from beyond the arc, going 6-for-7 with the one miss being a desperation attempt at the shot clock buzzer that he wouldn't have otherwise taken.

LaMarcus Aldridge fouled out, Sergio Rodriguez threw two consecutive alley-oops to Travis Outlaw, Josh McRoberts and Von Wafer got some playing time, and the Rose Garden crowd gave standing ovations to anyone who left the game in the last three minutes. Not a bad way to end the home schedule.

So that's that. It's been a heck of a good time watching this team come together. They'll travel to Phoenix tonight to finish off the season against the Suns tomorrow. Nate McMillan's squad is guaranteed no worse than a .500 record this season, which I think just about anyone would have taken at the start of the campaign. After the last few seasons, it's nice to actually surpass expectations.

Let's do it again next season.

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Raef save the day (or at least the play)

posted: at 7:38 PM

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Brandon Roy gets fouled in the act of shooting, and he'll get two free throws. Hits the first, clanks the second, but Raef is there to get the putback for the unconventional three point play. That's LaFrentz style.

The quarter ends with James Jones hitting a three from the baseline. That was needed in the worst way. That's buckets J-Hoops.

End of the first quarter. Grizz still lead 27-24.

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And that's another dunk for Gay

posted: at 7:33 PM

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Rudy Gay gets behind the defense, corrals an outlet pass and throws it down with two hands with his back to the basket. This game, this is not my kind of game.

Grizzlies 22, Blazers 18. Memphis has 4 offensive boards and 6 second-chance points. The Blazers have 6 fouls to 1 for the Grizz. Where's the home cooking?

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L.A. fading away

posted: at 7:25 PM

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Blazers struggling a bit here in the first quarter. Not too many easy shots (in fact, no easy shots). LaMarcus Aldridge, keeping up with the difficult shot theme, hits a turning away from the basket fadeaway for two.

L.A. does get an easy bucket on a fastbreak dunk. Rudy Gay had a two handed jam the play before that.

And keeping up with the many fouls theme, LaMarcus picks up his second with 4:30 to go in the first quarter. That brings Raef LaFrentz off the bench. He picks up his first foul after being in the game for about 30 seconds.

With 3:30 to play in the first quarter, it's Grizz 18, Blazers 14.

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Frye's fast start stopped by fouls

posted: at 7:18 PM

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Channing Frye has all of the Blazers four points, but he's also picked up two of the team's three fouls. That's going to send Channing to the bench for the remainder of the first quarter and probably most of the first half. Travis Outlaw takes Channing's place, shifting LaMarcus to the center.

The Grizz are drawing fouls just about every offensive possession. The Blazers' bench is relatively light with Joel Przybilla and Martell Webster unavailable. Translation: Von Wafer and Josh McRoberts might get a little run in the last home game of the season.

With lucky 7:11 to play in the first quarter, it's Grizzlies 9, Blazers 6.

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Welcome to Fan Appreciation Night

posted: at 7:13 PM

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This is it. Home game No. 41 out of 41. The Grizzlies are in town, which means a steady dose of Rudy Gay. He's good.

Juan Carlos Navarro, countryman and sometimes teammate of Sergio Rodriguez, gets on the board first with a runner in the key. The Grizz start a small back court consisting of Navarro and Mike Conley Jr. Rudy Gay is a hybrid sg/sf, so that helps.

Blazers have missed their first three shots. One from Blake, one from Jack and one from Aldridge. Navarro still has the only bucket with 10 minutes left to play in the quarter.

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BlazerBlondie said...: Go Blazers! What a season it has been! It will be amazing to see the talent of the Blazers come together next season. Woohoo!!!; 6:44 PM

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