Game-Time Blog

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Blazers win and wave goodbye to the Rose Garden

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 o...

Raef save the day (or at least the play)

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 g...

And that's another dunk for Gay

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 n...

L.A. fading away

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...

Frye's fast start stopped by fouls

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 Ch...

Welcome to Fan Appreciation Night

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...

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Game OVER

The Trail Blazers have defeated the Mavericks 108-105 in a hard fought game. The Trail Blazers are now 40-40 on the season. Brandon Roy scor...

Up by three!

With 28.5 seconds remaining, Travis Outlaw hit a baseline jumper to give the Trail Blazers a 106-103 lead!

Up by three!

With 28.5 seconds remaining, Travis Outlaw hit a baseline jumper to give the Trail Blazers a 106-103 lead!

B-Roy to LA!

Brandon drove baseline and found LaMarcus for the layup AND the foul... LA made the free throw and the Trail Blazers lead 104-101 with 49.4 ...

One minute left, tie game...

Dirk Nowitzki has the last two baskets and has tied the game at 101-101. There are 58 seconds remaining - can the Trail Blazers pull this on...

Two-point game...

The Mavs have scored four straight and the Trail Blazers now lead 101-99 with just over a minute to play...

Crunch time...

With 2:56 remaining, the Trail Blazers lead 101-95. Let's see if the Blazers can clinch a 40 win season!

Coming down to the wire

The Trail Blazers lead 99-93 with 4:12 remaining. This game will be coming down to the final moments. Brandon Roy has 23 points. Channing Fr...

Blazers extending their lead

The Trail Blazers now lead 95-84 after two Jarrett Jack free throws. With just over seven minutes left, the Trail Blazers will need to stay ...

Big-shot Brandon

B-Roy just buried a three to give the Trail Blazers a 91-82 lead. Roy now has 21 points to lead all scorers.

Trail Blazers starters on fire

At the end of the third quarter the Trail Blazers lead the Mavericks 87-80. All five Portland starters have over 13 points. Channing Frye, B...

Blazers get a cushion

After the Mavericks pulled within three, the Trail Blazers scored four straight point and now lead 77-70. Jarrett Jack, Brandon Roy and LaMa...

Mavs coming back

The Mavericks have cut the Trail Blazers lead from 14 to six in the first few minutes of the third quarter. The score is now 72-66 with 7:09...

End of the half

It's the end of the first half and the Trail Blazers are leading the Mavericks 64-50. The Trail Blazers are shooting an impressive 64% f...

B-Roy jammin'

Brandon Roy has 13 points and the Trail Blazers lead 58-43 with 1:27 remaining in the first half. Roy's dunk got the Rose Garden crowd o...

Blazers keeping pace

The Trail Blazers aren't slowing down. Portland leads 54-41 with 2:35 remaining in the first half after a Travis Outlaw three-pointer.

B-Roy down the lane

Brandon got Juwan Howard guarding him after a switch and took advantage of Howard's 31 year old knees. Roy shook him with a crossover an...

Blazers still up 10

The second quarter has been slow, but the Trail Blazers have maintained their lead and are currently up 39-29.

Trail Blazers still rolling after one

The Trail Blazers are dominating the Mavericks and lead 37-21 after the first quarter. The Trail Blazers have made 4-of-4 from three-point r...

LA gets nasty

LaMarcus just skied over the Mavericks for a thunderous slam. He was fouled and hit hit free throw, giving the Trail Blazers a 28-16 lead.

Blazers on fire!

Steve Blake hit a three and the Trail Blazers now lead 25-14!

Little men, big shots

Jarrett Jack and Steve Blake each hit a three and the Trail Blazers now lead 20-14 with 5:24 remaining in the first quarter.

Channing for the lead

The Trail Blazers are rolling and have taken at 14-10 lead behind eight points from Channing Frye. The Mavs have taken a timeout to regroup ...

Good start for B-Roy

Brandon came out and hit his first shot, so look for him to score in bunches tonight.

Starting lineups

For the visiting Mavericks: Eddie Jones (SF), Dirk Nowitzki (PF), Erick Dampier (C), Jason Terry (SG), Jason Kidd (PG). For the Trail Blazer...

Mavs in town to take on Trail Blazers

It's Saturday night and the Dallas Mavericks are in Portland to face your Portland Trail Blazers. The Mavericks are trying to get hot fo...

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The streak is over, long live the streak

If only we could play the Lakers for every home game. Whatever it is, we've got the juice when it comes to taking down the L.A. in the R...

Trust in Roy

Kobe gets a seemingly uncontested layup. You can tell know one wanted to give the refs a reason to send Bryant to the line. Roy gets it back...

Trouble on the inbounds

The Blazers use two timeouts, and they still manage to turnover the inbounds play. The Lakers are going to apply pressure for the rest of th...

Don't look now, but ...

Kobe finds Vlad in the corner for three, and that brings the Lakers to within 9. Blake has to take a tough shot at the shot clock buzzer, an...

'Beat L.A. Beat L.A.'

Kobe draws just about every Trail Blazer on the court, and though I'm sure he thought twice about it, he passes to a wide-open Lamar Ode...

You can't stop Channing, you can only hope to contain him

Kobe is in one-on-one mode. Don't expect him to pass much for the remainder of the game. He takes a off-balance shot and looked to the r...

Turnovers and tough calls

Both teams start the quarter with turnovers, which is the ninth turnover for both squads. How about that. LaMarcus is left open just inside ...

Roy making 'em pay

Roy steps up to the line, hits two free throws, then goes subs out and heads to the locker room. He might need some treatment on his hip aft...

A whole lot of shoving going on

Channing Frye is playing out of his mind. Without hesitation, he cans a long two from the baseline and that's 20 points to go along with...

You don't want to see Kobe angry

No one stops a rally like Kobe. He elevates and hits the foul line extended jumper for two. Next play he hits a three. No one turns it on li...

Blake for three? Believe it

Gasol gets position in the low post and looks like he's got an easy two. Frye contests the shot, forcing Pau off just enough to cause th...

Frye for three? Believe it

Channing was telling me the other day at practice that he's becoming more comfortable with his three-point shot. The truth hurts the Lak...

It's raining (Laker) three's

L.A. (the city, not the Blazer) closes the lead to seven right out of the gate thanks to three-pointers by Radmanovic and Derek Fisher. The...

That Roy can finish

Brandon holds the ball near halfcourt. With 15 seconds to go, Roy makes his move for the basket, dunking and weaving his way to a nice layup...

He'll get hot eventually

Roy and Aldridge throw the double-team at Kobe. He forces another fadeaway, and again it's no good. Kobe only has eight tonight, but he...

No calls, no problem

Roy ties to take Kobe down to the block, but KB24 scratches and claws all the way to the hoop, and Roy ends up finishing short. On the ensui...

James Jones on the inside

Jones, who rarely gets points in the paint, cuts hard to the hoop and is rewarded with a perfectly placed bounce pass from Brandon Roy for a...

Make if Raef

Raef LaFrentz digs out his second offensive rebound of the night. He's going to get extended minutes with Joel out for the season, and h...

James Jones finally gets three

Jordan Farmar finishes with athleticism at the rim for two. I wasn't much of a Farmar believer when he came out of UCLA, but he's pr...

Kobe being Kobe

Travis Outlaw, who doesn't handle the ball all that often, dribbles around Kobe (who proceeded to flop on the ground once he was beat), ...

Double fouls are double lame

Vlad Radman cans a three at the shot clock buzzer to tie the game at 19s. Steve Blake breaks the deadlock with a long two. Blake with seven ...

Frye starting out hot

Channing hits a long jumper for his fifth and sixth points of the game. He's also got two rebounds. Derek Fisher is left wide open for a...

Kobe one-sixth of the way toward fouling out

Brandon Roy draws a crowd on his way to the hoop, and ends up getting fouled by Kobe Bryant on the attempt. Brandon misses the first, but ma...

Pre-game: Lakers vs. Blazers

The two times a season that the Lakers grace the floor of the Rose Garden are usually two of the best games of the year. I hope tonight is n...

Sunday, April 06, 2008

Portland Unable To Catch-Up, Lose To Spurs 65-72

San Antonio played a tough defensive game, along with the loss of Joel Pryzbilla, and Portland was unable to close out with a victory. Catch...

Slow Final Period for Both Teams, San Antonio Leads 72-63

Portland has scored just 11 points in the final period with a 1 1/2 minutes to go. San Antonio has scored 11 as well, as both teams struggle...

Six Minutes Left In The Ball Game- Portland Trails By 7

Steve Blake sinks a two, bringing Portland to 59 points, with San Antonio maintaining a 6 point lead with 66 points. Portland is going to ha...

End of the 3rd Qtr.- Portland-52, San Antonio- 61

It's been a low scoring affair so far, Portland has just 52 points entering the final quarter. Hopefully Brandon Roy will bring some of ...

Brandon Roy- Back to Back to Back!

Brandon Roy sinks 3 buckets in a row, and leads the team in scoring with 15 points. Also, it appears Portland still loves former player Ime ...

LaMarcus Scores Back-to-Back Baskets

After a lackluster start to the 3rd period, LaMarcus Aldridge lifts the Portland team back up again by scoring back to back baskets, cutting...

Loss of Pryzbilla Puts a Damper on Portland's Momentum

After cutting the Spurs lead to 5 before the half, some of Portland's momentum seems to have worn off, as they now trail by 11, 38-49, w...

Joel Pryzbilla Breaks Hand- Out For Season

Joel Pryzbilla broke his hand in the second period- and is going to miss the rest of the season. He was attempting to get a rebound when he ...

Brandon Roy Is Back!

Portland felt Roy's absence this past week, losing all 4 of the games Roy sat out of before his return tonight. Brandon had a slow start...

Coming Back Steadily

With team leaders LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy putting their first points on the board, the Trail Blazers team are coming back after tr...

Half Way Through Second, Blazers Trail by 6

San Antonio maintains the lead over Portland,m 27-21, but the Trail Blazers are coming back. Brandon Roy made his first basket of the day, a...

First Quarter Comes To End, San Antonio Leads 17-13

Travis Outlaw leads Portland with 7 points, Tim Duncan leads San Antonio with 8.

Travis Outlaw Bringing Portland Back!

Travis Outlaw hit a massive 3-pointer after Steve Blake made a 3 point play, and the combined efforts put Portland back within 2 of the Spur...

San Antonio Goes on 1st Qtr. Run

San Antonio leads 11-4 with 5 to go in the first period. The Spurs have gone on a 7-0 run in the past 3 minutes. Tim Duncan leads the Spurs ...

Joel Off To Quick Start for Portland

At 2 1/2 minutes into the game Portland and San Antonio are tied at 4 apiece, with Joel Pryzbilla picking up both of the Trail Blazers baske...

James Jones in the starting line-up

James Jones will be starting for the Trail Blazers today, along with Steve Blake, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Joel Pryzbilla. Starti...

Minutes Away From Tip-Off Against San Antonio Spurs

Here at the Rose Garden the Trail Blazers are getting ready for tip-off against the Spurs; the game gets underway in 8 minutes! Brandon Roy ...

Thursday, April 03, 2008

A tough loss to a good team

The Trail Blazers lost to the Rockets tonight 95-86. In a game full of runs by both teams, Tracy McGrady took over to score 26 of his 35 poi...

McGrady making a comeback difficult

Tracy McGrady is making it very hard for the Trail Blazers to get back in this game. He has nine of Houston's 11 points in the fourth qu...

Channing at the line again

Channing Frye now has 12 points, six coming in this fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers are down by nine points. They've played well, but ...

Slow start to the quarter

After three minutes of the fourth quarter, the only points are a Jarrett Jack three-pointer. The Rockets lead the Trail Blazers 74-66 with 8...

Bad sign...

The Rockets are 17-0 when leading at the end of three quarters on the road this season... let's see if the Trail Blazers can break that ...

End of the third quarter

Tracy McGrady's last-second tip in capped an 11-0 run by the Rockets to close the third quarter. The Trail Blazers went on an impressive...

Rockets running

The Rockets have scored the last nine points and now lead 72-63. A terrific start to the quarter for the Trail Blazers, but a poor finish.

T-Mac to the Rockets' rescue

Tracy McGrady has scored the last five points for the Rockets and the game is tied 63-63 with 2:54 remaining in the third quarter.

What a run

The Trail Blazers have taken the lead by starting the second half with a 16-6 run. Add that to the 9-2 run that capped of the first half and...

Joel v. Dikembe

Joel Przybilla and Dikembe Mutombo have traded shots over the last few minutes. A few minutes after Przybilla was knocked down by a Mutombo ...

LaMarcus drop stepping...

LaMarcus just worked the drop step move to perfection over Carl Landry. He now has 17 points to lead all scorers.

Good start to the half

Jarrett Jack hit a shot, Travis Outlaw made a three and Steve Blake hit a jumper... the Trail Blazers have started the second half on a 7-0 ...

End of the first half

The Rockets took a commanding lead after a 14-4 run, but the Trail Blazers clawed their way back with a 9-2 run of their own to end the half...

7-0 run!

A LaMarcus jumper capped a 7-0 Trail Blazer run to bring the score to 50-41!

LA throws one down

Travis and LaMarcus worked the pick-and-roll to perfection and LaMarcus finished with a big two-handed dunk. Update: A three-pointer by Jarr...

Broken open

The Rockets have taken control of this game. The score is now 50-34 with 2:32 remaining in the first half. LaMarcus Aldridge has 11 points t...

TO back in to guard T-Mac

As soon as Tracy McGrady stood up off the Rockets bench to check back in the game, Travis Outlaw stood up off the Trail Blazers bench to do ...

Cold...

The Trail Blazers are shooting just 34% from the field and have not made a three-pointer yet. They do, however, have 11 second-chance points...

Slipping away?

The Trail Blazers need to pick up the pace if they're going to stay in this game. The Rockets now lead by seven after a three by rookie ...

Channing on the board

After the Rockets scored the first five points of the second quarter, Channing hit a deep jumper to bring the score to 28-25. UPDATE: Two fr...

What a play!

Off of a missed TO jumper with 1.1 seconds remaining, LaMarcus caught the rebound, made a bank shot, and was fouled! He made the free throw ...

Subs pick up the pace

With both teams bringing in reserves, the pace of the game has gotten noticeably faster. The Rockets lead 22-19 with 1:20 remaining in the q...

Huge block by TO

As Tracy McGrady came across the lane for a runner, so came Travis Outlaw for a rejection. Outlaw's block led to a fast break that ended...

LaMarcus again

After going scoreless for the first half of the quarter, LaMarcus now has back-to-back baskets and has tied the game at 13-13.

LaMarcus in the lane

LaMarcus took it right over Scola for a basket to bring the score to a 13-11 Rockets lead.

Martell Webster update

From the Trail Blazers injury report: Martell Webster has flu-like symptoms and dizziness and has been sent to a local hospital for further ...

Another bucket for TO

LaMarcus found Travis out on the break for a baseline jumper and the Trail Blazers have cut the Rockets lead to 8-7. Update: the Trail Blaze...

Good start for TO

Travis has started strong and now has three points after a signature floating jumper. The Trail Blazers are down 8-5 with 8:22 to play in th...

Przybilla's paint

Joel out-muscled Mutombo to tip in a LaMarcus miss for the Trail Blazers' first points of the game. Portland trails 6-2.

Starting lineups

The Trail Blazers will start Travis Outlaw (SF), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF), Joel Przybilla (C), Jarrett Jack (SG) and Steve Blake (PG). The Roc...

Roster update

Rockets starting point guard Rafer Alston is inactive for tonight's game. Alston is averaging 13.2 points and 5.4 assists and had been p...

Rockets in town

Tonight we're on national television (TNT) as the Trail Blazers host the Houston Rockets. The Rockets, without All-Star center Yao Ming,...

Saturday, March 29, 2008

No luck tonight...

The Trail Blazers have lost 93-85 to the Charlotte Bobcats. Travis Outlaw and LaMarcus Aldridge scored plenty of points, but it wasn't e...

Charlotte has taken over

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 sh...

Bobcats lead

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 favo...

Blazers barnburner

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

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 a...

To the final quarter

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-for...

Taking control

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...

Where's the consistency?

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 no...

TO running wild

Travis just put down a nasty reverse dunk, and the Trail Blazers lead 57-54. Outlaw leads Portland with 18 points.

Travis from deep

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

LaMarcus hit a baby hook inside and the Trail Blazers are back on top, 50-49.

Let's start the second half...

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

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 qu...

First Bobcats lead... or not

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. J...

Travis is loving that left corner

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 th...

Tight game

The Bobcats have tied the game at 41-41 after a Jason Richardson layup. Emeka Okafor leads the Bobcats with 11 points, while LaMarcus Aldrid...

LaMarcus leading the way

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

The Trail Blazers are dominating the offensive glass. Led by Joel Przybilla and LaMarcus Aldridgem, the Trail Blazers have an 8-2 advantage ...

Cleaning up

The Trail Blazers are dominating the offensive glass. Led by Joel Przybilla and LaMarcus Aldridgem, the Trail Blazers have an 8-2 advantage ...

TO breaks the ice

After the Bobcats opened the second with five straight points, Travis Outlaw hit an off0balance leaner to put the Trail Blazers on the board...

TO makes it look easy

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 behi...

Easy buckets

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 s...

LA And-1

LaMarcus backed down Ryan Hollins, hit his turnaround, was fouled, and hit the free throw. He has six points now, as does Travis Outlaw. Ste...

Loving the left corner

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, whil...

Everyone contributing

All five Portland starters have scored. Joel Przybilla has just checked out of the game. He leads the Trail Blazers with four points and fou...

Solid start

The Trail Blazers started with a Travis Outlaw three pointer and a LaMarcus Aldridge turnaround jumper over Emeka Okafor, one of the league...

Old point guard rivalries

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 Char...

Starting lineups

With tip-off just 10 minutes away, here are your starting lineups... The Trail Blazers will start Travis Outlaw (SF), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF)...

The Importance of Brandon

The Trail Blazers have a very strong bench. Travis Outlaw, Jarrett Jack, James Jones and Channing Frye all play significant roles and have e...

Not much history between Trail Blazers and Bobcats... or is there???

On the surface, tonight's game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Bobcats may seem like a relatively insignificant game be...

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Trail Blazers Win! 102-82

That's all, folks!

It's Raining 3's

Portland has made 9/16 shots from down town so far tonight, with James Jones adding the most recent 3-pointer. The Wizards are going to have...

STEVE BLAKE FOR 3!

Because, why not? 92-71

Washington continues to flounder as Portland remains solid

Although their lead has slipped, Portland still maintains a 15-point edge, 83-68 over the visitors with 8 minutes to go. Joel Pryzbilla has ...

Portland Leads 82-66 at end of the 3rd

As the game rolls into its final period, Portland leads 82-66. The team seems to have fully regrouped after last night's tough loss in S...

Brandon Roy Will Not Return

Although Roy initially appeared to be ok after hobbling off the court in the 2nd quarter, an update has come in that he has a right groin st...

MARTELL IS ON FIRE!

Martell Webster has made 4/5 3 pointers, bringing his total to 23 points with 2 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. Keep it up, Martell!!!

OUCH!

Jarrett Jack collided hard with Antonio Daniels in an attempt to block his fast break shot. Both went down hard, but are ok. Trail Blazers l...

3-3-3!

Martell it seems has started a trend with his big 3 pointer, with Outlaw and Jack immediately following in his footsteps with down town bask...

Martell For 3!

Martell hits a big shot from downtown, bringing Portland back up to a 10 point lead with 3 minutes to go before the half!

What they Don't Show You On TV...

As the Trail Blazers take a time out, a segment called "ASk The Blazers" on the ROse Garden big screen showed each player individu...

Washington starts early second push

After a solid first quarter from Portland, Washington is trying to turn their fate around by making an early push at the start of the second...

What A Block!

Travis Outlaw just made a major block, which had both teams grabbing for the rebound, and creating a jump ball. Portland leads 25-16 with un...

Brandon Dunks!

Thanks to a beautiful assist from Steve Blake, Brandon Roy put in a beautiful dunk as the Trail Blazers continue to rally, with a 17-9 lead ...

So Far, So Good

Trail Blazers are off to a nice start, going on a 10-2 run in the first couple minutes. Webster has scored 4 of their first 10.

No Aldridge

LaMarcus Aldridge will not be playing tonight after rolling his ankle in last night's match-up with Seattle. Travis Outlaw is filling in...

Moments Away From Tip Off

The Trail Blazers are just moments away from tip off in their match-up with the visiting Washington Wizards. Stay tuned in to Game-Time Blog...