Monthly Archive: February, 2012

Aldridge returns as Blazers beat up Hawks 97-77

Glad to have LaMarcus Aldridge back into the lineup, the Portland Trail Blazers (17-15) tried something new by tweaking the lineup, subtracting Wesley Matthews for Nicolas Batum at the two guard, the opening… Continue reading

Clippers rally late to beat Blazers 74-71, hand Portland fourth straight home loss

Switching their normal home jerseys to their special Rip City jerseys, the Trail Blazers (16-15) won a hard-fought comeback against the Warriors on the road the night before and had to fly right… Continue reading

Blazers outlast Warriors 93-91 in nail biter, first win in Oakland since 2010

History was not on Portland’s side in the House of Horrors which is Oracle Arena. Built in 1966, it has now become the oldest venue in the NBA while holding the largest audience… Continue reading

Wizards shock Blazers in 124-109 fiasco, lose Aldridge to ankle injury

What’s crummier than being single on Valentine’s Day you ask? How about losing to one of the bottom feeders of the NBA league and losing your newly crowned All-Star to a serious ankle injury. That’s… Continue reading

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Been meaning to post this for sometime; but if you ever manage to find real player’s Facebook profiles and they come online, don’t be afraid to connect with them. They’re just like you… Continue reading

Interesting trade rumors heat up as trade deadline approaches

I’ve recently discovered this pretty cool sports blog that concerns all fields of sports called Bleacher Report. In their NBA section they have some slide shows and interesting articles that give each NBA… Continue reading

Aldridge’s 33 points not enough in heartbreaking double overtime loss in Dallas

Starting the season with an unacceptable 0-3 record, the reigning world champions of basketball Dallas Mavericks (17-11) had the trouble of weaning new players into a champion system, losing star pieces to free agency.… Continue reading

Blazers use fourth quarter to swat away pesky Hornets 94-86

If you happened to be someone who missed a lot of this game like I did, you had every right to do so. Thinking the Portland Trail Blazers (15-11) would arrive in the… Continue reading

LaMarcus Aldridge named to reserve roster in 2012 NBA All-Star Game

It took only a year and some much-needed publicity, Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge was named to the reserve roster of the 2012 NBA All-Star Game which takes place February 26 in Orlando, Florida.… Continue reading