The Portland Trailblazers are getting good work from a couple of bench players so far

23-year old small forward Nicolas Batum and 31-year shooting guard Jamal Crawford are giving the Blazers a boost off the bench so far this year. Batum has played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Blazers so far this year and he is averaging 24.2 minutes, 11.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.2 blocked shots per game. He is really playing well so far this year for the Blazers. Jamal Crawford is only shooting 37.3% from the floor so far this year, but he has still been somewhat effective. He has played in 5 games (0 starts) so far this year for the Blazers and he is averaging 25.4 minutes, 14.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Trailblazers hope this pair keeps up the good work giving the team an offensive jolt off the bench.