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Weekend Recap - Boston and the Jazz

The Celtics Disaster Friday's game against the Boston Celtics was not pretty. The team did not play well together. Maybe it was due to the trade, but none the less, the showing was ugly. Camby had only one practice with the team prior to the game which showed as he finished with 2 pts and 7 rebounds in 29 minutes. I don't think I expected much with his first game...
Via Blaze of Love  |  February 22, 2010

Back to Attack

Hello, Blazer fans and all alike, this is Mrs. Blazeoflove!! I am filling in a little while the Mr. is on hiatus. The biggest news as of late, is the trade for Marcus Camby, sending Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw to the LA Clippers. I know a lot of fans out there loved both players, but if we want this team to have a chance in the playoffs we need a center while both Greg Oden...
Via Blaze of Love  |  February 19, 2010

Brandon Roy Out Through All-Star Break

BRANDON ROY SIDELINED THROUGH ALL-STAR BREAK Portland guard to undergo PRP therapy on Monday PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will miss Portland's next three games and the NBA All-Star Game with a right hamstring strain, it was announced today by General Manager Kevin Pritchard. “Unfortunately, I'm not where I was hoping I would be physically...
Via Blaze of Love  |  February 06, 2010

Bayless Double Pump Dunk and Cunningham Block vs. Jazz

Bayless gets nasty with a baseline double pump...and then jacks his wrist up. Cunningham is abusing people on defense almost nightly...
Via Blaze of Love  |  February 03, 2010

The Pre-Funk: Blazers at Jazz 2/3

The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest.  We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect. Party Attendees... No Boozer tonight!  Yay for LaMarcus Aldridge! Another night without getting dominated by a better, more physical, and polished power forward!  Scary...
Via Blaze of Love  |  February 03, 2010

The Afterparty: Bobcats/Blazers Game 50

A party full of post-game links and coverage to give you every over-analyzed angle in hopes of making your Blazers IQ that much greater. Love that random Patty Mills picture?  You better.  The guy logged 1:37 and still managed 4-5 AP photos.  That's gotta be some kind of record.  Moving on... We've been on this Batum bandwagon since day 1 of last...
Via Blaze of Love  |  February 02, 2010

Rudy Fernandez Put-Back Dunk vs. Bobcats 2/1

It's a beautiful thing...
Via Blaze of Love  |  February 02, 2010

The Pre-Funk: Bobcats vs. Blazers 2/1

The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest.  We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect.  Party Attendees... Gerald Wallace is seriously an All-Star?  Haha...ha.  What has happened to the NBA?  I guess his numbers are pretty solid and the Bobcats...
Via Blaze of Love  |  February 01, 2010

The Pre-Funk: Blazers at Rockets 1/29

The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest.  We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect.  Party Attendees... The Rockets have come down to Earth after surprising the hell out of everyone at the beginning of the season.  Trevor Ariza has shrunken back into...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 29, 2010

Make it Official: Roy is 4th Three Time All-Star in Blazers History

Look!  A team release that we actually feel good about posting... BRANDON ROY NAMED WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL-STAR Roy becomes only the fourth three-time All-Star in Trail Blazers history PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy was named a 2010 NBA All-Star reserve by a vote of Western Conference head coaches, the NBA announced today. “With this...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 29, 2010

The Afterparty: Jazz/Blazers Game 47

A party full of post-game links and coverage to give you every over-analyzed angle in hopes of making your Blazers IQ that much greater. If it weren't for the return of Nicolas Batum, I'd be having an incredibly hard time watching Blazers games right now.  Without Brandon Roy, this team completely lacks an ability to close or make any sort of significant run to put...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 28, 2010

Brandon Roy Makes his 3rd All-Star Game

AWoj over at Yahoo Sports just dropped some wonderful news on us... Point guards Deron Williams(notes) of Utah, Chicago's Derrick Rose(notes) and Boston's Rajon Rondo(notes) will make their All-Star Game debuts next month in Dallas, sources said Thursday. Williams, Rondo and Rose top the list of reserves chosen by the league's coaches to participate in the Feb. 14...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 28, 2010

Trail Blazers Earn 1st LEED Gold Certification

Positive news! Portland Trail Blazers Earn First LEED Gold Certification for a Major League Venue Rose Garden Arena Operations and Maintenance Called a Milestone in the Greening of Sports Portland, OR — The Portland Trail Blazers today became the first major sports team to earn LEED Gold status for a major league sports facility, a milestone in the greening of sports. ...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 26, 2010

The Afterparty: Hornets/Blazers Game 46

A party full of post-game links and coverage to give you every over-analyzed angle in hopes of making your Blazers IQ that much greater. I was all prepared to write about how this game didn't completely feel like a loss since Nicolas Batum had returned and for a few minutes in the first half was spectacular...and then I caught wind of this new Greg Oden situation.  I...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 26, 2010

The Pre-Funk: Hornets vs. Blazers 1/25

The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest.  We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect.  Party Attendees... Could anything feel better than crushing a team coming from a city who just sent their baby to a Super Bowl?  Fresh off an OT loss in Denver, the...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 25, 2010

February 3rd Game vs. Utah Moved to 6:00PM

ESPN is officially pissed off at "your" Portland Trail Blazers... FEBRUARY 3 GAME AT UTAH MOVED TO 6 P.M. PST DUE TO NETWORK SCHEDULE CHANGE PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Trail Blazers’ game at Utah on February 3 will now be broadcast on KGW NewsChannel 8 at 6:00 p.m. PST, following ESPN’s removal of the game from its scheduled programming. Maybe if Roy came...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 22, 2010

The Pre-Funk: Blazers at Sixers 1/20

The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest.  We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect. Party Attendees... If Portland loses tonight in Philadelphia, it will mark the 4th straight for the Sixers.  Not something to brag to Momma about if you run in NBA circles...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 20, 2010

Rudy Fernandez Goes A.W.O.L on Gameday?

According to Rudy's Twitter account, he decided that finding the sun in Phoenix and hanging out with former teammate Channing Frye would be more entertaining than preparing for his game today in Philadelphia... No idea what to say to that.  Goofy ass Spaniard. And yes, this Twitter account has been verified...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 20, 2010

The Afterparty: Blazers/Wizards Game 42

A party full of post-game links and coverage to give you every over-analyzed angle in hopes of making your Blazers IQ that much greater. No that's not the sound of balloon's emptying after Martin Luther King Jr. parades or the wheezing you imagine Gilbert Arenas making in a 5x5 jail cell shower.  That would be the fizzling noise "your" Portland Trail Blazers...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 19, 2010

Steve Blake vs. "Superman" Dwight Howard - Doesn't Back Down

Yeah, Steve Blake and Dwight Howard had a few words to end the 2nd half tonight.  Big "Superman" even got a solid push in.  And of course, the MMA-trained Blake didn't back down. The best part might be Vince Carter coming in 10 minutes later to toss in a couple of comments and then stand with Howard at center court to complain to the refs.  Laughable...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 15, 2010

The Pre-Funk: Magic vs. Blazers 1/15

The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest.  We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect. Party Attendees... I guess I need to start by apologizing to everyone for including a picture of JJ Redick at the top of the post, but seeing him in full on pouting form like...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 15, 2010

The Afterparty: Bucks/Blazers Game 40

A party full of post-game links and coverage to give you every over-analyzed angle in hopes of making your Blazers IQ that much greater. Last night was pretty fun to watch for 3 quarters.  The Trail Blazers were on fire, Brandon Roy was looking as his unstoppable self, Aldridge actually made a couple fade-aways, Blake was dropping 3s, Miller was getting to the line, Martell...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 14, 2010

Video: Rudy Fernandez Block on Andrew Bogut

Not a bad return to the Blazers after missing some time with a back injury, eh?  Andrew Bogut...please try again.
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 13, 2010

Fernandez Cleared to Play - Patty Mills Back to D-League

Brian T. Smith doing his usual sweaty coverage full of notes and awesomeness... Good news for fans of Rudy Fernandez... In addition, Blazers guard Rudy Fernandez said he felt fine after a Wednesday morning shootaround at the team's practice facility, and expects to play tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Rose Garden. As a result, the Blazers upgraded Fernandez to...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 13, 2010

The Pre-Funk: Bucks vs. Blazers 1/13

The all day coverage you need to go into tonight's contest.  We're just making sure you're prepared to drop that extra knowledge on the brosephs to get you another smidgen of respect. Party Attendees... Once standing as the most surprising team in the NBA with an 8-3 record, the Milwaukee Bucks have since gone 7-17, lost Michael Redd (again), and fallen to...
Via Blaze of Love  |  January 13, 2010
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