10:56 PM Tue, Mar 25, 2008 | Permalink
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By Adam Bjaranson
The Blazers are sure streaky, aren't they? I guess that's one of the traits of a young team. But on Tuesday against the 'Arenas-less' Wizards...the Blazers showed signs of late season life. In the absence of Brandon Roy (who suffered a strained groin at the end of the 1st quarter), and LaMarcus Aldridge, (who was out with a sprained ankle suffered during Monday's loss to the Sonics), Portland shot lights out in the first half. In fact, they tickled the twine to the tune of 62% in that opening half. Portland got plenty of production from their bench.... and rolled to a 102-82 win over Washington---a team that had won 6 of their last 7.
It was a far cry from the performance just one night earlier at Key Arena.... where the rival Sonics snapped an 11-game losing streak in a win over the Blazers.
Basketball's a funny game... but now the Blazers go 4-games over .500 with just 10 to play.
A winning record is their goal... and with more efforts like tonight.... they are well on their way!
With the Blazers now out of playoff contention, there's one stat that frustrates me a little. There's a distinct possibility that one team from the Western Conf could be in the lottery...with 50 wins, while in the East... the same possibility arises that 4 teams could be in the post season with less than 40 wins. There oughta be a law ...or maybe a different format! FMK