Eyewitness Report

Went to my first Blazer game at the Staples Center. Oh what fun. I was decked literally head to toe in Blazer gear with my opening night hat and my brand new Addidas Blazer kicks. I was heckled quite politely at a bar before I even got to the arena. Two nice old guys told me the Blazers would lose and then wished us luck. When I got to my seat I immediately began my usual Laker heckling which consists mainly of me yelling at every player to pass the ball to Kobe and then yelling at Kobe to shoot the ball when ever he got it. My favorite part came when Kobe missed a free throw while all his fans were chanting "MVP" and then Brandon Roy went to the line the next play and I got to be the only guy in the Staples Center yelling "Rookie of the Year". A few guys behind me were making a few "Go  back to Oregon and hug a tree" comments but they kept there mouth shut in the 4th quarter.

Jarrett was phenomenal. He scored 30 and you barely noticed. He just did his job. Aldridge was a freaking assassin from midrange. They'd leave him wide open at the top of the key and he was just automatic. I hadn't seen him play that many minutes before and I was a big fan.

The worst part of the game was obviously Joel going down. The Vanilla Gorilla is my boy. He signed my Chalupa coupon last year. It was painful to watch him limping off the court. Also it was no fun watching Martell still looking lost and ineffective out there.

All in all though it was a great feeling. Getting all geeked out and dressed up in my gear and yet still not looking like an idiot cuz my team won! Doesn't get better than that.