FINAL: Portland Trail Blazers 101, Sacramento Kings 89
by Timmay! on Jan 23, 2012 9:28 PM PST
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PrintThe Portland Trail Blazers blew open a close game with a huge second quarter run, coasting to a 12-point victory against the Sacramento Kings. However, Marcus Camby left the game early with a mild groin strain, and his status is unknown.
The player of the game was clearly a red-hot Jamal Crawford (26 points, 5 assists), helped by the returning Gerald Wallace (20 points, 8 rebounds). Wesley Matthews added 14 points, while Raymond Felton and Craig Smith had solid games.. LaMarcus Aldridge, who was in foul trouble from nearly the opening tip, scored 13 points with 16 rebounds. Most members of the team played less than 30 minutes apiece.
The first quarter started in similar fashion to the road trip. Sacramento jumped ahead, while the Blazers were in foul trouble. Aldridge, Camby, Craig Smith and Kurt Thomas all sat on the bench with two fouls. Both teams looked lost on offense, leading to a standstill after one. Then the Blazers went nuts. They turned up the defensive heat in the second quarter, with Wallace and Crawford leading 20-2 run for a 20 point lead. But a Tyreke Evans half-court heave cut the lead to 15 at the half.
As the second half began, Sacramento wanted to make a push. But the Blazers held their ground, causing the lead to fluctuate between 13 and 20 points before settling at 18. With defense leading to breaks for both teams, it was the most exciting boring quarter you'll ever see. As a bonus, Wesley Matthews showed signs of improvement in his three point stroke, hitting two.
It's the NBA, so Sacramento was due for a run, and they did just that to start the fourth, cutting the lead from 22 to 13 in about a minute. However, LaMarcus Aldridge returned to stem the tide, which left the fans waiting for their hero, Luke Babbitt, to hit the three pointer that pushed the team over the century mark. Cue the buzzer and streamers.
Check out the box score and hang out here to discuss the game. Stay tuned for Dave's recap and Ben's media row report. We're right back here tomorrow night against Memphis! -- Tim
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What does it say about this game, or maybe my interest for the game, when
the only time I yelled out loud was when Babbitt hit that last three for the chalupa?
by BeaumontTXBlazerFan on Jan 23, 2012 9:30 PM PST reply actions
I just knew it.
After all those bricked chances to be the Chalupa man, they checked Babbit in. It was fate. You could see it coming.
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice they're not.
by conspirator5 on Jan 23, 2012 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
Well, yeah, all that
But they reeeeeeeeally suck at rebounding
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
I jumped out of my seat when he hit that.
OSU '06
GForce Crash Wallace FTW!
by TyboOSU on Jan 23, 2012 10:12 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Luke sure used the force tonight.
Maybe later he can show me how to dougie.
RIP CITY - We're back!
luke is player of the game.
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 23, 2012 9:31 PM PST reply actions
I hate to put it like this...
But I usually only list relevant players in the recap. Batum’s night was weird, and I’ll leave that to Dave and Ben to cover later.
Who got the flagrant? My computer has been shutting itself down throughout the game so I missed it?
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
respect these years.
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Jan 23, 2012 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
Kurt Thomas I believe
But this was not so for Brandon Roy who listened to teammate Nicolas Batum, "You're an All-Star, a 3-time All-Star. Take the ball. They can't stop you. You just have to believe in yourself."
by speakers92blazers on Jan 23, 2012 9:34 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I love Kurt Thomas. He couldn't have chosen a better guy to throw to the ground.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
It was Thomas that had words of wisdom for Cousins earlier in the season
That throwdown was no accident….
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
by blacknoiseNW on Jan 23, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
That was my first thought...
I wonder if he gave Cuz a good talkin’-to afterwards.
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
Bynum
would have been better, Metta would have been better, but Cousins is definitely not a bad choice.
But Bynum and Metta don't play for the Kings so it would've been kinda hard to achieve that tonight, : 0
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
Yeeeeeeeeeeeesssssss! I'm looking forward to seeing Kurt "school" Bynum.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
thank you nate for keeping LA under 30mins tonight
maybe i should be thanking eddie rush as well.
PHILLY!
Aww, I took the under on 100 pts. Oh well, good on ya, Luke.
Geriatric swagger!
by Respect_these_years on Jan 23, 2012 9:34 PM PST reply actions
Addition
the players waited for their hero, Luke Babbitt, to hit the three pointer that pushed the team over the century mark.bq.
Add the players “and Rose Garden crowd”.
All people improve the gene pool; some by birth, some by their demise!
Contract talks affecting Batum?
Can’t be a coincidence that a deal “isn’t close” and he takes 1 shot…
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
i sense he is getting traded
IDK its possible
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 23, 2012 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
and to be fair i only said sign and trade? with a question mark, nothing really negative, it was an actual question
sorry if im not aloud to ask questions on here
If you weren't, the mods would have removed your ability to use question marks
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
Well then there is you
that thinks Nic should get 10 mill a year…..
A bad night would be 1-7 from 3
This was different….
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
by blacknoiseNW on Jan 23, 2012 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
He basically did less than Luke Babbitt
In 18 more minutes.
Johnson, Johnson, Smith, Smith, Thomas, Williams, and Babbitt: the Blazer's law firm.
by Doctor Worm on Jan 23, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
He hasn't done anything all year
but we always have an excuse for him.
Can I retract this comment for just tonight?
Though its true, I hadn’t heard about his mom and sister yet, I would say that is a legit excuse to have an iffy game.
MC with another injury
not an easy healer
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 23, 2012 9:39 PM PST reply actions
His injury seems to be the
I don’t want to play anymore tonight so my groin hurts type of injury.
Crawford & The Rhino
played awesome tonight. Set us apart.
"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil
GSW fail
Now hit the 3pt and put it in OVERTIME!
Okay Nevermind about the Grizzlies resting.
by lawalteral14 on Jan 23, 2012 9:43 PM PST via mobile reply actions
CYA in a bit
I need a break from the laptop
by cavejunctionblazer on Jan 23, 2012 9:45 PM PST reply actions
It was nice to see Luke hit a three "under pressure" at the end there
Since the players were clearly trying to send the fans home happy. Nice to see him get a big cheer on a swish.
Pressure from the fans, for chalupas
98 with less then a minute to go, in the middle of a huge scoring drought & came in cold off the bench. It was just nice to see him make a shot period though lol.
"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil
Agreed. Plus if he missed his confidence would be low.
Probably because of all the boos from starving crowd. The shot will help his confidence a little.
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
Start Babs Movement
http://www.blazersedge.com/2012/1/23/2729290/start-babs
La Illaha Illallah Muhamadur Rasulallah
It was also the last posession of the game.
As Pattycakes learned, you don’t break NBA etiquette for Chalupas.
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice they're not.
by conspirator5 on Jan 23, 2012 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
I think he meant the last real Blazer possession
As in, they wouldn’t get the ball again in a situation they would need to take a shot.
Yes exactly.
The next time the Blazers brought up the ball, they ran the clock out because taking a shot at that point would have been a major boo boo. So Babbit’s 3 was genuinely the team’s last chance to hit the chalupa shot.
If this ends up somehow being the mystical moment that gives Babbit his shot back for big league games, I’m going to laugh really hard… and then probably eat a lot of taco bell as an expression of gratitude.
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice they're not.
by conspirator5 on Jan 23, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
Baabs is just getting started
http://www.blazersedge.com/2012/1/23/2729290/start-babs
La Illaha Illallah Muhamadur Rasulallah
Can we change it to like a single stacker
or spicy chicken or something, Taco Bell is nasty.
Bcuz who goes there and only eats ONE chalupa?
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
Haha
Well…me. And my two younger brothers who I took to a game. But I’m sure we’re in the cheapskate minority.
There is guys like me
that stack until i have at least 3 coupons, and I get a water.
is should be are
but I guess that poor grammar goes well with the post.
We thought we had eradicated TB
But it has mutated into new strains resistance to all controls and is here to stay, unfortunately.
Demolition Man was prophetic.
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
by blacknoiseNW on Jan 23, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
It feeds the homeless people hanging around outside the RG,
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
by annthefan on Jan 23, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
In other NBA news
Orlando was held to 56 points by the Celtics. WITHOUT Rondo, Ray Allen & Pietrus.
"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil
What does that say about us?
Or the league this year period?
La Illaha Illallah Muhamadur Rasulallah
Probably the Magic's 12-5 record isn't going to hold up
thats what I’m seeing from this one.
"We gotta get this $#!^ together guys!" - Phil
Kings fan
Im a kings fan. I’ll preface this with a few things. First, this is my first time posting on another team’s site. Second, I like the city of Portland. I like your team and it’s parts. I actually consider myself a closet Blazer fan. Third, I’ve cried twice in the last three years – when my dog died and when I watched YouTube tributes to Brandon Roy’s tragically short career after his retirement.
That said, NBA League Pass subjected me to the Blazer’s broadcast tonight. I found it to be disrespectful and tasteless. The relentless cheap shots and the harping were obnoxious and showed a general lack of class.
I know I’m not their target audience, but it ruined the game for me.
If you trade us your announcers
We’d have a better crew.
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
Thats kinda how it is when you are not watching your home broadcasters
La Illaha Illallah Muhamadur Rasulallah
Imagine how Blazers fans feel watching when it is ABC or TNT announcers
Its Murdaaaaah!
La Illaha Illallah Muhamadur Rasulallah
Well it's league pass... you start to know the REALLY bad home announce teams
Like Boston. So I get it.
Yes, Mike and Mike are huge homers.
I like them, but I can see why other people don’t.
RIP CITY - We're back!
by CyclonicWinds on Jan 23, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
yeah i think alot of teams
have announcers like those 2
by beerman2619 on Jan 23, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
Radio or TV? I listen to our Radio... Our TV guys suck
Trust and look for each other
by Hermistonmelons on Jan 23, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
Used to love the radio broadcasts :(
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
by blacknoiseNW on Jan 23, 2012 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
Radios had more character back then.
I was smaller, and the stereo actually took up a sizeable chunk of the ol’ living room…
We feel for ya, we have to see them nightly
Honestly, they’re actually a bit better this season.
Your guys are pretty good btw. Love your arena too, I like old-school arenas and it was fun to visit.
As a blazers fan
Who was “forced” to live in sac-town for a few Years, I think mike and mike are on par with the sac tv guys (I think it’s grant and Jerry?). I was forces to hear the phrase “if you don’t like That, you don’t like NBA basketball” after every good kings play! #shootmenow
by comptoncory on Jan 23, 2012 10:39 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I actually like Barrett
and Rice is so ridiculously homeristic and wrong he’s almost funny.
Johnson, Johnson, Smith, Smith, Thomas, Williams, and Babbitt: the Blazer's law firm.
by Doctor Worm on Jan 23, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
Mike & Mike do a pretty good job of giving credit where credit is due
But – Rice in particular is prone to mild exaggeration….
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
by blacknoiseNW on Jan 23, 2012 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
Blazer's broadcast has a major homer vibe
Definitely hard to listen to if you’re the other team.
They've cut back on some of my biggest annoyances
Such as “he traveled with the ball” on seemingly every other possession.
I think Barrett is a really good pbp guy. But for me, the current crew isn’t working for me. I think it’s unfair to single out Mike Rice, I’d love to revamp the whole production.
yeah a change wouldn't be bad
I actually don’t mind Rice. I cut him some slack for being completely nuts and somehow knowing what he’s talking about much of the time.
Barrett’s mood swings drive me absolutely mad though. I’d trade them both for the Lakers’ announcers.
Yeah, although Barrett's actually the worst
with the traveling thing. A little ridiculous how he’ll just nonchalantly call it as if it’s obvious.
“Kobe. Puts the ball on the floor. Travels. Elevates to the hoop, and GETS it to go.”
I've heard it a lot less this season
Unless I’ve finally just tuned it out, but it grated at me last year so that seemed unlikely.
He’s still done it, but way less.
I do think he’s a very good PBP guy, but I’d prefer to see a change in his style. I’m not sure if his style is related to what the Blazers want from the broadcast team, or simply his own thing.
In other good news, even though the MEM/GSW game didn't go into overtime.
Lionel Hollins rode his starting 5 pretty hard tonight. With Rudy Gay playing 44 mins.
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
amazing comeback
hopefully it drains them
by beerman2619 on Jan 23, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
Fine point but doesn't detract from mine.
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
by dpnim on Jan 23, 2012 10:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes yes, great win against GSW.
Hopefully that sets them up for a nice letdown game here.
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice they're not.
by conspirator5 on Jan 23, 2012 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
Silly Kings..
When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.
by IsWesleyMatthewsForReal? on Jan 23, 2012 10:07 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Wow Batum's mom is a terrorist?
JK, that would suck to be told your mom could be jailed by immigration.
!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
his mom and sister were detained by immigration in DC
then sent back to France tonight
by Sheed'sTowel on Jan 23, 2012 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
I remember when we were at a gas station out in E. Oregon and this guy with a confederate flag in his truck called my mom a terrorist
It affected my game too
La Illaha Illallah Muhamadur Rasulallah
Abu, but there are some things we just shouldn't do, for our own safety
I shouldn’t go to the MLK liquor store after dark, and you should never stop at gas stations in Eastern Oregon.
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
by HailOden! on Jan 23, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Here u go
Law of Logical Argument
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
by blacknoiseNW on Jan 24, 2012 12:15 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry it was just on Talking Ball
Nick’s sister and mom were coming to visit. They were detained and not allowed in, sent back to France (well his sister was allowed in). He heard before the game that his mom might be put in jail because she “lied” to immigration.
!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
his mom is really philanthropic
she’s involved in a ton of things with single mothers in africa.
horrible news for nic.
PHILLY!
Totally missed it then, poor guy...
But this was not so for Brandon Roy who listened to teammate Nicolas Batum, "You're an All-Star, a 3-time All-Star. Take the ball. They can't stop you. You just have to believe in yourself."
by speakers92blazers on Jan 23, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
Oh and Nick's mom does not speak English
The sister translates for her, and they were separated while they investigated.
!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
This is America man
we hate the French, you have seen the anti-Romney ad where they specifically point out that he speaks French right? French bad, American freedom good.
!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
Still better than a Keyan born secret socialist Muslim right?
!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
Al I am saying is that if we got a Mormon or Muslim
It is a win win for polygamy
La Illaha Illallah Muhamadur Rasulallah
Unless you want gay polygamy
just sayin
!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
by sug on Jan 23, 2012 10:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
If you happen to be a
Former Muslim, who converted to Mormonism, and happened to be gay looking for legal polygamy then Ron Paul is your best bet. That has to be a small demographic though.
!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
by sug on Jan 23, 2012 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow! you did a lot of research!
I cant put together what you just said but it was deep!
La Illaha Illallah Muhamadur Rasulallah
What about if
I am Muslim, but think that Mormons are decent people, I am not a Polygamist , but I would rather my Daughters be married to a polygamist instead of having illicit relationships. I am not gay so I dont know what the whole Issue with gay marriage is.
Who should I vote for now?
La Illaha Illallah Muhamadur Rasulallah
How about we retire Mike Rice, and hire Brandon Roy as our color guy?
!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa
Channing needs to retire ASAP and come back for that job.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Jan 23, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of Mike Rice...
What was that he said about Jamal’s balls exploding into the net, (pop!) ? Barrett just went along with it…
yeah- I txted that one to my buddy...
Awkward
Aut disce, aut discede; manet sors tertia, caedi
by Occam's Blazer on Jan 23, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
Someone posted earlier that
Demarcus Cousins was inside banging 3 dudes or something…. Rice said it
But this was not so for Brandon Roy who listened to teammate Nicolas Batum, "You're an All-Star, a 3-time All-Star. Take the ball. They can't stop you. You just have to believe in yourself."
by speakers92blazers on Jan 23, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
Here's some info on Nic's mother being detained by immigration. It sucks.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
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