Gameday Open Thread: Blazers vs. Clippers

--Roy is not ruled out for tomorrow's game in Seattle.  This was McMillan's response when asked why he's playing tonight and not against Seattle.

--Assistant coach Dean Demopolous is staying with the Blazers and not going to Hawaii.

No???????  NOT COUNTED!  BAH!

Anyway he was fouled and hit a pretty, pretty shot

Oooooh.  Now Martell airballs another jumper.

This time he did and it was beautiful!

And just like that he airballs it.

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Jack deep into the lane!  4-2

Roy misses a jumper.  He often starts cold.

Martell cuts backdoor and gets a nice pass for a layup!  8-4

Brand misses

Jack penetrates and a BEAUTIFUL pass to Magloire for a DUNK!  8-all!

And Jack is fouled on the drive.  Steve Martin...I mean Bennet Salvatore...makes the call

And Maggett fouls Martell in the corner.  Martell looks like he got his bell rung.

Now Hart past Jack down the lane and scores.

And Jack drives on Hart and is fouled.  Will go to the line.

Timeout.  17-12

The Mikes are talking about how many Blazer jerseys there are in crowds nowadays.  That's a combination of things Mikes...

1.  They're $39 bucks or so

2.  The Blazersedge Jersey Contest!

Bennett Salvatore = instant loss.

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Blazers almost tip it away but Clips recover.  Now Brandon tips it away again!  But out of bounds.

Elton Brand down the lane and is fouled by Raef.

The Mikes announce the arrival of the Gingerbread Man!!!!

Now Jack misses a three.  Cat misses at the other end.

Mikes announce the impending arrivale of The Barista!

JACK DOWN THE LANE AGAIN AND SCORES!  19-16

The Gingerbread Man stops Kaman but the Clips recover and Mobley is fouled.

In comes the Gatling Gun also.

LA Guys report Webster's vision is coming back from the eye poke, will be coming back soon.

Roy at the point.

For three...just short.

Now Clips miss and the rebound goes right through Roy's hands.  Maggette scoops it up on the floor and calls timeout.

The Gingerbread Man
The Gatling Gun
The Clutch-o-Matic
The Barista

Who's the 5th guy in?  Freddie?

Hits one.  Hits two.

22-16

Now Sergio steals and is fouled!

Now the Blazers lose it and Maggette breaks all over Roy who falls down.  26-17

Now Thomas for three on the semi-break the other way...miss.

Blazers will hold for the last shot.

I wish Magloire's and Sergio's bunnies would have fallen.  26-19 at the end of one.

Now Outlaw tries to drive but Gingy was in the oven too long.  Turnover.

Cassell misses...Kaman tips back to Sam.  He misses again.  We rebound.

Now Martell throws it away to Ross!  Ross scores!

30-21

Now MARTELL FOR THREE!!!!!!!!  34-27

They just showed a replay of the Martell three and he had his jaw squared.  Maybe that's more important to him than having his body squared up.

Now MOBLEY for three.  37-27

Outlaw fires and misses.

Sergio hits.  39-29

Benny working his magic.

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Outlaw doubled...throws it away...but we recover and Brandon hoists against the clock...GOOOOOOOOOD!  MAGNIFICENT!  41-31

Jones drives but loses the ball!  UGH!

42-31

We need a nice little mini-run in the next couple minutes.

And nice blocks Jamall(?)!

44-33

Hart misses.  We rebound!  Here comes our run!

Hart an ugly shot from the side.  We rebound.

Clips scores easily.  46-33

Magloire offensive rebounds but is called for the foul.  Oooh...it was bogus.

Maggette to the line.

Webster gets a drive...blocked!  Gets it back...blocked!

Out of bounds.  Our ball.

To Magloire for a dunk!  48-37

50-37

And didn't he hit a 3 earlier?  ESPN stats says it was a two.

On the pass from Jones.

Oh well.

FINALLY A FOUL! THE FIRST FOUL! With 30.5 seconds left.

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Yes LMA.  Hopefully Sergio.  Yes Martell.

Miss.

Jack drives at the horn and his shot is ERASED by two Clippers.

50-37

Sad but true.

"A new scientific breakthrough may lead to women in future being able to produce sperm. Scientists in England have turned stem cells from am embryo into sperm, which are capable of producing offspring. The breakthrough is likely to lead to new advances in treating male infertility and even the possibility that women could manufacture sperm."

http://internationalreporter.com/news/read.php?id=1856

Men are becoming useless.

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"Forget those cone drills, just shoot!  Don't let those free-breathing kids outscore you! SHOOT!"

Trail Blazers rookie Brandon Roy, who is dealing with a swollen right knee and tendonitis in his left knee, will play tonight against the Los Angeles Clippers, as expected.

However, coach Nate McMillan said there is a possibility Roy will also play Saturday at home against Seattle. Initially, McMillan said Roy would not play in back-to-back games in order to protect him from a long-term knee injury.

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McMillan was responding to questions of why he would play Roy tonight against the Clippers and rest him against Seattle when, in theory, the Blazers have a better chance to beat Seattle at home.

"We are not playing those types of games,'' McMillan said.

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50-40

LaFrentz misses.

But refs call a lane violation?!?!?

We got hosed.

Magloire throws an "I want to come out of the game" forearm to pick up his 4th.

Now offensive foul on Mobley.

Would anyone else trade all the supposed "progress" Martell has made in the other areas of the game this year for a return of his shooting stroke?

Blazers miss.  Then we steal the ball from Kaman.  Webster fouled.

We strip Kaman again!

Cat misses.  Brand rebounds. Fouled on the move to the hoop.

Brand hits two.  61-45

Roy's knes don't look that bad.

And Roy is our SF now.

Jones steps out of bounds.  Clipper ball.  61-50

Timeout

Hits second.

No wait, it does sometimes.

62-50

And Outlaw fouls Brand on the semi-break.

Rice is right.  Maggette is being the player that Travis should be.

Jack drives, stops, pops, misses.

Ain't...even...close.

Luke gets back and stops Thomas with a foul.

Hits second.

It just fibs a little.

69-54

Hart drives and dishes to Brand for a gimmie.  71-54

Hits first.  STUPIT LYIN' BALL!

And hits second.

73-54

Luke rebounds!

MISSES LAYUP!

Travis rebounds!

HITS LAYUP!

But Thomas hits a three on the other end.

76-56

Now we just let them break back.  We didn't press well.  Ross with a layup.  78-58

Jones misses a halfcourt shot barely at the buzzer.

80-58 at the end of three

Brandon checks out of the game.

Fouled by Kaman.

Martell for three misses but we recover

This game would have been a lot better (and quicker) without any refs at all.  This is ugly to watch.

84-60

This game is embarrassing.

Now Kaman jump-stops and is fouled.

You get the feeling we'd still lose this game even if it were 89-82 right now.

If we don't win tonight I mean.

Even without Roy, we can do it.

The thing is though he's getting zero free throws or threes.  His only production is off his jumper.  That won't last long term.

91-66 now

91-69

Dickau strokes it long.  93-71

Abd a lane violation!

And then a technical foul on Kaman.  What is he thinking?

WITHIN TWENTY!

I hate it.

At least he doesn't have that god awful blond-ish dye job he had a few years ago.

They'll somehow get #1 and #2 through a big market loophole rule.

How mant minutes are left in this game?  Can we run the clock double-speed?

Dickau is blocked.  Cassell hits.

99-77

Most of us hope that as well.  ESPECIALLY ME, cause I can't be wrong about a player it discredits everything I say.

It's a catchy new saying.

At a free throw line?

Or was it a T...

He hits the first.

A technical foul on Cassell?

What the heck is going on.

NOW CASSELL is nose to nose with Bennett.  TOSS HIM ALREADY!

It almost looks like he flipped the finger there.

It was funny.

Martell hits the free throw.  99-81

3:30 left

THAT would be funny.

Mobley hits two.  101-81

101-82

Webster stayed in front of the quicker Hart goodly.

Ewing drives, to Ross, to Singleton for two.  105-84

Danger Dan dribbles dumbly, dumps drive disastrously.

Clips throw it away.

Sergio hits jumper

Clips miss

Davis down the lane for two.

Gold stars to all who managed to get through it until the end.  Recap and the all-important jersey scores almost instantly.

--Dave

Only 3 left!  Sob!