It could have been so much worse. Some teams have the luxury of kinda feeling their way through and getting through it, but not for us, and you saw the intensity tonight.”Blazers head coach Terry Stotts summed up the Trail Blazers overtime thriller with that one simple statement.
He didn’t want to initially, but eventually, he rediscovered his passion for the game. "We’ve been preparing for this, especially this game," Anthony said.
We know, they know -- this is probably the most important game of the bubble for us… My mind was just get a win. Sport: Basketball. A major question mark heading into Friday’s game will be who starts at power forward for Portland. So I think for us, this is just going up and we build from this.” The big fella finished with 18 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while hitting a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line to go along with his nine rebounds, six blocks, five assists, and two steals before fouling out after 33 minutes of play.
All the action can be seen on the Official home of the Portland Trail Blazers, NBC Sports Northwest. BLACK LIVES MATTERThe NBA as a league has continued to use its platform in the restart to not detract from the social injustice movements but instead continue the conversation. "It only made sense that eventually, the league would come to Bankers Life Fieldhouse. I was pleased with the way we kept competing. Ex-NBA player Bonzi Wells underwent surgery in an Indiana hospital after suffering a heart attack -- but the 41-year-old says he's okay now.. "When Wells first signed on for the Big3, he lobbied organizers to come to Indianapolis. So, we’re excited to go. The center also played the first half wearing "Ravnopravnost" on the back on his jersey which translates to "Equality," in Bosnian.Jusuf Nurkic is wearing Ravnopravnost on the back on his jersey, which translates to Equality in Bosnian Jusuf wasn't the only Blazer player that played great Friday, however. Earlier in the week, Portland’s line was at -2, which has since been bet up. And you need that pressure. “I’ve been preparing for this moment for the last 16 months… We have a playoff mentality already. It’s my safe place. Nurkic is a competitor, there’s no doubt about that. “But playing eight guys and those guys being productive off the bench -- you can throw Hassan in there, too -- it's that they play well with the starters. "… They don’t care if I score points, they just want to see me out there. That’s my lifestyle now. After six months, the doctor still couldn’t find anything wrong with Wells, who was told it was OK to get off the blood thinners.
“Especially for our first time playing together.”This was a big win for the Trail Blazers, given the fact that it pulled them within two and a half games of the Grizzlies in the Western Conference playoff race. — The first thing Bonzi Wells thought of 21 months ago was his kids. Portland’s path to the playoffs is the toughest of any team vying for the eight-seed, giving them a 9% chance of making the playoffs by the same BPI metric.
One week later, he had a heart attack.And ever since, he’s been extra careful with every aspect of his health. 11 pick DeShawn Stevenson, No. "The Blazers center did not tell all of his teammates about his grandmother's condition however, as Carmelo Anthony said he didn't know about it when asked in his postgame press conference. "If something would’ve happened to me, it would’ve rocked my whole family. Last time we played Memphis, obviously we didn’t have him and he affected the game -- defensively he made some big plays.
The Trail Blazers also threw a 2-3 zone defense at the Grizzlies in out of bounds plays when the shot clock was running down to disrupt Memphis. -- Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian LillardLillard's backcourt mate CJ McCollum chose ‘Education Reform’ to wear on the back of his jersey, while Jusuf Nurkic chose ‘Equality’ and rookie Nassir Little chose ‘Black Lives Matter.’The Portland Trail Blazers begin their run for the eight-seed and they begin with the team currently standing in their way: The Memphis Grizzlies. The Memphis Grizzlies lead the Trail Blazers by 3.5 games. Carmelo Anthony came up big with two three-pointers down the stretch to help the Blazers force overtime.
If I had just sat in my seat I think it would have tightened up a little too much. "Wells doesn’t have any sort of heart condition. “They are really a high energy young team that plays fast. The much anticipated Whiteside-Nurkic pairing got only a brief first half cameo as Stotts didn’t go back to the supersized look after a first quarter trial run. "Goodness, my phone won’t stop ringing," he said with a laugh of all his friends in Muncie. "But what was worse was my kids’ pain.
-- Damian Lillard In a playoff type battle, the Blazers grabbed the winJusuf Nurkic reveals his gramma contracted COVID-19Blazers (re)start strong with huge win over MemphisEver seen a Beast fly? While Memphis’ odds are the greatest to make the playoffs, at 62% according to ESPN’s BPI, bettors are not liking their chances in this game. We kept our minds in it. I don’t want my kids to be there without a dad. Defenders nowadays know all too well that guarding Lillard means they have to pick him up at half court or else. If you wish to have all of your cards top loaded it is a paid service and can be arranged. Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins will also be active after both suffering long-term injuries.
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