BLAZERS BACK

What an insane, come-from-behind win... Blazers end the losing streak and move to 2-1 in the Group of Death in NBA Cup play.

CALEB. LOVE.

Donovan Clingan at 22 points now, a new career high.

Steph is in one of THOSE zones and good gravy...

Draymond acting like George Kittle on that screen lmao - there was ZERO attempt to ever get set. Just run blocking and setting the edge 😂

Some numbers on Clingan last year on lobs/roll man: Only 3 centers converted (min 10 atts) less efficiently on lobs (Sarr, Bitadze, Bassey) than Clingan (per GeniusIQ). Last year, Clingan was 44th in total roll man possessions (Synergy), but he rated 191st in PPP - and 146th in FG%.

Do everything in life as confidently as Caleb Love plays basketball and you'll be successful.

Avdija doing really well as a creator in the midpaint so far here in the 1st quarter - finding some room to pass a step before getting all the way to the rim. Passing that step earlier allows for him to have a bit more space to make the read and execute the pass.

The Caleb Love Experience ᵀᴹ is NEVER boring.

Clingan has operated a lot better/more decisively as a roll man the last 4-5 games. Blazers have done a solid job of looking for him when he does roll hard to the rim and that 2nd defender steps up.

youtube.com/watch?v=VOxH... @dannymarang.bsky.social talking me off the ledge. #Blazers

VOOCH. GAME.

Oh no, Caleb Love got rim checked on the dunk attempt.

Tiago Splitter just earned his first career tech as a coach. Pretty blatant missed call for Avdija at the rim.

Blazers are down 8, starters are all doing "fine" - bench currently 3/18 from the field

Bulls vs Blazers - both teams on pace for 50 3pt attempts.

Hansen big boy'd Smith on the block with the #feetwerk

Goes without saying, but this lineup has not played together this year.

Nice little burst there from Sharpe to close the 2nd qtr - what stands out about his shot chart???

If it feels like the Blazers' offense is seeing a lot of zone defense, that's because they are. Only the Miami Heat sees more zone defense from opponents per 100 possessions than the Blazers.

Pretty easily, Hansen's best stint as a pro early on - looked way more comfortable and confident in that stretch than he did the first few games of the season. Things have slowed down for him enough to notice now.

Hansen with the highway screen on the drive from Sharpe opens up the lane for him to finish. Little stuff like that matters.

Suns tried to double Hansen after he picked up his dribble - he didn't rush or panic - he waited and protected, found the right opening and dimed up Sharpe for the and-1. Solid.

Yang Hansen dunk - crowd goes wild.

Yang Hansen bucket and the crowd goes wild

Really good shift from Sidy, boxscore doesn't come close to telling the impact.

Yang Hansen checking in after his stint with the Remix - gets a hefty bit of applause

Toumani just murdered Goodwin with a backscreen, my goodness

Suns are blitzing Portland ball handlers anytime they turn their back in the halfcourt and when taking handoffs - they know Portland is short on creation and they're making it really hard to get into anything.

The Caleb Love game?

The injection of Sidy Cissoko and Caleb Love after the timeout has led to a lot more energy and effort from Portland. Crowd woke up and now it feels like both teams have arrived to the game.

Not the best start you could hope for if you're the Blazers. Early transition/secondary break 3s, missed shots at the rim that lead to flattened out defense and quick runouts for Phoenix. Blazers down 9, 16-7 just 4 minutes into the game.

Dillon Brooks getting his customary boos from Duck fans always makes me laugh

I wish I could tell you but I don’t know - we should have some more information soon. - Splitter on Scoot Henderson’s status

Jrue Holiday is OUT, Jerami Grant is a game-time decision.

Woof. That's a tough loss and a 1-4 road trip. Fell apart shorthanded vs the Mavs and lost on a game-winner to the Magic. How're you feeling after this trip? Let us know and we'll dive into it on #RCWrapUp tonight.

This is turning into an incredible game! Flagg is going off, big shots from Avdija and Grant... and now Avdija has fouled out?!

Deni? What was that?

What a heinous finish for the Rockets - Sengun had Amen WIDE open at the rim and he choked. WOOOOOOOOF...

Cooper Flagg is coming to life here in the 3rd

Well...that was. a 5th game of a roadtrip type of first half if I've ever seen one.

Jerami Grant has gone to baptize someone at the rim once nearly every game this year. It comes out of nowhere too...

The Trail Blazers and the Mavs are about to play the most point guard-less game in NBA history.

Blazers turnovers are just brutal tonight. Compounding issues with their inability to force them in return. Margin gets real slim if they're not able to get those quick change possessions.

Jrue Holiday had a wide open layup and instead he chose violence and dumped it off the Shaedon Sharpe for an abominable poster dunk.

SHAEDON SHARPE MY GOODNESS!?

Amen has had 1/2 dozen "oh my" plays in the 1st half alone. The stuff he can do, he does so unbelievably well - shooting be damned.

Seeing Rob Williams III attacking and dunking putbacks over and over again is really cool to see. The way he's had to battle back from injuries, for him to feel that confident to do it as often as he has already this year, awesome.

It feels like every time Reed Sheppard has been guarding a Blazer, that Blazer has looked Shepard up and down and then shot over the top of him like he wasn't there.