Indiana - all time title team. Undisputed. What a team. What a season.

THAT IS A HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER!!!

Indiana. Wagon.

That was a disgusting step thru and finish from Avdija - pure filth

Rams-Seahawks, Part 3. I will be watching.

51.2 yards in the air going backwards, flat-footed on 4th and the season - unreal. Absolutely, unequivocally, unreal.

Caleb MF Williams

Rob, Rupes and Love have been really good for the Blazers tonight - a lot of effort and hustle plays mixed with timely box score contributions.

Blazers are now 1 for their last 16 from 3... in case you were wondering how bad it actually is.

Sharpe has had some really good plays tonight, but he's also had some atrocious turnovers. Giveth and taketh.

Shooting woes are killing Portland right now - 1/9 from 3 in the quarter. Generating looks, but nothing is going down. The feel of the game is Blazers up by double digits, but they're down 1. Weird game.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker did the finger twirl to call to the Hawks' bench for a challenge, and Sidy Cissoko mockingly did it right alongside him, nodding his head. Grade-A troll.

The Blazers having another guy on the floor who can create his own offense in Jerami Grant, noticeably different.

Toumani had an award-winning sell job on that drawn offensive foul. That was executed flawlessly.

CJ McCollum checks in off the bench for the Hawks and a standing ovation for the former Blazer

Jerami Grant getting ready pregame

Jerami Grant getting ready pregame

Have now received multiple texts with some version of: “Deni is a legit MVP candidate” - as people (not in Portland) are watching Portland play without him for the first time this year.

Rob Williams corner 3 cuts the Knicks lead to 3 and the Knicks take timeout. Avdija mobs Rob on the way back to the bench...unlikely outcome there on that possession.

Caleb Love has probably his 3 most aggressive and impressive assists of the season in just the first half. Two drop-offs at the rim for Clingan dunks after getting the help to commit, and a half-court lob to Sharpe for the dunk. High efficiency looks created.

Jrue Holiday, pull up transition 3 like he never left.

Jrue Holiday to the table to check in for the first time in weeks.

Knicks went to the 3-2 zone, something were seeing more and more teams do in general (but also something were seeing used vs POR A LOT more frequently) - Blazers did a nice job of getting middle and moving the ball side to side before Love found Clingan for a drop off pass & dunk.

Mitchell Robinson checks in for the Knicks and Splitter calls down to Clingan immediately to check in. Blazers can't let Mitch do Mitch things unabated.

It's Mascot Night here at Moda, and during the timeout, they brought out mascots from all over - Philly, Utah, Charlotte, Miami. Noticeable boos for the Heat mascot.

There are about 100 or so Knicks fans behind the Knicks' bench, doing their best to go full college basketball atmosphere on every possession.

Knicks are trying to hide Brunson defensively, Blazers, in turn, are forcing the action at him pretty often here early.

I started this brand because Indiana lost the Pinstripe Bowl. Indiana Football is going to the National Championship.

Tiago Splitter for Oregon OC

These inbound plays are going to cause heart attacks to spike around Portland

Toumani Camara now with a career high 25 points

Deni Avdija is making game winning plays everywhere right now - my goodness.

Miss, oboard, miss, oboard, miss, oboard, miss, oboard... Rockets are REEEEAAAL good on that offensive glass.

30-19 quarter for the Rockets. Rockets 7-10 from 3, Blazers 3-10 from 3... that's the difference.

Kevin Durant moved into 7th on the all-time scoring list tonight, and Mark Mason just announced it during the timeout - KD came over and shook Mase's hand for the acknowledgement. Pretty cool.

Blazers have moved Deni off the ball a bit to try to get him going without the defense loaded up on him, but the Rockets are responding by going full denial and overplaying him. Blazers probably need to get him coming off multiple screens and get the defense really chasing - and less out of the DHO.

Toumani Camara up to 21 points with 6:30 to go in the 3rd quarter, his career high is 24.

An Indiana-esque start for Portland as Toumani Camara gets a steal on the opening possession and takes it to the house…er- rim for the opening score.

The tip is going to be no good - the ball is in his hands as the clock expires, Blazers win!

Houston Challenge Successful …. Wooooooo boy!

Deni. Avdija. 40-piece.

Avdija has been really going to the between-the-legs cross off a very sudden stop and shift on his drives recently - he's adding little tweaks, changes, and counters to keep defenders off balance. He's completely turned a couple defenders around tonight with it.

Avdija rolled his ankle and stayed down for a second, but he's trying to walk it off here.

It's 11-2 Rockets on the offensive glass; that's what has enabled the Rockets to stay in the game (2nd chance points 18-5, Houston).

Tiago Splitter absolutely earned that tech - he went after the ref immediately after Avdija didn't get the call and he didn't hold back.

Rockets currently with 8 offensive rebounds and 16 2nd chance points.. the math is mathing really hard for them in that category tonight.

Rockets mixing up trap/blitz on ball screens with Deni as the ballhandler - making it just a bit harder for Deni to turn the corner/anticipate where to go next.

Kevin Durant and Deni Avdija have combined to hit 7-10 shots in this game; everyone else is 9-37 (24%).

Hansen is experiencing the strength of Steven Adams for the first time - one of my favorite things to watch a young big man go through. Here ya go, here's the strongest human you've ever seen - good luck!

Avdija is going to see one of: Tari Eason, Amen Thompson, or Jabari Smith Jr defensively tonight, pretty much every time down the floor. If he has another monster game, it won't be because he had an easy night.