[Live 06][3-3]05-06 Blazers | November Recap!

Blazers light it up late in the 4th to win 3rd in a row!

The Blazers showed what they can do in the 4th!

1st Qtr:
The game started well for the Blazers, with Bogut winning the tip to Telfair who sent it down to Randolph. Randolph really showed is great post skill, taking it to Duncan and beating him to give the Blazers the 2-0 lead. The momentum continued to work with the Blazers as Gordon got a great 3 point play to give the Blazers an early 9-4 lead, although Zach Randolph was getting tired and had to sit. The momentum seemed to even up from that moment, as it was a basket for basket game for the rest of the 1st Qtr. The Blazers lead by 4 at Qtr time, 22-18

2nd Qtr:
The Spurs made a great push at the start of the 2nd Qtr and tied the score only a few minutes into the Qtr. The Blazers got some breathing room as Ben Gordon showed his class by getting another 3 point play to go up by 3 with 4:14 to play in the 2nd. The Spurs then turned on the gas with a 6-0 run powered by Duncan and Bowen which put them up by 3 with 3:26 left in the Qtr, 39-36. The Blazers fought back again and tied the score with only 32 seconds left in the 2nd. A wasted possesion by the Spurs was taken advantage of by the Blazers with Bogut putting the Blazers back up by 2 qith 9 seconds left. It looked like the Blazers were going to go into the half with the lead but Tony Parker hit a terrific 3 with 0.7 secs left to go up by 1 at the half. Spurs lead at half time, 48-47

Players at the half:
Tim Duncan | 9 points | 5 boards | 1 block
Zach Randolph | 10 points | 8 boards | 3 assists

3rd Qtr:
The Blazers started the 3rd playing terribly on both ends of the floor. Things got worse when Randolph comitted his 3rd foul and was put on the bench for a precaution. Spurs weren't playing much better though and only led by 3 with 5:30 left in the 3rd. Darius Miles was playing absolutely terribly! He looked like he didnt want to be on the court, missing 3 consecutive lay-ups! He was benched and did not return for the rest of the game. Things starting to work for the Blazers, with Webster knocking down a wide-open 3 to put the Blazers back up by 1. The Spurs hit straight back with some great offence and defence, putting them back up by 3. The Beno Udrih hit a contested 3 to put the Spurs up by 6. But Ruben Patterson went straight back with his own 3, showing why he is in the starting line-up. The Spurs straight back again! now with a 4-0 run and took the lead to 7! And now not looking too good for the Blazers. Zach Randolph got a lay-up to cut the lead to 5, the a stop on the Spurs' next possesion. Newly aquired Daniel Santiago scored his 1st points as a Blazer, cutting the lead to 3 at the end of the 3rd Qtr with a buzzer beating Lay-up! Blazers trail by 3 at the end of the 3rd, 69-72.

4th Qtr:
The Blazers started the 4th playing some really great defence. A 4-0 scoring run by Bogut put the Blazers up by 1 early. The turned into a 9-0 run and gave the Blazers a 6 point lead! The Blazers then started to slow down on offence but continued to play terrific defence! The Blazers led by 7 with just under 3 minutes left in the game. A 2 by Parker and then a great steal and lay-up by Bowen cut the lead back to 3! But the Blazers were just way too good down the stretch, performing the best they had all season in the last 2 minutes.

Final Score Blazers win 101-86

SAN ANTONIO---- 18 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 86
PORTLAND-------- 22 | 25 | 22 | 32 | 101

PLAYER OF THE GAME------Zach Randolph | 16 points | 10 boards | 3 assists | 66%FG(8/12)

GAME LEADERS

Points-- Tony Parker(22) | Zach Randolph(16), Ben Gordon(16)
Rebounds-- Tim Duncan(10) | Zach Randolph(10)
Assists-- Tony Parker(3), Manu Ginobili(3), Beno Udrih(3) | Jarrett Jack(6)
Blocks-- Tim Duncan(2) | Andrew Bogut(1)
Steals-- Bruce Bowen(2) | Martell Webster(2)

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Tim Duncan | 15 points | 10 boards | 2 blocks
Bruce Bowen | 13 points | 2 boards | 2 assists | 2 steals
Manu Ginobili | 11 points | 3 boards
Tony Parker | 22 points | 1 board | 3 assists
Andrew Bogut | 15 points | 7 boards | 1 assist | 1 steal | 1 block
Ben Gordon | 16 points | 3 boards | 1 assist | 1 steal
Sebastian Telfair | 11 points | 2 assists

FACTORS TO THE RESULT

Free Throws | SAS-73%(8/11) | POR-96%(21/22)
Rebounding | SAS-33 | POR-41

ROOKIE WATCH

Andrew Bogut | 15 points | 7 boards | 1 assist | 1 steal | 1 block
Martell Webster | 9 points | 1 board | 1 assist | 2 steals | 3/6 3PT
Jarrett Jack | 6 points | 1 board | 6 assists
Sergei Monia | 4 points | 2 boards | 1 assist

INJURIES

No injuries were taken out of this match

Last edited by TomCat on Fri May 11, 2007 6:05 pm, edited 2 times in total.

WOW u overrun them in the last nice work , Randolph with the Double Double Your in really gud form keep it up and your unstoppable gud luck for your next game

nice work scoop, 96% ft shooting.... thats aight.... zach randolph played well, dub dub.... keep it up cant wait for next game...

Nice win and also nice effort by Randolph

Nice defense. You kept the big three to only ~30 points.
Randolph was on fire. Keep it up!

good game for randolph obvisiously...DOUBLE-DOUBLE!!!!

You beat the Spurs... Wow. Looks like playoffs are a good possibility, maybe taking 1st in the Northworst!

wow you crushed san antonio keep it up

WOW u overrun them in the last nice work , Randolph with the Double Double Your in really gud form keep it up and your unstoppable gud luck for your next game

thanks. yeah i have some good momentum building up at the moment. i hope i can take it into the next game

nice work scoop, 96% ft shooting.... thats aight.... zach randolph played well, dub dub.... keep it up cant wait for next game...

thanks man. i cant believe that i shot so well from the free throw line! i think gordon was 8/8. Bogut got the only miss with 3/4

Nice win and also nice effort by Randolph

thanks. he is playing really well lately

Nice defense. You kept the big three to only ~30 points.
Randolph was on fire. Keep it up!

yeah i prob wouldnt have been able to win if i didnt shut "the big 3" down in the last quarter

good game for randolph obvisiously...DOUBLE-DOUBLE!!!!

thanks, glad you are following

You beat the Spurs... Wow. Looks like playoffs are a good possibility, maybe taking 1st in the Northworst!

yeah i really hope that i can make the playoffs. haha "northworst", good one

wow you crushed san antonio keep it up

thanks for the interest, always happy to know that i have other readers. your dynasty is really good also

Who is Game 6 against? Also, when will ou update the standings?

standings will be updated in maybe half hour. i cant remember who my next game is against, but will have the preview up sometime today, i promise!

Deal finalised between Blazers and BobCats!

After a lot of rumors that Darius Miles was going to be traded, a team seemed interested in him. The Charlotte BobCats agreed that the trade that was made was an even one for both teams.

The Portland TrailBlazers sent Darius Miles and Daniel Santiago to the BobCats in exchange for Gerald Wallace and Jake Voskuhl.

A word from the teams and players:

Blazers GM: I am glad that we got such a good deal from Darius Miles. I am sure that Gerald will fit in this team perfectly and I hope that Darius plays well with his new team. Ruben Patterson will still be starting for us in the next game, but the 2 will both get indentical playing time and the person with better stats will be starting for the rest of the season.

BobCats GM: I feel that this was an even trade. Darius is a similar player to Gerald, but I think he has more explosiveness and i cant wait to see him on the court! He will be starting for us regularly

Miles: I was glad to get out of that hell hole! I will rip it up with my mate Emeka! the BobCats will be unstoppable with the 2 of us!!!

Wallace: I was comfortable playing with the Bobcats, but i am sure that i have a much better chance at a champonship ring with the Blazers! I cant wait to start playing and i hope to earn the starting postition

Well there you have it people! *Game 6 preview VS Nuggets will be up soon*

Last edited by TomCat on Fri May 11, 2007 6:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Nice trading Darius Miles, you need a good scorer and a Highflyer, Hope Wallace will do good to you

Tuesday 29th November 2005 @ Rose Garden Arena, Portland, ORE

Denver Nuggets (2-1) @ Portland TrailBlazers (3-2)

Starting Line-ups

Denver
C | Marcus Camby | 76 Overall
F-C | Kenyon Martin | 85 Overall
F | Carmelo Anthony | 86 Overall
G-F | Voshon Lenard | 65 Overall
G | Andre Miller | 74 Overall


Portland
C | Andrew Bogut | 74 Overall
F | Zach Randolph | 77 Overall
F-G | Ruben Patterson | 69 Overall
G | Ben Gordon | 76 Overall
G | Sebastian Telfair | 75 Overall


Team Leaders
DENVER
PPG- Carmelo Anthony (31.7)
RPG- Marcus Camby (10.7)
APG- Andre Miller (4.3)
BPG- Kenyon Martin (2.33)
SPG- Kenyon Martin (2.67)

PORTLAND
PPG- Ben Gordon (16.3)
RPG- Gerald Wallace (10.7)
APG- Jarrett Jack (3.2)
BPG- Gerald Wallace (2.17)
SPG- Gerald Wallace (1.5)

This will be a hard game for the Blazers. The Nuggets are a Northwest division rival with a very strong inside game on both ends of the floor. Guards should get some good stats while exploiting the weekness of the Nuggets back court. Expect Carmelo to get a lot of points of course because he is leading the league in scoring. I think the guards will have a tough time driving with Martin and Camby in the post. Overall should be an entertaining game.

GamePlan
Shut down Carmelo
Exploit the weak Nuggets' back court
Gordon will be go to guy while playing on Lenard

Prediction

Blazers win in OT in the final seconds....115-114 (OT)

Wallace will be a factor sixth-man for me and also do not let Camby block any shot and win the game

Hmm... I predict a Denver win to be honest. I'm surprised you aren't starting Wallace. He'd do a lot better than Patterson, especially when guarding Carmelo.

Great trade should give u another weapon and i think you will be able to beat the Nuggets good luck

I was glad to get out of that hellhole!!!

He wasn't very happy in Portland now was he

Hehe, that was funnyLiReNAmLo,

Gordon's 47 points not enough to keep winning streak alive!

Gordon got on fire, scoring 41 points in the second half!

1st Qtr:
The game started terribly. The Blazers won the tip and looked to score with a drive from Patterson, but he stepped on the line while attempting the shot. Luckily, Denver didnt start very well either and the game went basket for basket for the 1st few minutes until Demarr Johnson knocked down a 3 to put the Nuggets up 11-8. Things got worse from there with Eduardo Najera getting a 4 point play! which gave the Nuggets a 15-8 lead! The Blazers fought back slightly but couldnt tie the scores up again. The Nuggets led by 4 at the end of the 1st qtr, 24-20.

2nd Qtr:
The Nuggets started the 2nd qtr with an 8-2 run, going up by 10 early. The Blazers didnt really seem to be able cut the lead much, but stayed with the Nuggets, thanks to some good offence and defence by newly aquired Gerald Wallace. The Nuggets with another good qtr, lead by 9 at the half. 44-35.

Players at the half:
Nene | 6 points | 7 boards(5 offensive)
Zach Randolph | 6 points | 3 boards(2 offensive) | 1 assist

3rd Qtr:
Ben Gordon started to warm up early in the 3rd, but still couldnt bring the Blazers back to a small losing margin, trailing by 7 with 3:07 left in the qtr. But Gordon kept working and brang the Blazers back within 5! although the Nuggets would hit back and lead by 7 at the end of the 3rd Qtr, 62-55

4th Qtr:
Nothing much happened for the start of the last, with some basket for basket scoring again. Gordon was still on fire, bringing the Blazers back within 5 with 4:20 left in the game! And Gordon again! now the deficit is back to 3! It looked like the Blazers were going to run over the top of Denver and get the win, but the Nuggets fought back again! stretching the lead back out to 6 with 2:18 left in the game. After a couple of possesions, Ben Gordon got a 3 point play which made them only trail by 4 with 1:28 remaining! A very costly turnover by Andre Miller gave the Blazers the ball with 57 seconds left and only trailing by 4. Of course the ball was given to Ben Gordon in a situation like this, and he didnt disappoint, getting to the free throw line. After making both free throws, the Blazers only trailed by 2 with 38 seconds to go! The Nuggets put the ball into the hands of Carmelo Anthony, who got to the line and nailed both free throws to finish off the Blazers. The Nuggets hold on to win by 5.

Final Score Nuggets win 88-83

DENVER------ 24 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 88
PORTLAND--- 20 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 83

PLAYER OF THE GAME-------Carmelo Anthony | 28 points | 3 boards | 1 assist

GAME LEADERS

Points-- Carmelo Anthony(28) | Ben Gordon(47)
Rebounds-- Nene(12) | Zach Randolph(6)
Assists-- Andre Miller(9) | Sebastian Telfair(5)
Blocks-- Francisco Elson(1), Nene(1), Julius Hodge(1), Kenyon Martin(1) | Ratliff(1), Sebastian Telfair(1), Andrew Bogut(1)
Steals-- Fransisco Elson(1), Earl Boykins(1), Andre Miller(1), Marcus Camby(1) | Gerald Wallace(2)

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Kenyon Martin | 12 points | 8 boards | 1 assist | 1 block
Andre Miller | 9 points | 2 boards | 9 assists | 1 steal
Nene | 10 points | 12 boards | 1 assist | 1 block
Ben Gordon | 47 points | 2 boards | 1 steal

FACTORS TO THE RESULT

Rebounds | DEN-39 | POR-21
Offensive Rebounds | DEN-20 | POR-4

ROOKIE WATCH

Andrew Bogut | 5 points | 4 boards | 1 block
Martell Webster | 1 board | 1 assist
Jarrett Jack | 2 points | 1 assist
Sergei Monia ----------

INJURIES

No injuries were taken out of the match

Last edited by TomCat on Fri May 11, 2007 6:02 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Too bad you lost but 41 points in the 2nd half by Ben Gordon , oh yeah you might want to stay away from the Denver Color, It's hard to read and hurts the eyes

oh yeah you might want to stay away from the Denver Color, It's hard to read and hurts the eyes

yeah i was wondering if people wouldnt like it, i will change it

WOW tough luck but it's always gud to altealst compete against the best of them and it's tough when they have so many options anyway nice work by Gordon

A bad game for me cause you lose despite having 47 from Gordon! and also i also like to thank you for helping to make my dynasty a little better and a coincedence that i will also face Nuggets next on my schedule. I have already done my game preview about it

Gordon was sick , to bad you lost But I think you will win next one