Preview: Trail Blazers at Kings
by Tom Ziller on Apr 3, 2010 2:00 PM PDT
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SCOUTING REPORT
HighTops is out of service.
Portland remains locked in a battle with San Antonio and Oklahoma City at the bottom end of the playoff picture. The Blazers are currently one game behind the Thunder for the No. 6 seed and a half-game behind the Spurs for No. 7. Portland lost big in Denver Thursday after a Wednesday home demolition of the Knicks. The Blazers have played five games in the past 12 days; the Kings have played six over the same span, but have been off since Wednesday.
Portland plays at the league's slowest pace, with just 87.7 possessions per game on average. It's an offensive-minded squad, though, with the NBA's No. 5 offense and No. 15 defense. Portland qualifies as elite in protecting the ball, offensive rebounding and drawing fouls. On defense, rebounding is the team's strength.
The Blazers are 3-0 against the Kings this season, with a +10/game scoring margin. The other game at ARCO Arena between the teams came Dec. 15, with the Blazers winning 95-88. Credit Jerryd Bayless with that one -- he scored 14 points on six FGAs and 10 FTAs off the bench.
KEY BATTLE
Tyreke Evans vs. Brandon Roy. Evans has done alright against Portland this season; he's averaged 15.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 38 minutes a game on .524 True Shooting. Roy, though, has torched the Kings: 24/5/5.7 in 39 minutes on .623 TS. If Roy has that kind of success against Sacramento's best player and Evans can't match, it'll be a loooooong night for the Kings.
BOLD PROCLAMATION
You aren't that handsome, Juwan. Handsome, but not that handsome.
BOLD BROCKLAMATION
"Toronto, you are next!"
DETAILS
7 PM PT start. Game threads at 7 and 8:15, a post-gamer at 9:45.
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Well, go Kings, I say.
But those flower-munchers in Rose City seem to have our number this year.
Just you wait…
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.
Playoff bound that cannot afford to lose a game to a team they should not lose to
Portland gets respect as one of those teams that brings it every night. They are a wild collection of talent that on paper is not good enough to win this many games in this very tough conference. To me they stand out as a superstar lead team that makes the team gel: the Palmetto State duo – Miami and Orlando are likewise astonishing. It is my hope that Sacramento follows in these footsteps.
ESPN Accuscore: BEdge: 102 StR 98. The Vegas prognosticators are +7.
The Blazers have excelled at collapsing the lane better than anyone against RekeRoY. I expect a low teen scoring output with the same in assists for #13.
Bold Proclamations:
Spencer will have a break out game from eating too much chocolate in front of the tube, abandoning his position that low fat vanilla yogurt is his favorite of the 31 flavors.
Tyreke will see a bobble head doll and be remiinded of his concussion.
by betweentheeyes on Apr 3, 2010 2:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
The Blazers won this many games with 300+ man games lost to injury, most to rotation players!
I do like the way your Kings are headed. Tyreke is gonna be awesome! If you can get a big bruising big you will be much better next year. Good luck Sac-town.
Batumshakalaka!
At this point, I don't care whether we win or lose.
I am hoping that Tyreke does well against Brandon Roy and would also like to see Beno have another great game.
I hope Landry doesn’t have anymore problems with his teeth. Poor guy! He is either losing his teeth or having to endure listening to more stories about his teeth.
To be the best, you have to do your best. Otherwise, you are only second-rate.
Rec'd for awesomeness
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I want a win
I’ll be there and I don’t really like the Blazers. Time for a win
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
I want a win every game. I think the Kings are due against the Blazers too.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
This is probably true.
In fact both things are probably true.
I'm wondering if Blazer fans are the Zombie Apocalypse I've been hearing about.
As the optimistic guy that I am
I also think we’re due to close out the year with some very good games. I think this team deserves to close such a good year with a couple quality Ws. Lets see if they can come through
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
It's the Quadrannual Blazer Fan Migration through SacTown Royalty.
Can I apologize ahead of time for the mess that gets left behind?
I'm wondering if Blazer fans are the Zombie Apocalypse I've been hearing about.
As long as you promise to clean the bathrooms after
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
At least I'm not cleaning up after Laker fans.
I’m not sure they care where the bathrooms are.
I'm wondering if Blazer fans are the Zombie Apocalypse I've been hearing about.
I'm not sure Kings fans do either.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
eh not all bedgers are bad...
just some of us :)
by These Refs Suck on Apr 3, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
They only care about the bathrooms when they are clean
But you’ll never see them there when they are dirty
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
20-5-5 baby or 18-2-0
The Blazers seem to handle the Kings pretty easy. This might be an unwatchable. Maybe not as much as a shot Roy Jones Jr. fighting an old, boring, tactical, but still very good Bernard Hopkins. Atleast the game won’t cost you $40.
I love beating dead horses.
Go Kings baby! Wether we win or lose, I just hope Tyreke gets his average : )
Because I am a stat whore….. wooo wooo
Dirty Di*k's and Shi% listen to this arithmetics
Yeah. Kings wins. :)
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
well thats always #1
I would rather cheer for the reke-o-meter than be seeing tons of posts about the draft. Nice change from last year..
by Hilton on Apr 3, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes indeedy HIlton. I'm with ya there.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
To be fair
That’s all we had to look for last year. There’s so many more positives happening this year
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
This is very true.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
No that is true
Last year draft we were talking about it in January because it was so bad. You have put together some nice posting for this coming one which have been good reads.
So guys...
Andre Igudala anyone?
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on Apr 3, 2010 4:07 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yes Dre Igudala is the pimp shit!
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Haha
I knew you wanted the Kings to get him!
Iggy was a fucking stud when he played here at Zona. He had a 1-man highlight reel every night with his dunks.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on Apr 3, 2010 5:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was making fun of the spelling.
He played well at Zona I agree, but that doesn’t mean I want him on the Kings.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
i dont either
because he’s basically Reke with a little more athleticism and a little less ball handling and passing skills. We don’t need 2 of those.
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on Apr 3, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Whew!
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Blazer fan chiming in
what up my friends at StR? Good luck tonight. Always like watching Tyreke play. He’s going to be entertaining for many seasons to come. Hope you guys put together some more talent to really build a strong team around that guy. Continued great work with the site PG.
OK just wanted to check in and say hi. Peace.
"Thou art the Great Cat, the avenger of the Gods, and the judge of words, and the president of the sovereign chiefs and the governor of the holy Circle; thou art indeed...the Great Cat." - Inscription on the Royal Tombs at Thebes
This is wrong:
The other game at ARCO Arena between the teams came Dec. 15, with the Blazers winning 95-88.
The other game at ARCO was March 12, and the Blazers won 110-94. That game on December 12th was in Portland.
Get well Greg! Rip City is still behind you!
just noticed this...
Greg Oden looks older than the Butler head coach. like…10 years older
"(Jason Heyward) is like the Grim Reaper -- you know he's going to get you, you just don't know where or when."
by Scott Coleman on Apr 3, 2010 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
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