February 8th, 2012 
Russ Loede 
Posted in PORTLAND, Ore. — The NBA said a goaltending call in the final seconds of regulation in the Portland Trail Blazers‘ overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night was incorrect. Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge was called for goaltending on Kevin Durant‘s attempted layup with six seconds left. The call tied the game at 103 and it went to overtime. [...]
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NBA Says Aldridge Goaltending Call on Durant was Incorrect
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Sources: Trail Blazers Extend Qualifying Offer To Center Greg Oden
The Portland Trail Blazers will tender a one-year, $8.8 million qualifying offer to center Greg Oden, making him a restricted free agent, according to Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports. Blazers told Greg Oden’s mgmt earlier this week they will tender 1yr, $8.8 mill qualifying offer 2 make him a restricted FA, sources tell Y! Oden has [...]
Nuggets, Blazers and Mavs Complete Three-Team Exchange; Felton Shipped To Portland
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Trail Blazers Deal Jazz Sour Note 98-87
The trade by the Charlotte Bobcats in which they traded Gerald Wallace to the Portland Trail Blazers has finally started bearing fruit for the Trail Blazers. While Portland is safely in the Western Conference playoffs, they have been in a battle of sorts with the New Orleans Hornets in terms of seeding placement. But Wallace [...]
Aldridge, Wallace Combine For 48; Trail Blazers Send Heat To Fifth Straight Loss 105-96
To say that the Miami Heat is in a free-fall is a major understatement. Because they have a weak bench despite signing Mike Bibby, the team has relied a little bit too much on LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. That sense of reliance has hurt the Heat as they had lost four straight prior to their [...]
Matthews’ 11 Fourth Quarter Points Help Trail Blazers Skate Past Kings 107-102
Apparently, Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan was none too pleased with his team’s performance againat the Houston Rockets last Turesday. So what punishment did he dole out? Extra practice? Nope. McMillan instead made his team watch their performance against Houston. If the Trail Blazers’ performance against the Sacramento Kings is any indicator, maybe they [...]
Wallace Shipped To Trail Blazers For Players And Picks
Even the Charlotte Bobcats think that they have some playoff aspirations as they shipped Gerald Wallace to the Portland Trail Blazers for center Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham and two first-round draft picks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Did the brain trust of the Blazers overpay to obtain Wallace? I suppose that depends on [...]
