June 24th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Felton Boosts Portland’s Scoring Punch Very rarely, do you find a trade where all three teams involved in the swap meet benefited their cause. In what was a blockbuster wheel and deal, that included draft picks and established veteran players, the Blazers came away with a more explosive point guard; while both the Nuggets and [...]
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Nuggets, Blazers and Mavs Complete Three-Team Exchange; Felton Shipped To Portland
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Pacers Win Third Straight, Blast Trail Blazers 100-87
With Jim O’Brien no longer the coach of the Indiana Pacers, the team obviously has had to get acclimated to the coaching style of interim coach Frank Vogel. Since Vogel has taken over, the Pacers have gone 2-0 and have been especially aggresive on the boards, soemthing that was almost non-existent when O’Brien was the [...]
Trail Blazers Survive Martin’s 45, Outlast Rockets 103-100
Wednesday night’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets at Toyota Center pitted a pair of teams very close to each other in terms of the seedings in the Western Conference playoff chase. The Trail Blazers are a team without Brandon Roy while the Rockets, while offensively powerful, still lack size at the [...]
Ellis Drains 34, Warriors Surprise Trail Blazers 108-94
Nothing like losing a ball player with mental baggage in order to get your team straight as the Golden State Warriors on Friday hosted the Portland Trail Blazers in their first home game since trading malcontent Stephen Jackson. Whether trading Jackson was the cure-all for the team will be water cooler conversation for the short-term, the [...]
Rose, Mayo Lead All-Rookie Team
As was expected, according to the Associated Press, Rookie of the Year guard Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo were unanimous choices on the All-Rookie team. Below are the selections: First team – Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, New [...]
Rockets Fend Off Trail Blazers 86-83, Take 2-1 Series Lead
Depending on your point of view, the game played Friday night between the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets at Toyota Center could be described as either a great defensive effort by both teams, or a game where neither team could shoot the broad side of a barn. Any way that you look at it, [...]
Three Trail Blazers Score 20+, Eclipse Suns 129-109
Portland Trail Blazers. Phoenix Suns. Until recently, this typically would be a mismatch. But then the Trail Blazers loaded up on talent while the Suns got older and started subscribing to the “win at all costs” theory – and they hired Steve Kerr along the way. In any case, both teams got together for a game [...]
Roy Hits Buzzer Beater In OT, Trail Blazers Edge Rockets 101-99
Easily the tightest and arguably the most exciting game of the year, Thursday’s game between the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden did not disappoint any of the 20,611 in attendance. Rudy Gay went from a zero – from a mistake he made earlier in the game – to a hero, [...]
