在开拓者击败掘金，110-105，在莫达中心上周四晚，改善他们的纪录32-11。
波特兰开拓者队击败了丹佛掘金队，110-105，并在Moda中心上周四晚，改善他们的纪录32-11。
有一个电视节目叫“下面的”我不推荐用于儿童。只有一个字来形容，那就是“恶魔”，因为它确实是一个人间地狱的小屏幕版本。地狱主是连环杀手/邪教头目乔·卡罗尔，谁工艺品专为情感摧毁，身体折磨和阉割前联邦调查局特工莱恩哈迪，然后人谁抓住了他一个get-外的监狱方案。哈代有心脏问题，所以卡罗尔发现可怕的方式与他的心脏起搏器的混乱。哈代有一个爱的兴趣，所以卡罗尔SICS他洗脑追随者对她和她的孩子，同时服用人质在不同的点。该名男子的人的痛苦只是棘轮达插曲插曲后，哈代再次拉回追捕获卡罗尔。应该有一个警告标签：如果你看这个节目在一排太多时间，你会开始怀疑，如果你有心理问题。我说，没有夸张和自我暗示的方式。
这给我们带来了阿尔德里奇的困境。 Let's just say you were Joe Carroll, or at least the NBA's version of Joe Carroll, bent on making life miserable for the perennially underrated Aldridge, who is in the midst of the best basketball of his life and winning games at a rate that's unprecedented during his career. What would you do to rain on his parade? How might you try pushing his buttons?
Here's one blueprint. Design a popularity contest that often, but not always, rewards the best players, and has never rewarded Aldridge. (The All-Star Game and its fan voting procedure that determines the starting lineups for both teams, a process in which Aldridge has never previously been a factor.) Then, release the results of the popularity contest every two weeks, incrementally increasing Aldridge's tally and standing relative to the rest of the participants so that he just might take interest and maybe even get his hopes up. (Aldridge finished eighth among Western Conference big men in the first round of voting, sixth in the second round, and fifth in the third round, when the top three vote-getters would earn the right to start.)
Then, on the day it's time to announce the final results, have a prominent national writer hint that one of Aldridge's chief competitors might not be selected. (Sam Amick of USA Today Sports reported on Twitter Thursday that Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard "may not make the cut," when earlier rounds of voting had Howard in.) Then, have another one of Aldridge's chief competitors tell a reporter that he didn't expect make the starting lineup. (Jerry Zgoda of the Star-Tribune reported Thursday that Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love implied that he didn't think he was in.)
So, you're saying there's a chance. Aldridge had been the fifth man in a race for three spots, but then two of the five -- not including Aldridge -- were now potentially on the outside looking in? That would improbably make... Aldridge... in... right? Did he somehow make a crazy last-minute push and squeeze in? Could it be true? Could the overlooked have finally been noticed?
Just when those optimistic, maybe-just-maybe wheels started turning, the diabolical knife twist -- straight out of "The Following" -- came with the revelation of the results. Howard? He didn't make it. Love? He actually did make it, along with Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin. Is there a more frustrating trio of players to stand between Aldridge and an All-Star starting spot? No.
Had Howard made it, at least there would be an argument that he's a center, and he does certain things that Aldridge doesn't. But Howard didn't make it. Instead, Durant, the player whom Portland passed on in 2007 for Greg Oden, a decision that has become the subject of roughly 1.235323 million questions for Aldridge in the seven years since, as Durant has made a Finals trip, won a gold medal and grown into one of the sport's three most-popular players.
And, the real kicker, both Love and Griffin, the two players Aldridge is most often compared with, the two players who have beaten him out for All-Star spots, All-NBA recognition and general fame. Two players on teams with worse records than Aldridge's, one of whom is on a lottery team while the other is indisputably the second-best player on his own team. Two players without overwhelming statistical advantages over Aldridge. Two players who didn't really draw that many more votes than Aldridge, who landed 609,172 votes, more than five times his 2013 total (a fact that became functionally irrelevant as soon as he didn't make the top three).
Here Aldridge was again, empty-handed. But, much like Hardy, he wasn't beaten.
His response? Dumping in a career-high 44 points (on 15-for-29 shooting and 14-for-17 from the free-throw line), 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks in a victory over Denver, a game that saw Aldridge score Portland's last 15 points. For the sake of maximum clarity: the only Blazers player to score in the game's final 9:18 was Aldridge, and he personally outscored the Nuggets 15-14 in the final period.
"I've kind of gotten used to those things happening," Aldridge told Blazersedge afterwards, when asked about missing out on a starting spot. "Everybody around me was more upset than me. I came in tonight and [Nicolas Batum] was pretty fired up about it. My mom was pretty heated about it. Me, I was like, 'OK, this is happening again.'"
But he didn't leave it there.
"I think I definitely should have been a starter," Aldridge told Blazersedge. "But it's over with now, basically."
Technically, there is still a slight glimmer of hope for Aldridge. Should Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (or any one of the starters) wind up as an injury scratch, the Western Conference's coach would be in position to hand-select a starting lineup replacement. The coach could be Blazers coach Terry Stotts, and there's little doubt about whom he would pick. The coach could also be Thunder coach Scott Brooks, and then it becomes a bigger toss-up. But backing in on a technicality isn't the type of recognition someone in Aldridge's position is seeking.
"LaMarcus Aldridge should be an All-Star starter," TNT commentator Charles Barkley declared shortly after the line-ups were announced. But that snub talk isn't the type of recognition someone in Aldridge's position is seeking, either. Aldridge has been there before, and it's not much consolation.
Fruitless or not, there was no shortage of praise being sung by Aldridge's coach and teammates after the buzzer sounded Thursday. Of course there was. Aldridge had played through moments when Denver looked to ramp up their physicality against him. He had played through aggressive double teams. He had played through a slow start and three missed free throws, crediting Mo Williams for a little inspirational pep talk before hitting four consecutive sets of foul shots in the game's final 67 seconds to close out the win. He had earned louder "MVP" chants than ever before.
"How could I not hear it?" Aldridge asked afterwards. "You can't block that out. When you're a kid at the gym, or at the park, you practice those type of moments. ... It shows how this city is behind me right now."
He secured defensive rebounds and controlled possessions late, accepting responsibility for delivering the victory rather than passing the ball off to a guard for the charity stripe duties.
"I stand by my belief that he's the best power forward in the game," Stotts said. "I think he showed it again tonight. It's not the first time he's shown that. The starters are voted by the fans, but I think LaMarcus has the respect of the coaches and the players and the general managers in the league. He's going to be in the All-Star Game and deservedly so. I think he just proved, once again, that he's the best power forward [in the NBA]."
The chorus continued from there.
"We feel like L.A. should have been a starter," said Damian Lillard, who finished with 11 points (on 5-for-10 shooting) and 3 assists.
"I don't know why he doesn't start the All-Star Game," added Batum, who tallied 6 points (on 1-for-5 shooting), 7 rebounds and 10 assists. "With this guy, I don't know what he needs to do to prove to everybody that he's the best. I don't judge anybody [else] but he proved it again tonight."
The politically correct statements of support were crafted so carefully -- without any names being called out specifically -- that it all started to get a little bit suspicious. There's an elephant in the room, someone get more directly to the point, please. For Aldridge to be the best, others can't be. For Aldridge to be included, someone else had to be excluded.
"Can't really do much about [him being left out]," said Wesley Matthews, who finished with 24 points (on 8-for-15 shooting) and four assists. "His play speaks for itself. Our record speaks on behalf of his play. That's it."
But that wasn't it. A reporter prodded Matthews: Didn't those 44 points against the Nuggets look an awful like a statement game from Aldridge?
"I think his statement is going to come on Saturday," Matthews said.
Wouldn't you know it? The Blazers will host Love's Timberwolves on Saturday.
Laaaaaaaaaaaaadies and gentlemen, welcome to ..... the... MAIIIIIIIIIIIN EVENT! In this corner, wearing the blue and white trunks, he's 6-foot-10, leading all power forwards in Player Efficiency Rating, and representing (to some people) an imperfect process that will never be able to please everyone... it's Kevin ... LOVE.
And in this corner, donning the black and red, he's 6-foot-11, leading the league's biggest surprise team in points and rebounds, while also listening patiently as his beloved mother flips out about his lack of recognition... it's LaMarcus ... ALDRIDGE.
To be clear, Love has done nothing wrong (obviously) and if there's a villain here, it's a system and circumstances beyond any player's control. That's fine. It still took Matthews' one-liner about 15 seconds to reach Minnesota, and Love is one of the fiercest competitors this state has produced.
The very best sequences in "The Following" are the rare moments when Hardy gets to push back against the maddening madness that has engulfed his life. Let's go ahead and fast-forward through Friday and get this thing on.
Random Game Notes
Terry Stotts' Post-Game Comments
Opening comments
Well, I was very pleased with our second half, particularly defensively. I thought Nic Batum did a terrific job on [Ty] Lawson. I thought Lawson in the first half really directed their offense, scoring, passing, penetrating. Nic did a fantastic job controlling the game in the second half. It goes without saying that LaMarcus just keeps impressing everybody with what he's doing. He was aggressive to the basket, made his jump shots, made his free throws, rebounded, came up big when we needed him, made passes out of the double teams when they doubled, got block shots, he was fantastic.
Damian Lillard guarding Wilson Chandler
Well, it was mainly because I wanted to keep Nic on Lawson. That was the priority. I thought Damian battled well, he scored once in the lane. I thought Damian did a good job but I thought the priority of our defense in the second half was to contain Lawson. I didn't want to go away from that.
Team played angry in second half?
I don't know if we were playing angry, but I thought we were playing hard, we were competing, I thought we were determined. I don't know if angry is the right word. We played defensively with some emotion. I know it's in us. We're capable of doing those things. When the second unit came in during the second half, Thomas in particular, they were very active. When L.A. was on the bench, it allowed him to get an extra couple minutes. I thought that stretch was very important for us. To answer your question, I don't know if angry would be the right word. But I liked our disposition no question.
Slow first half because you were coming off recent road trip?
I don't know. I know a lot of people talk about coming back off of a road trip, and the first game after a road trip is difficult. I don't know if there is empirical evidence to confirm or deny that. The first half -- it was certainly an offensive half. Their big guys made some jump shots, but to answer your question, I don't know, I'm not one to use excuses as reason for not playing well in the first half, or not defending in the first half.
Wesley Matthews
He came out of the gate, made the first three, was on a roll, particularly in the first half, he had post-up opportunities. He's as good of a competitor as I've been around at both ends of the floor. He wants to win and he wants to play well. He was into it. I liked the way he jumped into the game.
Denver's defensive approach to Aldridge and his response
He responded pretty well, that I can say. They tried to deny him the ball but we were able to get him the ball most of the time. They doubled him two or three times, they tried to push him out a little bit. In the first half they played him straight and he was able to get into the paint easily. I thought they were more aggressive and more physical [in the second half]. Other than double-teaming him two or three times, I thought they just tried to deny him the ball, but we were able to get him the ball.
Nicolas Batum, finger injury
He still gets 10 assists, seven rebounds. He got a couple rebounds, a couple of offensive rebounds that were really important, kept the ball alive, that's really important for us. Tonight was a good game for him, getting back to playing like he was before he re-injured his finger in Houston. I thought he was -- I didn't think he was tentative taking shots, aggressive with his dribble, he still had assists. He pushed the ball up in transition with his left hand. I don't think his finger impacted his game as much tonight as it did in Oklahoma City.
Responding after losses
We want to win every game. Whether we've won or lost the previous game. It's not so much that, we had two tough games on the road, Houston and Oklahoma City. We knew this was an important game for us. They're all important. I don't know how much it's in our mindset, as far as not losing three in a row, or responding after a loss. I think we go into each game trying to win that game regardless of what happened previously.
LaMarcus Aldridge left off All-Star starters, then career-high. Coincidence?
You'd have to ask him that. I stand by my belief that he's the best power forward in the game. I think he showed it again tonight. It's not the first time he's shown that. The starters are voted by the fans, but I think LaMarcus has the respect of the coaches and the players and the general managers in the league. He's going to be in the All-Star Game and deservedly so. I think he just proved, once again, that he's the best power forward.
-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter
The Trail Blazers切断它关闭但从Lamarcus Aldridge和来自丹佛的20多个错误的44分掘金帮助密封110-105胜利的波特兰。
the Portland Trail Blazers 在今晚的Moda Center中面对丹佛掘金队在Moda Center中逃脱了110-105在丹佛早期举行的比赛中的胜利，因为下半场取得了扼杀并蜷缩起来。这是当其他承诺让我从观看游戏中观看游戏时的那些晚上的一个晚上，所以而不是通常的长形崩溃，我将为你提供前十个故事情节和一些大幅度分析。有关游戏流程的更详细帐户，请参阅 timmay的即时回复。另请务必查看 Trail Blazers Owner Paul Allen 谁中断了他的繁忙的Seahawks 来自今晚的游戏 1。拉马库斯aldridge aldridge在15-29拍摄时获得44分，他的下一个最近的队友的镜头尝试加倍。 He also drew an amazing 17 foul shot attempts, making 14. The Blazers needed all of those points plus 13 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks, plus Aldridge's steady presence as the storm raged around him in order to win this game. The Nuggets couldn't find anyone to defend him and the Blazers made them pay, finding LaMarcus repeatedly. Tonight was Aldridge's argument that the best forwards in the West might not necessarily be named Kevin. 2. Offensive Rebounds Make Up For Threes Not Falling The Blazers shot far worse than the Nuggets tonight, 43% to 49%. Denver shot 44% from the three-point arc, hitting 10-23. Portland fired a miserable 4-18, 22%. Extra shot opportunities saved Portland's bacon. Portland corralled 16 offensive boards, Denver 7. Portland attempted 88 shots, Denver 79. The Nuggets were forced to play Timofey Mozgov late in the game in order to stop Robin Lopez from grabbing so many offensive rebounds. Even though Mozgov did reasonably well, his inexperience was one factor hurting the Nuggets in Category #3... 3. Denver's Huge Mistakes Down the Stretch The Nuggets made multiple blunders late: unnecessary fouls, silly turnovers, losing rebounds, setting up too late in the clock, going for a 2 pointer when down 3 with 8 seconds left and no timeouts then missing that 2-pointer. Guys like Mozgov and Evan Fournier don't belong in the game during critical moments but foul trouble, lack of depth, lack of defense, and questionable coaching conspired to keep Denver vulnerable in moments when they could have taken the game. A bonus mention for J.J. Hickson's idiotic foul on Wesley Matthews on a halfcourt, buzzer-beating attempt at the end of the first half even though it didn't happen at the end of the game. Nice way to give up 30% of the lead you worked hard to get. 4. Denver Turnovers 19 Denver miscues led to 28 Portland points tonight, a quarter of Portland's total. A few of those were due to Portland's opportunism but plenty can be chalked up to Denver being broken. 5. Denver Is Broken No Danilo Gallinari, no Andre Miller, no Darrell Arthur...the Nuggets are jury-rigged right now and it shows. 6. Free Throws Portland hit 30-34, Denver 17-20. That's a 13-point cushion that the Blazers needed. 7. Wesley Matthews: Portland's Secret Weapon Matthews has come out aggressively in most games over the last few weeks, eschewing his usual role as catch-and-shoot three guy and attacking the basket on the drive, in the post, and on the break. Results have been mixed but against Denver's smaller guards the tactic worked. Just when the Nuggets thought they could get a handle on Aldridge, Matthews started filleting them from the other side. 8. Portland's Bench Gets Outplayed Badly The second unit offense was kind of an issue tonight with 4 bench players combining for 4-15 shooting. But the bench defense was nearly unmentionable in the first half and only tentatively good in the second. Joel Freeland committed 2 fouls in 9 minutes, C.J. McCollum 2 in 11 minutes, Mo Williams 5 in 19 minutes. The starters combined for 11 fouls in 191 minutes of play. Portland's bench combined for 10 fouls in 49 minutes. And it's not like those fouls were preventing points. Denver's bench scored 40, admittedly in far greater minutes and against a mix of starters and reserves from Portland, but still. The upshot is, in order to beat a haphazardly-constructed incarnation of an already-suspect Nuggets team in a narrow game decided in the final 10 seconds of play the Blazers were forced to play their starters between 37-39 minutes each. 9. News Flash: The Blazers Can't Defend, Except When They Can As mentioned above, Portland's first half defense was abysmal. Yes, the Nuggets score plenty. But giving up 30 and 37 in consecutive quarters was beyond the pale. The defense adjusted in the third to allow a more reasonable 24 points and the beginning of the fourth period was brilliant as Denver fought the clock for pressured, outside shots. But things slipped towards the end of the game and you got the feeling that Denver fell apart and lost this game as much as the Blazers came together and won it. Lack of defense seems to put every game in jeopardy at some point no matter who the opponent is. 10. The Blazers Win Anyway They needed every bit of heroics--every scrap of Lopez hustle, every timely shot from Matthews, every dominant moment from Aldridge--but the Blazers did it...again. This was another mark in the win column and another step towards achieving the post-season dream. In the end, that's what matters. Big picture, though, nights like this have to concern Blazer fans quietly even as they applaud loudly. How long can Portland continue to extend the starters, compensate for a shaky bench and even shakier defense, keep these heart-stopping victories coming in the final minutes of the fourth? Portland's first back-to-back losses of the season came on December 28th and 30th. The one-month anniversary of that event will come next Tuesday, following games against Minnesota, Golden State, and Memphis. We've definitely seen a different team in that month than we saw in the first two. It feels like a marathoner who's been running with the lead pack and is still doing so, but you start to see a small hitch in his stride. It's nothing big right now, but with the race only 40% over (counting the playoffs) you wonder how long he can keep running with that hitch, when it might cause him to drop back, and if he can mount a second wind when he's already been performing beyond expectations. The Blazers won tonight. The Blazers also have things to iron out. The sooner that happens, the easier we can breathe. Your Jersey Contest scores and the form for Saturday's game are HERE. Tonight's Contest Answers: The Nuggets score 9 fastbreak points. Mo Williams plays 19 minutes. Portland's bench scores 13 points combined. Nicolas Batum leads the Blazers in assists. Fugitiveguy leads tonight's scoring with 76 out of a possible 100 points. MavetheGreat leads for the month with 433 points and a 61.9 point average. --Dave (blazersub@gmail.com)
波特兰开拓者队的懒惰版出现在丹佛掘金队的比赛中今晚，比赛进行到了最后一场。但拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇在最后15分中取得了职业生涯新高，并为开拓者队赢得了一场胜利。
开拓者队由拉马库斯·阿尔德里奇领衔，拥有另一条MVP口径的数据线，44分（职业生涯新高），13个篮板和5次助攻。他得到了卫斯理·马修斯（24分）和罗宾·洛佩兹（12分，9个篮板）的支持http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400489505“>禁区得分
第一节：开拓者队的良好开局让他们早早以8-2领先，但多个糟糕的失误给了掘金队额外的机会，他们把事情关得很紧。但开拓者队主教练特里·斯托茨（Terry Stotts）聪明地将球交给了阿尔德里奇，由丹佛队的肯尼斯·法里德（Kenneth Faried）防守。法里德就是对付不了他，很快就犯了两次犯规。波特兰在快攻和内线比赛中抢占先机，但他们无法阻止掘金在另一端内线得分，或获得进攻篮板。尽管在进攻端有一个很好的四分之一，防守却把开拓者甩在了后面。丹佛30号，波特兰27号。
我们应该很快开始篮板和打一些防守。
通过燃烧的冲锋枪第二节：在CJ McCollum的带领下，开拓者的板凳保持了距离，但老实说：开拓者队看起来还是有点懒。他们脸上的表情是“我们可以在需要的时候打开它”。这是你会看到迈阿密热火队所做的事情。这既有点吓人，又有点酷。但它最终也会咬到你的屁股。喜欢在波特兰打球的内特·罗宾逊（Nate Robinson）打了一个又一个球，将丹佛队领先了9分。威尔逊·钱德勒（Wilson Chandler）本赛季最幸运的三分球（意外投中）领先12分。开拓者队先发球员说了声“呵呵”，然后进入了比赛。几分钟后，赤字为3。但丹佛板凳无法阻止。首先，兰迪“你为布兰登·罗伊超越了我”福耶投了三分让丹佛保持领先，接着又投了三分，接着是三分，接着是三分。这让掘金在中场休息时轻松领先。但不是在Lillard这么做之前：
丹佛67号，波特兰59号
好吧。。。我们又来了。
谢谢，我错过了迈克·巴雷特的评论。
第三节：一支充满灵感的丹佛队以三分球和一个拦网开始了第三节，然后是另一个三分球、一个上篮和另一个三分球。他们的领先优势达到了15，因为观众（和游戏日的线程工作人员）越来越沮丧。开拓者队努力跑动，犯了一些马虎的错误，一对一的射门失误。波特兰队在还剩5分钟的时候将领先优势缩小到了个位数，更多的防守帮助球队将比分差距缩小到了5分。只要运气好一点，丹佛队就足以保持领先。丹佛91，波特兰86
开拓者队只是滑行了三个季度，然后挤出了胜利的机会。对球迷来说压力很大，但他们通常会赢。
金拉马库斯第四节：斯托茨教练意识到丹佛有内特·罗宾逊防守马修斯。他可能笑了。两分钟后，波特兰领先，丹佛宣布暂停。丹佛队重新取得领先，但马修斯再次站稳脚跟，并将球传给CJ三分。。。沙沙声。但比赛还剩8分钟时，阿尔德里奇又回到了比赛中，比分仍然持平。还剩7分钟，前开拓者JJ希克森让丹佛再次领先。作为回应，奥尔德里奇得分，再次得分，然后阻止了泰劳森的上篮。波特兰在比赛还剩4分钟时仍保持1分的领先优势，但奥尔德里奇罚球不中，四分之三不中。他打了一个夹在丹佛两次失误之间的跳投。丹佛上篮保持开拓者领先1分，然后在1:26的时候用钩射领先。奥尔德里奇两次罚球命中，但福耶在还剩一分钟时上篮，丹佛领先。奥尔德里奇又一次严重犯规，在还剩43秒时又罚了两次罚球，开拓者队领先。
在暂停后，丹佛将球交给了劳森，劳森错过了一次跳投。阿尔德里奇抢下了篮板，但希克森在后场立即犯规。他又投了两次罚球，使开拓者队领先三分，并在得分上追平了他职业生涯的新高。福耶小姐d a three-pointer to tie, but the ball bounced out of bounds off Aldridge. With another chance, Denver went to Wilson Chander, who, after looking like Michael Jordan at times, missed a layup. Aldridge was fouled on the rebound, and broke his career high with two more free throws. He scored the final 15 points for the Blazers.
Denver missed a three, and there was a celebration, and a TNT interview where Aldridge was called an "MVP candidate" and showed he was keeping the game ball. Not too shabby for a night where the Blazers seemed to take half the game off.
What's Next:
The schedule doesn't slow down, as the Minnesota Timberwolves are in town Saturday night. And you can bet the Blazers remember their last meeting.
In the meantime, stay tuned, Ben and Dave have plenty of coverage to come tonight!
Gameday Thread Comments of the Night!
欢迎来到Gameayay开放线程Blazer’s Edge! This is a place to hang out and enjoy tonight’s festivities with your fellow fans. Treat it as if you’re watching a game at the local watering hole, but hopefully without the language. Expect some disagreements, and a fair amount of changing emotions. But we'll get through it together.
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Welcome to the Gameday Open Thread at Blazer’s Edge! This is a place to hang out and enjoy tonight’s festivities with your fellow fans. Treat it as if you’re watching a game at the local watering hole, but hopefully without the language. Expect some disagreements, and a fair amount of changing emotions. But we'll get through it together.
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