今晚在他们的比赛中为波特兰赛道的比赛返回了几件事：Lamarcus Aldridge，能量，执行和胜利。
再次欢欣鼓料，波特兰托盘开瓶粉丝！一晚，一切都与世界有关。 lamarcus aldridge 返回波特兰的起始阵容。燃烧者比对手更能力。拍摄百分比很好，一个反弹的优势安全，助攻很高，失误很低，燃烧者在 aldridge回来改变了波特兰阵容的肤色，超越了他的25分。他证明了严重的跳线 - 逃避9-21才能达到这一总数。但波特兰的防守轮流看起来更加紧张，他们的反弹留下了坚强（Aldridge他自己16岁），他们终于能够匹配对手的实际前进，消除了在过去7场比赛中困扰着他们的慢性错配。如果Aldridge没有早期形式看，至少他的出现比在全明星之后的历史上更快，更有活力，受到腹股沟损伤的阻碍。 Aldridge的存在具有二次效果让犯罪看起来对。 Plays fraught with confusion suddenly smoothed out with a scorer in the extended post. Spacing cleaned up, lanes opened, weak-side jumpers became available, passes more frequent. 24 assists on 37 made buckets was a good ratio for Portland. 13 turnovers made the game far easier than nights when the Blazers pushed 20. Those turnovers came largely off of individual play--dribbles or travels or offensive fouls--instead of "pick six" passes for fast-break points. The Hawks scored 14 on the break, mostly in the second half when the game was under control. The Blazers never ran a serious deficit in this one, building a lead and maintaining through a complete game...a rarity. Being honest, the Blazers also won because they finally ran into an opponent less interested in winning the game than they. The blitzing energy of the Bobcats and the excited, puppy-like quality of Orlando's play were nowhere in evidence tonight. Atlanta showed streaks of interest--directly coinciding with streaks of points--but they mostly ran plays by the number, slowly and without much chance of a breakthrough. Every Atlanta player caressed the ball like it was the Stanley Cup tonight, holding for 3-4 seconds in front of a defender before passing it on to the next guy. You can malign Portland's defense for several reasons but size and length are not among them. If you let the Blazers stand still in front of you, scoring will become a serious issue. The Blazers didn't need a ton of lateral movement or good decision-making to watch the Hawks tonight. All they had to do was watch. When the ball moved, they activated. Seeing Portland's size and length prove out on the defensive end was entertaining, though. My personal favorite is their "Red Alert" collapse when an opponent gets the ball deep under the basket off a pass or offensive rebound. The poor guy stands there while Aldridge, Robin Lopez, and Nicolas Batum hear the klaxon call and surround him quickly. Those three have arms that reach to the moon. It's funny to see the guy pump fake twice, nobody moves, then he realizes that he can't get a shot up, can't get a pass out, can't dribble around them, and he's stuck waiting for a 3-second call. Results include traveling, offensive fouls, and simply losing the ball. And all this happens at the moment he thought he got good position. Nevertheless when the Hawks did move the ball around the Blazers proved as pliable as ever. Atlanta scored off drives into the lane and off of screens. Lou Williams threatened to win the game all by himself but the Blazers played their "Williams" card as well, watching Mo put in one of his better games of the season. The entire bench functioned better now that they actually were a bench instead of playing converted starters minutes. This wasn't a Renaissance game for the Blazers. All is not right in Blazer Land. But it was a win with 10 games remaining in the season and playoff position on the line. At this point that "W" becomes its own good. Anything that brings it, any way it comes, is a positive...the only positive that matters. Once again, after a streak of the worst wins and losses of the season, Blazer fans can finally say, "Well done!" That's a nice feeling. Individual Notes We've covered LaMarcus Aldridge already. Note that 5 of his rebounds were offensive...one of the signs Portland's offense is functioning as it should be. Damian Lillard looked comfortable in his own skin for the first time in a long time. He shot 7-15, 4-9 from distance, for 21 points. He didn't draw 10 foul shots in this game because he didn't spend the whole game with the ball in his hands, burdened to score. He did hit 3-4. Though foul shots are usually a sign of health and smart offense, in this case I prefer the cleaner shooting. Lillard also had 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Those interested in his defense should note that it wasn't that much better in this game but the Blazers could absorb it much better with a full lineup. Lillard's defense hurts, puts an extra burden on his teammates, but it's not fatal if everything else is going right. It's one of those things you live with most nights, chalking up a few losses to as the season progresses. It mostly stands out when other things are going wrong and his teammates can't cover. Nicolas Batum went back into efficiency mode after barfing up a long string of sloppy games. He shot 5-10, scored 12 and rebounded 7, dished 3 assists, blocked 2 shots, and committed only a single turnover. Like Lillard, he looked far more in place tonight...appropriate and effective. Wesley Matthews had trouble defending quicker guards but did what was needful, hitting 3-6 triples and scoring 11 floor-stretching points. His 4 turnovers weren't stellar but they weren't momentum-changers either. Robin Lopez looked relieved to have help defensively and on the boards. He scored 11 with 7 rebounds and 2 blocks...standard Robin. It's good to see that back. Thomas Robinson's minutes (19) were limited more by his 4 fouls than his quality of play. He had one of his better game, playing in the flow and using his energy opportunistically instead of wildly. 4-4 shooting (dunks help), 10 points, 2 rebounds, and some nice defense (being able to stand and process what's going on helps). Mo Williams had 11 assists tonight, turning the Hawks into pretzels. This performance helped the Blazers keep the lead that the starters built. He matched Matthews with 4 turnovers but when you're connecting for 11 assists you probably let that go. Will Barton and Dorell Wright at least kept it together out there, though neither had a great evening. It was nice not to see Wright matched up against Paul Millsap, else Millsap's 3-15, 10-point line might have looked better. Actual Roster FTW. The Blazers get no rest. Chicago comes up tomorrow, a much tougher task. Timmay's Instant Recap and Gameday Thread Review I wonder what Peachtree Hoops will make of this effort. Your Jersey Contest scores and the form for tomorrow are HERE. Tonight's answers: 0 Blazers finished the game with a negative plus-minus rating, Portland committed 13 turnovers, Mo Williams committed the most turnovers per minute, and Someone Else (Aldridge) was the leading scorer in the game. --Dave (blazersub@gmail.com)
Lamarcus Aldridge的返回，并参观悲惨的亚特兰大老鹰队，是处方所有弊病的一切都弊病了。今晚，至少是。
由返回aldridge的25分，16个篮板和2次助攻领导，从达米安Lillard，Nicolas Batum和Robin Lopez的支持。替补席也有很好的贡献，尤其是Mo Williams和Thomas Robinson。
前半部分： aldridge提醒每个人的存在，用6个快点，在他们可以拥有另一个早期游戏的崩溃之前沉淀燃烧器。尽管有更多的三点钟射击，但波特兰使用他的存在来保持苗条的领导。从莫威廉姆斯的蜂鸣器上稀有的三分之一的三角形在第一个之后给予了一个6点领先，通过亚特兰大努力得分仅为16分。
一些旧学校的挑选滚动给了罗宾洛佩兹7 Quick点，一个Lillard三指针最终扫过，带有14分的波特兰。他们不能让他们的集体脚保持在天然气踏板上，有些可怕，可怕的布拉泽D帮助老虎再次在单位数内接近。 But the Blazers played strong at both ends, and a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Matthews put Portland ahead by 16.
Portland 53, Atlanta 37
IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE WE LAST HAD A LEAD IN A GAME
by KingWes
Second Half: An immediate run for the Hawks, as the Blazer shots stopped falling again. Atlanta outscored Portland 15-5 in the first 5 minutes of the quarter. But Portland fought back, stepping up their defense and pulling ahead by 13 again. Atlanta pulled within 11, and Lillard shot a three-pointer at the buzzer. If you have to ask if it went in, you didn't read the first half recap.
Lillard from NYC!
by Idog1976
Williams and Lopez hooked up for a pick-and-roll dunk that restored the Blazer 16 point lead, only for a Blazer turnover and foul-fest to quickly cost them half of that lead. As Portland again could not hit a shot, Atlanta cut the lead to 6 with 8 minutes left. But with 5 minutes left, Portland kept control, leading by 11. Despite the usual hot shooting from Lou Williams (would he be an All-Star if he played the Blazers 82 times?), Portland maintained a 10 point lead with 3 minutes left. With under 2 minutes left, an Atlanta three-pointer cut the lead to 9, but it was too little too late, as the Blazers scored 5 straight points to hold on for a win they both expected and needed.
What's Next:
Batten down the hatches, the Blazers finish this forgettable road trip in Chicago tomorrow night. But in the meantime, stay tuned for more from Dave later tonight.
Gameday Thread Comments of the Night!
Hang out and enjoy the game! -- Tim
Hang out and enjoy the game! -- Tim