在星期五的波特兰小洲的胜利之后的顶级报价。
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vesley matthews ： csnnw.com video link here
Reporter: When [Lillard] starts hitting shots like that, you feel that next to him?
Matthews: I knew it was a matter of time. You can see that as soon as he's ready to release, I'm already putting my hands up. I know it's good. The last one he shot, I was laughing. I was already walking back because I knew it was going in. He's a real-life microwave.
Reporter: Can you talk about the importance of Sunday's game against the Warriors?
Matthews: It's the biggest game of the year for us. It's a deciding game. We're going to play it as so. It's a playoff game, and that's going to be our approach.
LaMarcus Aldridge: CSNNW.com video link here
Aldridge: It was just trying to keep going in the right direction going into the playoffs. You never want to come into somebody's house and just blow them out. They're young, they're still trying to get better, they have good guys. They played hard, but we just ended up playing better defense down the stretch.
Reporter: How bad do you want that home court advantage in that first round?
Aldridge: You always want home court, so if we can get it, we definitely want it. Houston lost tonight, so that definitely helps our chances. We have two more left, so we just got to take care of business.
Reporter: Of all the games you played here, this is the first the Blazers have swept a season series against Utah. Do you take any satisfaction from that?
Aldridge: It's definitely a compliment to our focus this year. I thought guys understood the value of every game this year, as far as above .500 and below .500 teams. I think that's definitely a compliment to our focus. They're in a little bit of a rebuilding year, so it's not too high of an honor. They have good guys and they're getting better every year.
Damian Lillard: CSNNW.com video link here
Lillard: When I was coming off the pick-and-rolls, [Robin Lopez] was rolling, and he was wide open. When I was in ball-screens with [Aldridge], he was wide open. He got a lot of great looks. That was just the right play to make. Those guys knocked down shots. Utah just countered it. They made a lot of tough shots, also. On their home floor, we knew what type of game it was going to be, so that's what type of game it was. Late down the stretch, I just got a little more aggressive and started looking for some shots.
Reporter: The end of this season is probably different than the end of last season.
Lillard: It was simple - last season, we lost 13 in a row to finish the season. This year, we got things going back in the right direction after having a little bit of a drop-off. I think that says a lot about how we've grown as a team and who we are this year compared to last year.
Terry Stotts: CSNNW.com video link here
Stotts: We were disappointed with our defense in the first quarter, but I thought we really turned around in the second and third quarter defensively. I thought that's how we need to continue to play. This place is always a tough place to play. Utah plays hard every time, so it was a quality win for us.
Reporter: What led [Lillard] to that big fourth quarter?
Stotts: You'd have to ask him. He just hit the three threes. He just kind of felt it. Those threes really turned the momentum of the game. I don't think [Aldridge] was in the game. We had our shooting lineup in, and [Lillard] just took it upon himself to make something happen.
Reporter: Talk about your bench, coach.
Stotts: Bench has been solid. [Thomas Robinson], [Dorell Wright] had good minutes. [Will Barton], [Mo Williams]. We're kind of sticking with that rotation and I thought they all had quality minutes and did the things that we needed them to do.
Reporter: First time the Blazers have swept a season series from Utah. Do you take satisfaction with that?
Stotts: It's always good to sweep a series. Jazz are rebuilding and teams are in different modes right now. Over the years, Utah's had great teams and Portland's had great teams. Sweeping them this year doesn't have much to do with years past.
Reporter: How do you like your team going into the playoffs? Where do you guys feel like you sit right now?
Stotts: I like our team. I think we're coming together at the right time. We've won seven out of eight. Defensively, we've been locked in. I think our offense is starting to come around again, like it was earlier. I think we're all looking forward to the playoffs, and once you're in the playoffs, anything can happen.
Reporter: In [Lillard], you got a guy who was Rookie of the Year last, is an All-Star this year. What about leadership-wise? How do you like his game and his contributions to the team?
Stotts: I think he's really grown, as far as leader on the court. Last year, he just willed himself through the season - it was learning on the job. I think this year, he's much more comfortable with his team, with the NBA, and I think you see his leadership abilities on the court, particularly.
Reporter: Can you describe the importance of the game on Sunday now?
Stotts: We want to move up, whether we can catch Houston or not. We win the game on Sunday, we secure the fifth spot. I think the way we view it, it's not necessarily looking at certain matchups. We just want to accumulate wins and we want to have the best seeding possible.
Trey Burke: NBA.com video link here
Reporter: Tonight was the first time you five young guys were able to start together, which eventually leads to a loss. Do you feel like things went well?
Burke: Absolutely. I think we fought for 48 minutes. I think we made some mistakes right before half, which caused us to be behind in the end. Obviously, [Lillard] and his shots came at the right time.
Reporter: Was that the difference in the fourth quarter? It was tied after three, and then [Lillard] got hot.
Burke: I think he was one of the reasons. Obviously, he made two or three threes at the right moment. We knew he was going to be more aggressive in the second half. I think overall, their whole team did a good job continuing to execute. We made some mental errors that we couldn't afford to make.
Reporter: What were some of those little things? It feels like you guys are right there a lot of times, but little things get in the way. What are some of those little things?
Burke: Small turnovers, not communicating on weak side, rotating out to Aldridge, rotating out to [Matthews]. We can go any direction as to why we lost tonight. Main reason - we just didn't execute down the stretch.
Reporter: You guys didn't seem like a young group that hadn't started before. You guys looked very comfortable out there. What was the key to that?
Burke: Just because we've all played together. Being in the starting lineup - we were kind of used to it because we played with them all the time. That lineup is usually out there towards the end of games. We went out there confident and I think we played well together.
Be sure to check out Timmay's recap right here and read Dave's game write-up here.
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Portland Trail Blazers终于放弃了他们应该，骑马的团队，骑马Lillard的三分燃料，第四季度爆炸到犹他州爵士队的111-99胜利。
Trail Blazers 粉丝高兴！经过赛季的刺激和泄漏，近距离游戏和半令人沮丧的戏剧之后，燃烧者今晚终于发挥了你的基本无聊篮球比赛，倾翻了犹他州爵士 111-99。这不是暗淡的赞誉。爵士爵士没有玩过，被突破，需要被淘汰出局。燃烧器没有问题，没有QUARM，让生活容易，使他们在第一轮季后赛中赚取Homecourt优势的生活中的超薄机会。
在这个类别中，在这方面的范围内游戏：
- 燃烧器从地板上拍摄了一个漂亮的46％剪辑。
- 三点弧的11-22率更好，最终证明了决定因素。爵士爵士无法捍卫一切，三球突破了他们的背部。
- 燃烧器致力于8个发布型失误。 They forced the Jazz into 13...not a huge number but significant when you consider the +11 point-after-turnover edge for Portland. A few of those Utah TO's became momentum-killers after the Blazers converted the layup on the other end.
--Portland scored 19 fast break points, an enormous number by their standards.
--The Blazers committed only 12 personal fouls, 7 under their normal number. The defense, such as it was, stayed pretty clean.
Only a couple of items went into the not-as-great category:
--The Blazers also allowed relatively high percentages from the field and arc, 47% and 46% respectively. The defense looked a little disinterested in the odd-numbered quarters.
--Portland allowed Utah to hang close through three, not breaking open the game until Damian Lillard exploded for 14 points in the final period, courtesy of 4 three-pointers. Had those triples missed we might be writing another story tonight, but hey...Lillard Time was legit.
Among the notable individual results:
--Lillard scored only 2 points before that decisive fourth quarter. He might have been laying in the weeds but his offense has been out of step with the team's enough lately that worry started to creep in. The final flurry absolved all sins though.
--LaMarcus Aldridge had another one of those nights where his offense looked disjointed but he made up for it with rebounding. 8-19 for 18 points with 14 boards.
--Nicolas Batum was into this game and shot well inside the three-point arc, scoring 15 on 6-11 with 7 rebounds and 7 assists with 0 turnovers.
--Wesley Matthews shot well beyond the arc en route to a team-high 21.
--Mo Williams returned tonight but looked plenty rusty, shooting 1-7 with 4 assists and 3 turnovers.
--Thomas Robinson shot well, hitting 4 of 6.
--Utah's Rudy Gobert looks better than he did at the start of the season...staying in the flow on both ends, wrestling down some tough boards, and causing problems on defense. He's not earth-shaking but he actually looks like an NBA player.
--Every time I see him I kind of like Jeremy Evans. Derrick Favors too, but that's more obvious. Utah has an interesting (as opposed to "good", but maybe someday) collection of big men.
Hey, what more do you want me to say? A decent effort, some brilliant moments, some slips, and a strong fourth-quarter close to take down a weaker opponent...that more or less sums it up. Thank goodness!
Even more goodness: the Houston Rockets lost by 2 to the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight. That leaves the 4th-place Rockets at 52-27, half a game ahead of the 52-28 Blazers. Houston hosts the Pelicans and Spurs before finishing the season with a rematch in New Orleans. Portland plays Golden State and the Clippers at home. The Rockets own the tiebreaker with Portland so the Blazers would have to finish ahead of them to take the 4th seed and homecourt advantage in the first round. If Portland wins out the Rockets would need to drop 2 of 3. If the Blazers lose a game the Rockets would have to lose all their remaining games to leave the Blazers in front.
On the other end of the spectrum the Golden State Warriors are on their way to defeating the Lakers as we speak, which would leave them at 49-30, 2.5 games behind the Blazers in the 6th spot. If the Warriors were to win their final three games (at Portland, vs. Minnesota, at Denver) and the Blazers were to lose both of their remaining games the two teams would end up tied and the Warriors would take the 5th seed by virtue of head-to-head matchup. If the Blazers win either of their last two games they will finish no lower than 5th in the conference.
Golden State comes up on Sunday evening and both teams have something on the line. It should be quite a night!
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玩具犹他州爵士乐队的波特兰径燃烧器3个季度，在Damian Lillard拍摄之前过度密封一个相当容易的胜利，他们的赛季52。这是他们的首次赛季爵士乐的扫描。
由Wesley Matthews（21分），Lamarcus Aldridge（17分，14个篮板），Damian Lillard（16分，6次助攻）领导，Nicolas Batum（15分，7个篮板，7次助攻）和罗宾·洛佩兹（12分，8个篮板）。
让我们获得我们的Greg Odenth胜利！
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或Buck Williamsth ....
Jenstcy前半项：就像以前的比赛，燃烧器出来看起来有点无聊和放松。犹他州从市中心开始热，第一季度占据了六点铅。燃烧者回应......继续玩懒惰并犯错误，给犹他州最先进的8点领先。在第二季度，替补席上清楚地关心了，但不太有才华，所以它的效果和你的期望。西装外套的初学者回来了......好吧，让我们在这里不要贬低文字，他们开始努力。他们拿了一个领先，然后他们再次懒散，放弃了失误和进攻篮板，再次落后。 It was like a vicious cycle, but much more boring. Speaking of cycles, the Blazers picked up the effort again to take a 2 point lead at halftime.
Portland 53, Utah 51
Why am i still watching this? lol
by dingleberrysBecause you sold your soul to the Blazers.
by Blazing ChargersHahahaha, now that's funny and true.
by dingleberrysSecond Half: More of the same, as Lillard finally scored his first points halfway into the quarter. Portland led for most of the quarter, but regularly gave up easy dunks or open three-pointers to Utah. The bench came in and, shockingly, Utah came back to tie it at the end of the quarter.
This game is like me ....... before 8am ...... on decaf.
by RoadblazerThe Blazers promptly turned it over to open the fourth quarter. But they hit back to back to back three-pointers to get back into the lead. Damian added his third three-pointer of the quarter for good measure, and suddenly the Blazers led by 8. Utah responded by missing another shot, and leaving Lillard open for three for a third of a second. Swish. Another Utah miss, and Lillard air-balled a three. Nobody's perfect. After a Blazer steal, they nabbed three offensive rebounds, leading to a Matthews layup on an alley-oop, and a 13 point lead with 5 minutes left. As Portland got a little lazy again, Utah cut the lead to single digits with 2:26 left, but Matthews responded with a three-pointer to put the game away.
Have we won by 5 yet? I been trying to work while watching and not really watching.
by MortimerWhat's Next:
Another day off for the Blazers, who play the Golden State Warriors Sunday night in Portland. If the Blazers win that game, they will clinch the 5th seed.
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