Last Month, Ben. from Blazer's Edge says (in Media Row Report: Blazers 95, Jazz 106) While the Blazers and Jazz stand virtually even in the conference standings, from the outset it felt like a meeting of two teams heading very different directions.  Utah played like a juggernaut, running over and through a Blazers team that was too busy rolling over to know what hit it.  Th...

2 Months Ago, Ben. from Blazer's Edge says (in Media Row Report: Blazers 105 Grizzlies 109) For masochists that take a strange joy in watching a basketball team give away a game in the most frustrating way possible, the Portland Trail Blazers 109-105 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in Portland Tuesday night had it all.

Portland meltdown or not, this Memphis team deserves to be abov...

And Ben. from Blazer's Edge says (in Media Row Report: Blazers 105 Warriors 89) Well, there are a number of good reasons that the Golden State Warriors are 9-23 on the season after losing to the Portland Trail Blazers 105-89 in Portland Saturday night.  They're young.  They're undisciplined and inconsistent.  They have issues rebounding. They're stretched health-w...

3 Months Ago, Ben. from Blazer's Edge says (in Media Row Report: Blazers 107 Nuggets 96) The Blazers' fourth quarter defense was superb as Brandon Roy, Jerryd Bayless and Steve Blake once again played together down the stretch.  The Blazers held the Nuggets to just 20 fourth quarter points and limited JR Smith to 6-16 second half shooting and held Carmelo Anthony to 2 of 6 four...

And Ben. from Blazer's Edge says (in Wednesday Practice Report) For a second look at the Blazers' recent defensive struggles, Kevin Pelton tackles the subject with graphs over at Basketball Prospectus. His conclusion: teams have simply shot better against the Blazers over the last five games.

5 Months Ago, Ben. from Blazer's Edge says (in Fan Fest Recap) Barrett defused an awkward situation efficiently but neither he nor anyone else not named Kevin Pritchard is capable of preventing that kind of fan outburst from happening again.  Pritchard appeared calm and loose before the game but couldn't have missed hearing the shouts.

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