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[benton32]

NBA 2K12 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

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UPDATED 5-8-2012, just finished games 23 and 24 @ Dallas and Hornets

Click on the link next whatever you want to find faster.. Season Updates, Standings, League History. Down below

**Here is my Portland Trail Blazers Association, This is season #2
I will do one month at a time.. and then update everything.. Standings, Stats etc, I will then post the teams record each month, I wont post a game recap after every game, I tend to play 2 or 3 a day.. So what im going to do is after each month on the game I will update anything that went on for that month and ill have monthly links down below u can click on.I will keep the standings and all that stuff aroundthe league in the season update section, mostly what will go in the montly links will be quick recaps of some of the key games and Blazers team news***

2012-2013 ROSTER

#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	Rating
12	LaMarcus Aldridge	PF	27	6-11	240	83
21	Danny Granger	SF	29	6-8	228	80
8	Jeremy Lin	PG	24	6-3	200	79
31	JJ Hickson	SF/PF	24	6-9	242	78
6	OJ Hodges	SG/PG	20	6-4	205	77 (R)
2	Serge Ibaka	PF/C	23	6-10	235	76
7	Jason Terry	SG/PG	35	6-2	180	73
4	Nolan Smith	PG	24	6-2	185	71 D League
16	Sebastian Telfair	PG	27	6-0	170	68
34	Gordon Heyward	SG/SG	22	6-8	210	67
9	Elliot Williams	SG	23	6-5	180	66
24	Troy Murphy	PF/C	32	6-11	245	64
25	Timofey Mozgov	C	26	7-1	270	62 D League

Cap Room Million -5.45 million


STARTERS (subject to change)
PG-J.LIN
SG-OJ HODGES
SF-DANNY GRANGER
PF-LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE
C-SERGE IBAKA

Active Bench Players
JJ Hickson
Gordon Hayward
Troy Murphy
Elliot Williams
Jason Terry



LEAGUE HISTORY http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043563381
2012-2013 SEASON UPDATES http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043495262


RECAP OF GAMES 1-5 http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043573180
RECAP OF GAMES 6-10 http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043589440
RECAP OF GAMES 11-15 http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043603963
RECAP OF GAMES 16-20 http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043613907
RECAP OF GAMES 21-25 http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043634431

DECEMBER RECAP-http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043656366
JANUARY RECAP-


Predictions were done on 4-13-2012

2012-2013 SEASON PREVIEW/PREDICTIONS
Portland Trail Blazers- 2nd in the Northwest, 48-34. 4th in the West
Leading Scorer- LaMarcus Aldridge, 21.5
Lose in the 2nd round in 6 games.

2012-2013 NBA Predictions
NBA Finals, Last season i said Bulls over Dallas but it was Miami over OKC.
This season. Without getting in depth ill go with Orlando losing to OKC, Thunder make it back but this time win it over the Magic in 6.

was predicted on 4-13-12
-BEST TEAM-OKC 60-22
-WORST TEAM-Charlotte 26-56

Dang i was 2 wins off of being right on Toronto, i said 20 last season and they won 22 games...

[benton32]

SEASON UPDATES

***Stats updated at the start of every month on the game***

PORTLAND PLAYER STATS**I changed the colum of turnovers per game and fouls per game, they are now FG% and FT%**

Updated Game Date 5/12/12

2012-13 STANDINGS
Game Date 1-1-2013

Eastern Conference Standings
Atlantic	W	L	GB	Home	Away	Conf	Co.Rank
Boston	15	15	--	9-5	6-10	11-7	6
Toronto Raptors	14	14	--	6-5	8-9	9-7	7
76ers	13	17	2.0	6-8	7-9	5-10
NY Knicks	12	16	2.0	8-4	4-12	9-12
NJ Nets	12	19	3.5	7-7	5-12	8-9
Central	W	L	GB	Home	Away	Conf	Co.Rank
Detroit Pistons	19	11	--	13-3	6-8	11-6	2
Chicago Bulls	15	12	2.5	6-5	9-7	4-5	3
Indiana Pacers	16	14	3	9-7	7-7	11-7	5
Cleveland Cavs	13	16	5.5	10-6	3-10	9-11
Milwaukee Bucks	8	19	9.5	4-8	4-11	6-12
Southeast	W	L	GB	Home	Away	Conf	Co.rank
Miami Heat	20	9	--	15-2	5-7	13-6	1
Orlando Magic	16	13	4	12-6	4-7	11-10	4
CharlotteBobcats	14	15	6	7-8	7-7	9-7	8
Atlanta Hawks	14	16	6.5	8-9	6-7	6-10
Wizards	10	18	9.5	8-6	2-12	7-10
Western Conference Standings
Southwest	W	L	GB	Home	Away	Conf	Co.Rank
Dallas	19	9	--	11-5	8-4	9-4	4
Memphis	13	17	7	8-8	5-9	9-10
Hornets	13	18	7.5	8-9	5-9	8-12
Rockets	11	16	7.5	6-6	5-10	5-12
Spurs	11	18	8.5	8-6	3-12	7-11
Northwest	W	L	GB	Home	Away	Conf	Rank
Minnesota	21	8	--	11-5	10-3	12-7	1
Thunder	20	9	1	10-5	10-4	12-7	3
Denver	16	16	6.5	9-6	7-10	11-9	6
Utah	14	16	7.5	6-7	8-9	7-9	8
Portland	13	15	7.5	7-7	6-8	8-8
Pacific	W	L	GB	Home	Away	Conf	Rank
Lakers	21	9	--	12-2	9-7	11-7	2
Clippers	15	14	5.5	8-6	7-8	10-8	5
Kings	15	16	6.5	9-7	6-9	11-7	7
Warriors	14	17	7.5	9-7	5-10	7-13
Suns	13	18	8.5	7-8	6-10	7-10

Record Month by Month
November 4-11
December 9-4

Updated once a month on the game
updated 1-1-13
TOP 5 SCORING LEADERS
1.LeBron James, Mia, 32.6
2.Dwight Howard, Orl, 26.0
3.Kobe Bryant, LAL, 25.9
4.Derrick Rose, Chi, 24.8
5.Andrea Bargnani, Tor, 24.0

TOP 5 REBOUNDERS
1.Dwght Howard, Orl, 13.2
2.Blake Griffin, LAC, 13.1
3.Greg Monroe, Det, 11.1
4.Tim Duncan, SAS, 10.8
5.Kevin Love, Min, 10.7

TOP 5 PASSERS
1.Rajon Rondo, Bos, 9.5
2.Jason Kidd, Dal, 9.2
3.Mike Conley, Mem, 8.8
4.Ty Lawson, Den, 8.5
5.Kyle Lowry, Hou, 8.3

TOP 5 SCORING TEAMS
1.Dallas, 101.9
2.Minnesota, 101.3
3.Thunder, 100.9
4.Pistons, 99.0
5.Rockets, 98.7

NEWS AROUND THE NBA
11-15-12* Clippers sign Chris Paul to max deal 6 years, 127.22 million. 5 days after Dwight Howard signed on the dotted line to stay in Orlando, and 6 days after Deron Williams to New Jersey, Chris Paul made it official this off season free agency wont be as hot as it might have been

11-10-12*ORLANDO resigns Howard for 6 years, 127.22 million,
After the Nets resigned Deron Williams, It looked as though Orlando needed to do something big, And keep Dwight Howard around.. Well they did just that as the Magic re inked Howard for over 127 million dollars for the next 6 years... So now Howard and Williams are off the market in what could have been a huge off season..

11-09-12 *Alot of teams re signing current players to new contracts, here are some of them...
November-
Spurs Manu Ginobili, 1 year, 6.30 million.
Nets Gerald Wallace, 6 years, 60.42 million.
Nets Deron Williams, 5 years, 90.34 million.
Rockets Jamal Crawford, 2 years, 9.04 million.
Boston Ray Allen, 1 year, 3.45 million.
Bucks Beno Udrih, 4 years, 4.53 million.


trades...
12-3-12, Clippers trade Mo Williams to the Suns for Jared Dudley and Al Thornton, more trading involving the Suns..

10-9-12, Hawks trade Marvin Williams and Zaza Pachulia to Phoenix for Marcin Gortat, Looks like the Suns continue to rebuild.

11-1-2013 Roy Hibbert traded to Minnesota.. The Pacers traded away their big man Roy Hibbet to the Twolves for up and comming big Anthony Randolph and Nikola Pekovic. This now gives Randolph the starting spot in Indiana and he is ready to run and take it...Minnesota will now start 3 big men Kevin Love, Hibbert and Michael Beasley a very good tri, to go along with Ricky Rubio and Wesley Johnson...


TEAM NEWS ** the dates on here are the dates on the game**
Portland adds more depth Trading for Jason Terry who was upset in Dallas, The Blazers traded Marcus Morris and Rookie PG Arvydas Tavcar, Terry may not be around forever but its a need Portland needs off the Bench, he will make his debut at home against the Clippers on 12-23.

12-1-12.DANNY GRANGER coming to Portland... just hours after talking about possible deals, Portland made some calls and got some scoring help, well they hope they have, Danny Granger was traded to Portland for Alonzo Gee and the first round pick Portland got from OKC, Gee was picked up in the off season as a free agent, didnt get alot of time right away but then started the last few games, played pretty well, But in the end Portland needed another scorer, now they have LA, Hodges who can be hot at times, and Granger as go to scorers and gives PG Jeremy Lin some weapons, Portland feels this was a great move and didnt give up alot, Granger has this season and next on his contract, after that its not sure what Portland will do as Granger will be 31 by then, Plus Portland with the help of the Wizards may get another top 5 pick this season, and this draft class is loaded, Anthony Davis, Thomas Robinson, Andre Drummond, Harrison Barnes, they seem set at all 5 spots now, so it may leave ya wondering who they draft, They may go Center and go Andre Drummond, but Serge Ibaka is still young and talented.... But for now the Blazers land another scoring threat who can slash to the hoop.. Granger will start at SF.

12-1-12 Portland may be back in the trade talks, After alot of moves last season and a couple this season, Portland is seeking another go to scorer, Jeremy Lin can score here and there, Hodges is still a rookie, even if he was the #1 pick, Portland would like to find a scoring SF, Right now Alonzo Gee starts at SF, but would Portland be interested in a Andre Iguodala, he is only averaging 16.6 a game though What about a Danny Granger, or Maybe even a Rudy Gay, the top 4 scoring SF's in the league are pretty much untradable right now, James, Anthony,Durant and Beasley, Gotta remember in order to get any of those guys Portland would have to give up something to, Would it be Lin ? would it be a combo of like Hickson and a young player with potential in Elliot Williams or Gordon Hayward?, To some it wouldnt make since to trade Lin when u just got him and needed a PG, Wait and see !!!...


11-18-12 Portland Releases upset Barea, Signs Telfair... JJ Barea had been upset lately with his role and playing time, Infact he didnt even play last game as coach Henry(me), sat him for his poor play, The Blazers ended up releasing him and picking up a quality backup PG in Telfair who had played for Portland b4, He was drafted by the Blazers outta High School...

10-26-12. Portland signed big man vet Troy Murphy to sure up there front court, he brings toughness and experience, this will also cut out sometime from other players like Marcus Morris and Elliot Williams guys further down, in fact Elliot Williams and rookie PG Arvydas Tavcar were sent to the D league, the team would rather them stay ready and playing instead of sitting on the bench, Its been kinda hard spreading the minutes around to a great group of players.

[benton32]

GAMES 16--20 BOX SCORE

**On the opponents box score i will just be putting the high scorere, rebounder and passer.**

GAME 16 VS Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers at Portland Trailblazers
Dec 2, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indiana ()	24	16	23	19	82
Portland (9-7)	20	21	22	20	83

Indiana Pacers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Danny Granger	41	8-16	2-2	5-7	8	4	3	2	1	23
Roy Hibbert	36	0-4	0-0	2-2	9	0	0	4	2	2
Darren Collison	39	6-16	0-1	0-0	4	5	0	0	6	12
TEAM TOTALS		29-70 (41.4)	6-9 (66.6)	18-24 (75.0)	47	18	10	9	17	82

Portland Trailblazers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Devin Harris	36	8-19	1-3	2-3	0	3	1	2	4	19
Wesley Matthews	35	2-11	0-5	1-1	6	1	2	0	1	5
Nic Batum	37	3-10	1-5	2-3	11	1	3	2	3	9
LaMarcus Aldridge	38	10-18	0-0	7-9	10	3	2	0	0	27
JJ Hickson	35	4-11	0-0	3-4	13	0	0	0	3	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Raymond Felton	23	1-10	1-3	2-2	2	4	2	0	1	5
Kenneth Faried	20	2-4	0-0	3-4	9	0	1	1	1	7
Gordon Hayward	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hasheem Thabeet	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		30-86 (34.8)	3-16 (18.7)	20-26 (76.9)	52	13	11	5	13	83

JJ Hickson made his debut with Portland and had a solid performence, 11 and 13. He was traded to Portland from the Kinds for Mehmet Okur..

It was a defensive battle in this game.. Jamal Crawford missed the game due to a injury he suffered early in the last game against Atlanta..

This was Devin Harris' 3rd game sine the trade that sent Oden to Utah.
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GAME 17 VS LA Lakers

Portland Trailblazers at Los Angeles Lakers
Dec 4, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Portland (9-8)	20	19	16	22	77
Los Angeles ()	30	28	21	28	107

Portland Trailblazers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Devin Harris	33	3-13	0-2	3-3	2	3	1	0	3	9
Wesley Matthews	33	6-16	0-4	3-5	3	2	1	0	2	15
Nic Batum	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LaMarcus Aldridge	39	6-15	0-1	5-6	11	0	1	1	0	17
JJ Hickson	29	4-15	0-0	2-4	7	0	3	0	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Raymond Felton	27	4-9	1-3	6-6	3	6	1	0	3	15
Kenneth Faried	23	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0
Gordon Hayward	19	1-5	1-3	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	3
Hasheem Thabeet	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	4
Jonny Flynn	11	1-4	0-1	2-2	0	3	2	0	0	4
Elliot Williams	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Theo Ratliff	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		27-83	2-14	21-26	39	14	9	2	11	77

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kobe Bryant	35	9-21	1-7	3-4	5	4	1	1	2	22
Andrew Bynum	33	5-6	0-0	6-7	13	3	0	1	2	16
Ramon Sessions	35	7-11	0-0	8-10	5	5	2	1	4	22
TEAM TOTALS		36-72	3-18	32-43	51	16	7	8	12	107

*again note that in the opponents box score im only doing their leading Scorer, Rebounder and Passer**

Blazers get blown out as Batum and Harris gets injured.. With Crawford already out the last thing Portland needed was more injuries.. Well it happened, 2 minutes into the game Batum injured his lower back and has been listed as 1-2 weeks and is listed out... Later in the game PG Devin Harris rolled his ankle and had to leave the game he to now is listed 1-2 weeks. So with 3 key players out, How will things look for the Blazers..

Alridge of the Blazers recorded his 3rd straight double double.. looks as if Felton will move into the starting lineup for the injured Harris. And it may be Faried who is the smaller of the 2 between him and Hickson, May get the start now at SF, with Hickson staying at C....



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GAME 18 VS Minnesota Timberwolves

PORTLAND DROPS TO 9-9 IN LOSS TO TWOLVES

Minnesota Timberwolves () at Portland Trailblazers (9-9)
Dec 5, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Minnesota 24 25 25 28 102 Portland 18 10 26 26 80 Top Performers Minnesota Timberwolves Portland Trailblazers	Team Stats Comparison MIN POR FG Made-Att 33-72 27-73 3PT Made-Att 5-17 4-15 FT Made-Att 31-35 22-29 Rebounds 48 39 Assists 20 12 Turnovers 16 15 Steals 10 3 Blocks 3 4
Minnesota Timberwolves STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Michael Beasley 34 6 2 26 Kevin Love 35 10 3 19 Ricky Rubio 36 3 12 15
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Raymond Felton 36 6-12 0-1 6-6 4 2 2 0 5 18 Wesley Matthews 37 3-15 2-10 2-4 1 2 0 0 3 10 Gordon Hayward 24 3-4 1-2 1-2 8 4 0 0 2 8 LaMarcus Aldridge 34 9-18 0-0 5-5 12 0 0 0 2 23 JJ Hickson 35 2-8 0-1 6-8 7 2 0 1 0 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Elliot Williams 24 2-6 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 2 5 Jonny Flynn 21 1-7 0-0 2-2 3 5 0 1 0 4

Blazers without 4 key players just could not keep up with the surging TWolves, Blazers played without Crawford, Batum, Harris and Faried. Just to tough to slow down Love and Rubio, And Beasley was on tonight shot 9-15 from the field made both 3's. The Blazers are expected to go one more game before getting anyone back, and it will be another tough one against the Boston Celtics, After that. The Blazers get 3 days off before playing the Kings...
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GAME 19 VS Boston Celtics

Blazers get ran over again at home for the 2nd time in a row. Portland still hobbled with injuries did everything they could in fact they led 25-20 after 1 but the 2nd qtrs have been Portland down quarters this season. And in the 2nd they got out scored 32-17, Boston goes on to win 103-83. Portland should have Faried and Harris back vs the Kings in 3 days... the Blazer drop to 10-10.

Boston Celtics () at Portland Trailblazers (9-10)
Dec 8, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Boston 20 32 24 27 103 Portland 25 17 27 14 83 Top Performers Boston Celtics Portland Trailblazers	Team Stats Comparison BOS POR FG Made-Att 39-73 37-88 3PT Made-Att 8-16 1-11 FT Made-Att 17-29 8-10 Rebounds 45 44 Assists 30 17 Turnovers 13 12 Steals 5 5 Blocks 2 5
Boston Celtics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kevin Garnett 34 12 2 23 Jermaine Oneal 31 12 1 7 Rajon Rondo 37 2 17 6
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Raymond Felton 36 4-12 1-3 0-0 3 7 1 0 2 9 Wesley Matthews 36 2-11 0-5 2-2 2 2 1 0 5 6 Gordon Hayward 26 2-5 0-1 2-2 6 1 1 0 0 6 LaMarcus Aldridge 39 11-19 0-0 2-2 10 2 1 3 2 24 JJ Hickson 37 9-18 0-0 2-4 7 1 0 0 0 20 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Elliot Williams 24 2-10 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 4 Jonny Flynn 15 5-8 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 2 10 Hasheem Thabeet 14 1-1 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 1 0 2

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GAME 20 VS Sacramento Kings

The Blazers got a big win over the Kings and welcomed back PG Devin Harris and PF Kenneth Faried at a much needed time, Harris returned with a bang scoring 24 points and having 5 assist and 4 steals, Faried didnt score alot he had 4 points but ripped down 9 rebounds. Portland was missing both of these players.. They still get Crawford and Batum coming back to.

BREAKING NEWS, A day after the game the Blazers did another trade adding to the record year they have had for trades.. Alot of the trades were not to just build a super team, but to get the right peices in place. And some of the guys that gor traded were ones who either lost playing time due to a trade or Portland had to take in a trade that they didnt really need... Well after the win over the Kings the Blazers who had been eyeing David Lee for the past couple weeks, landed the PF who may play center for Portland. the trade from what was said.. was Raymond Felton who lost his starting job to Harris, Wesley Matthews who has been up and down this season and backup PG Jonny Flynn to Golden State for David Lee, John Brockman and the Warriors 2013 first round pick for next season.. Blazers front office said that this will probably be it for the wheeling and dealing as they want to move forward with this roster.. and are very pleased to add Lee to the roster. They should have no issues rebounding as that has been a issue over the past few weeks.. Now with Lee, LA Faried and Hickson. Portland is still mulling over what to do with Hasheem Thabeets contract, He makes 5 million this season and 6 next season if the Blazers pick up his team option...David Lee will dress and play for his new team when they take on Toronto on the 14th, in 2 days.

As for the game on monday at home vs the Kings, the Blazers squeaked it out, winning 101-100 its there 2nd win in a row by 1 point. The Blazers move back to .500 at 10-10.. and remain tied for 7th in the West...

Up next 8-13 Toronto...

Sacramento Kings () at Portland Trailblazers (10-10)
Dec 8, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Sacramento 19 25 28 28 100 Portland 23 20 37 21 101 Top Performers Sacramento Kings Portland Trailblazers	Team Stats Comparison SAC POR FG Made-Att 41-81 35-79 3PT Made-Att 5-14 5-14 FT Made-Att 13-21 26-29 Rebounds 45 40 Assists 18 13 Turnovers 15 11 Steals 9 10 Blocks 6 1
Sacramento Kings STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Marcus Thornton 39 6 1 23 Chuck Hayes 37 10 2 4 Tyreke Evans 37 2 8 19
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 36 7-14 1-5 9-9 3 5 4 0 2 24 Wesley Matthews 30 6-13 3-5 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 15 Kenneth Faried 35 1-3 0-0 2-2 9 2 1 0 1 4 LaMarcus Aldridge 38 10-21 0-0 4-5 10 1 1 0 1 24 JJ Hickson 34 5-10 0-0 2-2 8 1 0 1 2 12 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Raymond Felton 25 1-7 0-2 2-2 3 1 1 0 2 4 Gordon Heyward 21 2-6 0-2 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 9

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[benton32]

GAMES 21-25

GAME 21 VS Toronto Raptors 12-14-11

Toronto Raptors (8-14) at Portland Trailblazers (11-10)
Dec 14, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Toronto 25 31 20 22 98 Portland 20 23 32 38 113 Top Performers Toronto Raptors Andrea Bargnani 22-8-2, 6-16 FG, 10-10 FT Portland Trailblazers David Lee 25-14-2, 11-18 FG LaMarcus Alridge 24-6-2, 8-14 FG, 8-9 FT	Team Stats Comparison TOR POR FG Made-Att 29-77 39-77 3PT Made-Att 6-20 2-6 FT Made-Att 34-41 33-45 Rebounds 44 48 Assists 12 19 Turnovers 15 10 Steals 5 6 Blocks 5 8

PLAYER STATS
mins,pts,rebs,asst,fg,

PORTLAND (11-10)
Devin Harris,(35) 24-1-6, (8-17)
Elliot Williams,(35) 13-2-4, (4-7)
Gordon Heyward,(22) 8-3-2, (0-2), (8-8 FTS)
LaMarcus Aldridge,(35) 24-6-2, (8-14)
David Lee, (36) 25-14-2, (11-18)

Bench
Kenneth Faried,(28) 6-4-0, (2-5)
JJ Hickson,(27) 10-10-0, (5-9)
Theo Ratliff,(12) 1-6-2, (0-1)
Jon Brockman,(8) 0-1-1, (0-1)
Antonio Hughes,(2) 2-1-0, (1-3)

Toronto 8-14
Andrea Bargnani, 22-8-2, (6-16) 10-10 FT
Linus Kleiza, 18-5-3, (4-11) 10-14 Ft
Nate Robinson, 18-4-2, (7-16) 4 threes
Demar DeRozan, 10-4-1, (3-9)

Portland pulled away big in the 2nd half, outscoring Toronto 70-42, it looked scary in the first half, David Lee exploded in his Blazer debut going for 25 and 14, Aldridges double double streak ended but to him all that matters is winning, the Blazers have won 2 in a row and looking to keep it up, They now start a 3 game road trip starting in Phoenix were the Suns have had a rough year, they are 7-15, Portland is hoping to have if not both Batum and Crawford back, Atleast one of them. Portland has a day off after the Toronto game... If they dont return on this 3 game road tripe... they for sure should be back next Blazer home game.. after they end the road trip they have 3 days off and then its at home vs PHX, LAC and NYK...
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GAME 22 @ Phoenix 12-16-11

Portland Trailblazers (11-11) at Phoenix Suns (8-15)
Dec 16, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 27 15 23 20 85 Phoenix 13 29 17 34 93 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers David Lee 16 points 15 rebounds Devin Harris 13 points 11 assist Phoenix Suns Steve Nash 27 points 6 assist (9-14) Markeiff Morris 15 points 10 rebounds	Team Stats Comparison POR PHO FG Made-Att 34-81 33-75 3PT Made-Att 1-8 7-19 FT Made-Att 16-22 20-25 Rebounds 45 46 Assists 15 17 Turnovers 17 16 Steals 8 10 Blocks 4 8

Player Stats (mins played in front of name)
PORTLAND 11-11

(37) Devin Harris, 13-1-11 (5-13)
(30) Elliot Williams, 11-3-0 (4-4)
(37) JJ Hickson, 19-10-1 (6-11)
(39) LaMarcus Aldridge, 16-7-2 (8-15)
(39) David Lee, 16-15-0 (8-22)

Bench
(22) Kenneth Faried 2-4-0 (1-1)
(15) Gordon Hayward 3-0-0 (0-9)
(14) Nolan Smith 2-2-1 (1-5)
(5) Antonio Hughes 0-3-0 (0-0)
(4) Jon Brockman 3-0-0 (1-1)
(4) Theo Ratliff 0-0-0 (0-0)


SUNS 8-15

Steve Nash 27-2-6
Markieff Morris 15-10-1
Marcin Gortat5-13-1

Portland could not overcome the road woes, and lost to Phoenix 93-85, David Lee had another solid outing for Portland 16 and 15, While LA kicked in 16 and JJ Hickson still bringing it another solid game 19 and 10.. Portland was up 27-13 after 1 but flopped in the 2nd and 4th's almost sounds typical for the Blazers this season... well up next is a trip to Memphis to take on the grizzlies... on December 18th, And then they will have to head straight to San Antonio for a 2nd of a back to back, All in all so far the Blazers are doing a decent job so far at 11-11.
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GAME 23 @ MEMPHIS 12-18-11

Portland Trailblazers (12-11) at Memphis Grizzlies (7-16)
Dec 18, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 30 31 16 20 97 Memphis 25 15 13 25 78 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers Memphis Grizzlies	Team Stats Comparison POR MEM FG Made-Att 37-84 32-80 3PT Made-Att 7-11 4-11 FT Made-Att 16-25 10-19 Rebounds 54 48 Assists 16 17 Turnovers 15 17 Steals 8 7 Blocks 7 5
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 34 3-15 1 6 11 Elliot Williams 25 2-6 1 1 4 JJ Hickson 35 5-13 10 2 13 LaMarcus Aldridge 21 6-16 5 0 13 David Lee 36 4-7 10 1 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Nolan Smith 20 8-11 2 2 22 Gordon Heyward 20 5-7 3 2 16 Kenneth Faried 26 4-7 15 1 10
Memphis Grizzlies STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Mike Conley 35 7 8 14 Rudy Gay 24 1 0 11 Marc Gasol 33 12 1 4 OJ Mayo 36 3 1 14 Darrell Arthur 29 13 1 9

David Lee and LaMarcus Aldridge had off nights but Faried and Hickson stepped up big time.. combining for 23 points and 25 rebounds. To be able to have guys step up like that is huge, Memphis was playing without PF Zach Randolph who is out 1-2 weeks witha strained quad, Randolph the former Blazer is averaging 20 and 9 this season.. Blazer PG Nolan Smith in only his 2nd game back from the D league lit it up for 22 points in 20 minutes and we seen Gordon Hayward bounce back from his 0-9 game against the Suns... The Blazers move from 8th to 6th with the win and a loss by the Clippers and Timberwolves.. The Blazers have no time to rest as they play in San Antonio the very next night and then 3 days off and its back home for 3, Jamal Crawford will be back for the Spurs game and will start at SG, huge need for the Blazers, Batum will not play on this road trip but should be back after their 3 day break... Blazers are now 12-11..
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GAME 24 @ SPURS (Hoopscasted Sim)

Portland Trailblazers (12-12) at San Antonio Spurs (15-11)
Dec 19, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 16 15 16 29 76 San Antonio 18 24 17 25 84 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers San Antonio Spurs	Team Stats Comparison POR SAS FG Made-Att 23-75 29-78 3PT Made-Att 0-10 5-26 FT Made-Att 30-38 21-29 Rebounds 54 46 Assists 10 15 Turnovers 21 15 Steals 9 10 Blocks 4 2
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 33 1-9 3 5 6 Jamal Crawford 33 4-13 2 2 14 JJ Hickson 28 4-6 8 0 12 LaMarcus Aldridge 38 8-15 12 0 24 David Lee 34 3-9 13 1 7 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kenneth Faried 25 0-6 11 0 3 Gordon Heyward 17 0-2 1 1 0 Nolan Smith 16 2-8 0 1 6 Elliot Williams 8 1-7 1 0 4 Theo Ratliff 8 0-0 3 0 0
San Antonio Spurs STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tony Parker 37 9-17 3 6 23 Arthur Williams 30 0-0 10 0 0 Manu Ginobili 34 5-17 8 6 15 Tayshaun Prince 31 5-11 5 0 13

Blazers go cold in San Antonio...Its not often u go cold in Texas, But the Blazers did.. It was not exactly the return that guard Jamal Crawford wanted to see.. Nothing was falling for Portland at one point they were down to 22% shooting in the 2nd quarter.

Jamal Crawford returned to the lineup after missing almost 2 weeks. He struggled early but then got it going alil in the 2nd half and got to the free throw line, making all 6 free throws. The Blazers bench didnt help the cause, shooting 3-23, the offense and even the D will get some help when they play again in 4 days, When Forward Nicolas Batum should be back. The Blazers have the next 3 days off. LaMarcus Aldridge of the Blazers had a solid game but he would rather take wins.. LA had 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds... David Lee had his 2nd straight off night, he grab 13 rebounds but only had 7 points.. It isnt sure yet if Batum will come off the bench 20-25 minutes or start at SF, Hickson has been at SF and he has been playing great there, but if u move Batum into the starting line up, You will have Hickson and Faried as your main guys off the bench and neither of them is know for there scoring at times. may need a scorer off the bench... Next for Portland is back home against the Suns.. The Spurs played without PF Tim Duncan and Dejaun Blair and still pulled off the win mainly to Portlands bad shooting of all nights..........Scratch that, After 3 days off Nic Batum is still listed as day to day WTH?? So Portland will go ahead and take on the Suns without him... maybe he will be back 2 days after that game when they are home to take on the Clippers
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GAME 25 VS SUNS

Phoenix Suns (10-16) at Portland Trailblazers (13-12)
Dec 23, 2011 1 2 3 4 Final Phoenix 24 24 28 24 100 Portland 22 30 32 24 108 Top Performers Phoenix Suns Portland Trailblazers	Team Stats Comparison PHO POR FG Made-Att 34-77 40-79 3PT Made-Att 6-13 2-10 FT Made-Att 26-31 26-31 Rebounds 38 39 Assists 14 25 Turnovers 16 14 Steals 7 5 Blocks 6 5
Phoenix Suns STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Shannon Brown 5 1 23 Marcic Gortat 10 1 18 Steve Nash 4 8 14
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 37 7-16 5 12 20 Jamal Crawford 34 8-17 2 1 27 JJ Hickson 35 4-8 8 3 13 LaMarcus Aldridge 34 6-14 7 2 12 David Lee 37 8-9 6 0 16 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Nolan Smith 14 1-4 2 1 7 Elliot Williams 12 2-5 1 3 4 Gordon Hayward 13 2-2 1 0 4 Kenneth Faried 21 2-4 7 2 4

Backcourt leads the way to victory.. Jamal Crawford had a much better game tonight then in his first game back.. Crawford led the way with 27 points, He was also 9-11 at the free throw line and made the only 2 threes Portland made.. PG Devin Harris had 20 pts and 12 assist, the team bounced back from there poorly played game against the Spurs the other night...

After the game the Blazers reported that Batum will be back when the team takes on the Clippers in 2 days.. Batum will come off the bench as one of the main 6th men, along with Faried, Hickson will remain at SF for now.. Portland wants some scoring on the 2nd unit.... Blazers are once again just over .500 at 13-12. up next at home VS the Clippers...
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[benton32]

GAME #32 VS CLEVELAND and
#33 VS ORLANDO (full coach mode game)

PLAYED FIRST HALF----SIMMED SECOND HALF
PTS--(P)--(S)
CLE 50---42
POR 33---37

REBS
CLE 30---22
POR 19---18

AST
CLE 13--6
POR 4---4

FG
CLE 21/40---15/29
POR 14/45---11/33

FT
CLE 8/13---9/17
POR 3/3---13/16

FLS
CLE 3---12
POR 8---15

Cleveland Cavaliers () at Portland Trailblazers ()
Jan 1, 1 2 3 4 Final Cleveland 20 30 24 18 92 Portland 18 15 21 16 70 Top Performers Cleveland Cavaliers Portland Trailblazers	Team Stats Comparison CLE POR FG Made-Att 36/69 25/78 3PT Made-Att 3/9 4/13 FT Made-Att 17/30 16/19 Rebounds 52 37 Assists 19 8 Turnovers 19 15 Steals 7 9 Blocks 5 2
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tristan Thompson 21 8 0 17 Antwan Jamison 33 9 1 11 Alonzo Gee 36 9 2 10 Kyrie Irving 35 4 8 11
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 33 5-14 4 3 15 Jamal Crawford 26 6-15 3 0 13 JJ Hickson 31 2-7 3 0 6 LaMarcus Aldridge 34 3-12 6 0 14 David Lee 35 1-7 8 0 2 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kenneth Faried 24 3-5 6 0 7 Nic Batum 24 1-6 1 3 3 Nolan Smith 13 3-4 3 1 8 Gordon Hayward 12 1-3 1 0 2 Elliot Williams 11 0-5 1 1 0

** I guess iam not suppose to beat Cleveland.. Earlier i did this game and was going to play all of it.... well at one point i was down 34 points i said screw it and quit the game... not that i do that all the time and cheat and re do it.. I wanted alil more realism lol.. Cavs are 9-21 and rated like 67 or something.. i forget.. but it was just getting outta hand, I even copied someones coach mode sliders down and people seemed to like them.. but not my game.. in the 2nd qtr of the first game they outscored me 38-13 in the 2nd, wow... SOOO i thought ok ill try it again this time coach mode the first half sim the 2nd half...

as u can see no change really.. i dunno WTH is up with my team and playing the Cavs... wow even when i simmed the 2nd half my team didnt do any better.... on top of that.. before i did this last game here.. I accidently clicked on simulate game on the calender and it had me losing i think 88-80.. So i guess i wasnt suppose to beat them.. but ya this is kind driving me nuts, I tried to coach mode the full game the last 2 games before this one.. and ya wow we gave up over 110 points in each one.. So its kinda not fun.. ive been tweaking the sliders.. using other peoples sliders.. i dunnno what gives.. Sorry i keep changing how i get the results of the games.. ive been playing/simming the game... or then ill end up hoopscasting a game.. back and forth, just trying to find the right one i wanna do... and for the record the 2nd quarters are my nightmare quarters... the thing that is bugging me is i had a 6 game winning streak going.. when i was hoopscasting the games, simulating them but still being able to make subs.. and then i try to go ahead and coach mode the games and i start losing... now ive lost 3 in a row grrrr... Sorry such a long message, just venting. Tired of the same ole every game... Right now simming compared to playing the game.. is night and day different...

but im going to keep doing it 50-50 for now... coach first half sim 2nd half... see how it goes....
UP next Home vs Orlando (23-11)




This game was done by coach mode all 4 quarters. No simming

Big 3rd Quarter lifts Orlando to win over Blazers 111-98

Well this game wasnt has stressful as the past few games... yes Orlando had a big quarter like every team i play has at least one.. and this one was the 3rd... it was a battle in the first half down 51-49, but Orlando killed me in the 3rd, outscoring me 36-19.. it had me wondering once again lol.. I did lower both teams fast breaks and lowered my crash boards so my team will get back on D and i didnt see as many 3 on 2's or 2 on 1's for Orlando.. Portland tried making a run late but didnt have time.. they were off alil in the 2nd and 3rd but picked it back up in the 4th, the coach stuck with the starters alil longer in this game trying to keep the team into the game. Portland has lost 4 in a row after winning 6 straight. they remain in 2nd in the Pacific Northwest Division. and now will take off for a 6 game road trip.. starting in San Antonio.

Orlando Magic (24-11) at Portland Trailblazers (17-16)
Jan 11, 212 1 2 3 4 Final Orlando 27 24 36 24 111 Portland 32 17 19 30 98 Top Performers Orlando Magic Portland Trailblazers	Team Stats Comparison ORL POR FG Made-Att 45-92 38-83 3PT Made-Att 10-30 5-15 FT Made-Att 11-13 17-19 Rebounds 44 46 Assists 31 13 Turnovers 7 14 Steals 12 3 Blocks 2 4
Orlando Magic STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Hedo Turkoglu 35 10-18 6 4 23 Dwight Howard 32 5-10 11 3 11 Jameer Nelson 34 5-9 5 12 17 Glenn Davis 32 3-8 10 2 8 Jason Richardson 32 7-14 3 1 16
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 35 3-9 3 6 7 Jamal Crawford 33 6-9 2 0 14 Nic Batum 32 6-11 8 1 15 LaMarcus Aldridge 36 12-26 9 1 26 David Lee 33 3-9 12 1 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS JJ Hickson 14 3-6 3 0 14 Nolan Smith 14 2-4 1 1 7 Elliott Williams 16 2-4 2 1 4 Kennth Faried 16 1-4 3 0 5 Gordon Hayward 11 0-1 3 2 0 Theo Ratliff 3 0-0 0 0 0 Timofey Mozgov 3 0-0 0 0 0

Other Scores around the league on Wednesday January 11th
Indiana 118
Spurs 110

Kings 106
Raptors 102. *Raptors now last in the East and lost 10 in a row. good news for Portland they get Torontos first round pick this summer*

Bulls 125
Wizards 85. *Wizards scored 7 in the 2nd quarter, Bulls racked up 42 in the first quarter

Hornets 95
Thunder 87

Nuggets 110
Nets 96

Hawks 99
Bobcats 88

Heat 117
Clippers 103

Celtics 110
Dallas 88

[benton32]

GAMES 34-43

GAME 34 @ San Antonio.

Portland Trailblazers (17-17) at San Antonio Spurs (22-16)
Jan 13, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 22 26 16 28 92 San Antonio 28 17 34 24 103 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers San Antonio Spurs	Team Stats Comparison POR SAS FG Made-Att 37-84 42-85 3PT Made-Att 3-11 9-15 FT Made-Att 15-25 10-13 Rebounds 41 51 Assists 15 17 Turnovers 8 13 Steals 9 4 Blocks 4 2
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 35 7-14 0-2 0-0 1 5 14 Jamal Crawford 38 6-17 2-4 3-4 5 2 17 Nic Batum 27 3-5 1-3 1-2 3 2 8 LaMarcus Aldridge 37 4-14 0-0 6-8 9 1 14 David Lee 35 5-14 0-0 0-0 11 0 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kenneth Faried 22 3-4 7 1 7 JJ Hickson 20 4-8 3 0 8 Nolan Smith 14 2-3 0 3 4 Elliot Williams 11 2-3 1 1 6 Gordon Hayward 6 1-2 1 0 4 Theo Ratliff 1 0-0 0 0 0 Timofey Mozgov 1 0-0 0 0 0
San Antonio Spurs STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tayshaun Prince 38 2-5 10 1 5 Tony Parker 38 8-20 4 7 18 Thiago Splitter 36 9-15 17 1 19 Manu Ginobili 33 8-14 2 1 22 Dejuan Blair 22 2-5 4 4 5

GAME 35 @ HOUSTON (Hoopscasted)

Wow i guess it wasnt just the game it self when playing.. We got toasted in Houston on hoopscast.. I cant bitch to much 2 times earlier this season we came from behind and won by 1 point on 2 previous hoopscasted games, one included Houston, So pay back was on i guess. but wow horrid game.. Im starting to wonder if i really even have a good team, on the calender we did play the night b4 so maybe fatigue is setting in.. down by 30 going into the 4th ouch...and another horrible 3rd quarter, this time outscored 31-15, LaMarcus Aldridge fouled out after just 28 minutes. David Lee continues to struggle from the field, going 4-11, Is he on the hot seat for his starting position at center ? Backup PG Nolan Smith came up big off the bench with 19 points in 14 minutes both PG's attacked the hoop and got to the line combining for 19-23 from the free throw line.... can the Blazers bounce back from this 6 game skid... up next is a 50-50 game a played first half and sim 2nd half..

Portland Trailblazers (17-18) at Houston Rockets (16-20)
Jan 14, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 16 22 15 36 89 Houston 25 27 31 35 118 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers Houston Rockets	Team Stats Comparison POR HOU FG Made-Att 24-62 45-77 3PT Made-Att 2-7 8-14 FT Made-Att 39-49 20-26 Rebounds 31 42 Assists 15 23 Turnovers 21 17 Steals 11 9 Blocks 4 3
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 34 2-9 0-1 12-13 2 5 16 Jamal Crawford 30 1-4 0-1 3-4 1 1 5 Nic Batum 32 3-7 2-2 2-2 4 1 10 LaMarcus Aldridge 28 5-11 0-0 5-6 5 2 15 David Lee 33 4-11 0-0 6-6 5 0 14 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kenneth Faried 16 0-2 3 1 0 JJ Hickson 22 1-4 5 1 4 Nolan Smith 14 6-10 1 2 19 Elliot Williams 16 1-2 1 1 2 Gordon Hayward 11 0-2 2 0 0 Timofey Mozgov 4 1-1 2 1 4
Houston Rockets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kevin Martin 36 9-18 2 4 25 Terrence Williams 35 13-26 4 5 33 Patrick Paterson 34 4-4 9 2 8 Kyle Lowry 21 5-9 3 4 14 Marcus Camby 30 1-2 9 2 2

GAME 36 @ SIXERS (Played/Sim)

BLAZERS SNAP 6 GAME SKID, Beat Sixers 100-88

*MLK day in the city of brotherly love...... This game was alot better overall in the first half I actually was doing pretty well with the team, Shortened the rotation down to 8 guys.. They seemed to play better and I almost didnt wanna sim the 2nd half cause i was worried that since im on the road... the sim is going to give the Sixers a huge 2nd half but i stuck by it... the next game will be coach mode all the way through....Blazers now back to .500 at 18-18.. Sixers fall to 18-19. Portland now 1-2 on there 6 game road trip..

Played first half---Sim second half.

PTS 1---2
Por 46---54
Phi 41---47

REBS
Por 18---25
Phi 22---23

AST
Por 8---11
Phi 10---9

FG
Por 20/44---18-36
Phi 19/38---17/46

FT
Por 4/4---16/21
Phi 2/2---9/11

BOX SCORE

Portland Trailblazers (18-18) at Philadelphia 76ers (18-19)
Jan 16, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 17 29 26 28 100 Philadelphia 20 21 27 20 88 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers Philadelphia 76ers	Team Stats Comparison POR PHI FG Made-Att 38/80 36/84 3PT Made-Att 4/9 5/20 FT Made-Att 20/25 11/13 Rebounds 43 45 Assists 19 19 Turnovers 14 17 Steals 8 9 Blocks 3 5
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 36 4-7 1-1 9-9 4 9 18 Jamal Crawford 36 8-17 2-4 1-3 3 3 19 Nic Batum 36 3-7 0-2 1-1 5 1 7 LaMarcus Aldridge 39 5-11 0-0 4-4 11 2 14 David Lee 36 7-14 0-0 1-1 8 1 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS JJ Hickson 23 5-11 0-0 0-2 5 2 10 Kenneth Faried 23 3-8 0-0 0-0 5 0 6 Nolan Smith 14 3-5 1-2 4-5 2 1 11
Philadelphia 76ers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jrule Holiday 38 11-22 3 6 28 Andre Iguodala 37 4-13 9 5 10 Elton Brand 37 5-13 9 2 12 Spencer Hawes 36 4-7 7 1 9 Grant Hill 20 2-5 5 0 4

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GAME 37 @ NEW JERSEY NETS 1-18-12

Portland 74 (18-19)
Nets 103 (18-21)


Portland
JJ Hickson, 22pts, 5 rebs, (7-12 fg)
Kenneth Faried, 7 pts, 10 rebs
Nolan Smith, 9 pts, 4 rebs, 2 asst,

Nets
Brook Lopez, 22-7-1 (10-13 fg)
Kris Humpries, 15-9-2 (6-8)
Gerald Wallace, 13-7-3 (3-7)

FG %
Por 25-68 (36.7%)
NJ 41-91 (45.0%)

REBS
Por 42
NJ 51

AST
Por 9
NJ 21

Key notes.. Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge and Sg Jamal Crawford were injured in the game and did not return, Aldridge only had 15 minutes, scoring 8 points and 1 rebounds.. Crawford played 18 minutes, scoring 7 points... They both miss the next 2 games...




GAME 38 @ WASHINGTON WIZARDS 1-20-12

Portland 99 (18-20)
Washington 110 (19-21)

Portland
David Lee, 23-7-1 (10-20)
JJ Hickson, 23-7-1 (10-14)
Gordon Hayward, 12-6-1 (4-4)
Kenneth Faried, 6-7-4 (3-8)


Wizards
John Wall, 35-4-7 (13-26)
Nene, 23-7-4 (7-11)
Rashard Lewis, 12-8-1 (3-6)
Joel Przybilla, 6-5-2 (2-2)

FG %
Por 39-88 (44.3%)
Was 35-70 (50.0%)

REBS
Por 41
Was 45

AST
Por 23
Was 18

Key Notes-JJ Hickson started for Aldridge, And Elliot Williams got the nod at SG for Crawford, Williams had 10 points 3 assist in 26 minutes.. Everyone got PT as Mozgov played the fewest at 11 minutes.. Blazers trying to break this ugly skid there on....


GAME 39 @ CHICAGO BULLS 1-21-12

Portland 75 (18-21)
Chicago 98 (23-16)

Portland (PTS-REBS-AST-(FG)-MINS
Devin Harris, 24-2-5 (9-15) 35 mins
David Lee, 14-11-1 (5-16) 36
JJ Hickson, 9-9-0 (2-10) 26 (foul trouble)
Nic Batum, 5-6-0 (2-12) 31
Kenneth Faried, 5-8-2 (2-6) 29
Key Bench
Elliot Williams, 4-3-1 (2-3) 26
Gordon Heyward, 6-3-1 (1-6) 22

Chicago
Derrick Rose, 24-5-8 (10-20) 37
Luol Deng, 19-12-4 (8-18) 35
Carlos Boozer, 19-8-1 (7-12) 29


FG %
Por 26-78 (33.3%)
Chi 39-85 (45.8%)

REBS
Por 45
Chi 51

AST
Por 14
Chi 16

Game Notes- Aldridge and Crawford missed there 2nd straight game and should be back next game... the Blazers finished off a 6 game road tripe at 1 miserable 1-5.. Their next game is at home vs the Lakers..



GAME 40 VS LA LAKERS 1-24-12

Portland 88 (19-21)
Lakers 86 (27-14)

Portland P-R-A-(FG)-Mins
LaMarcus Alridge, 18-13-3 (6-16) 38
Jamal Crawford, 18-6-1 (9-15) 33
JJ Hickson, 13-6-1 (5-12) 33
Devin Harris, 5-6-4 (2-10) 31
David Lee, 9-6-1 (4-10) 33

Key Bench
Nolan Smith, 13-3-3 (6-14) 18
Kenneth Faried, 3-7-1 (0-2) 22
Nic Batum, 7-2-1 (3-5) 20


Lakers
Kobe Bryant, 45-8-2 (19-37) 39
Ramon Sessions, 6-8-7 (2-14) 39
Pau Gasol, 8-6-0 (2-7) 29
Matt Barnes, 7-6-2 (3-12) 34

FG %
Por 36-86 (41.8%)
LA 31-86 (36.0%)

REBS
Por 52
LA 55

AST
Por 15
LA 15

Game Notes- With the rest of the Lakers struggling, Kobe took it into his own hands, and scored half the teams points but still came up short, Bryant missed a game winning 3 at the buzzer.. Alridge and Crawford returned to combine for 36 points and 19 rebounds, And the Blazers needed all that, As they returned home and beat one of the top western conference teams.. Up next, back on the road for one game.. @ Golden State...


GAME 41 @ GOLDEN STATE 1-25-12

Portland 99 (19-22)
Golden State 139 (24-20)

P-R-A-(FG)-Min
Starters
Devin Harris, 20-2-11 (7-16) 34
Jamal Crawford, 10-4-2 (4-12) 35
JJ Hickson, 8-4-1 (3-4) 35
LaMarcus Alridge, 16-11-0 (7-12) 34
David Lee, 14-8-2 (5-14) 34

Key Bench
Nolan Smith, 14-1-2 (4-9) 14
Elliot Williams, 8-0-1 (3-3) 13
Kenneth Faried, 3-4-4 (0-2) 19

Warriors
Stephen Curry, 30-3-7 (11-20) 36
Wesley Matthews, 23-2-2 (5-14) 35
Raymond Felton, 18-1-4 (8-14) 25
Andris Biedrins, 2-13-1 (1-1) 22



FG %
Por 34-77 (44.1)
GS 49-87 (56.3)

REBS
Por 39
GS 44

AST
Por 25
GS 27

Game Notes- Not much to say on this game, lights out shooting for them all game, This game was simulated using hoopscast, But still that was embarrassing, 139 points allowed is bad... The Warriors scored 48 in the 2nd quarter alone.. Maybe Portland can bounce back, at home in there next game..




GAME 42 VS SUNS 1-27-12

15-27 SUNS 66
20-22 BLAZERS 90

Starters
Devin Harris, 18-1-11 (6-10) 33
Jamal Crawford, 15-5-1 (5-12) 33
JJ Hickson, 6-4-0 (2-4) 17 *foul trouble*
LaMarcus Alridge, 16-6-4 (8-14) 38
David Lee, 10-12-0 (4-7) 36

Key Bench
Kenneth Faried, 2-11-1 (0-0) 26
Nic Batum, 15-5-2 (5-12) 28
Nolan Smith, 6-1-2 (3-5) 14
Gordon Heyward, 2-2-1 (1-1) 7

Suns
Markieff Morris, 19-6-0 (7-13) 35
Marcin Gortat, 9-16-0 (3-6) 35
Jared Dudley, 6-6-2 (2-5) 33

FG %
Por 36-72 (50%)
Phx 21-72 (29.1%)

REBS
Por 48
Phx 38

AST
Por 23
Phx 3

Game Notes- Looks like things have gotten worse for the Suns since trading away Nash, the Suns got on 3 assist in the entire game, Hickson for Portland was in foul trouble. Faried continued his strong play on the boards, The Suns score just 9 points in the 3rd, 35 in the first half and 31 in the 2nd half. Portland remains 2 games up on the Jazz for the 8th and final seed in the West..



GAME 43 @ UTAH JAZZ 1-28-12

(21-22) Portland-112
(17-24) Utah-104

Starters (P-R-A-(FG)-Mins
Devin Harris, 5-1-10 (1-7) 33
Jamal Crawford, 11-2-2 (3-9) 28
JJ Hickson, 11-9-6 (5-9)
LaMarcus Aldridge, 20-9-2 (7-16) 34
David Lee, 14-4-0 (5-7) 17 (fouled out in the 3rd)

Key Bench
Gordon Hayward 11-5-1 (4-6) 11
Nolan Smith 12-1-4 (4-7) 11
Nic Batum 20-4-2 (7-11) 26

FG %
Por 39-83 (46.9%)
Uta 35-81 (43.2%)

REBS
Por 44
GS 49

AST
Por 32
GS 17

Game Notes- Former Blazer Greg Oden had 17 points and 4 rebounds in 21 minutes, Blazers Center David Lee fouled out in just 17 minutes.. The Blazers bench played great keeping the team ahead for the first 4 minutes of the 4th allowing the Starters to get alil more rest before finishing off the Jazz, This game had its runs in it.. Portland lead most of the game but Utah kep fighting back many times, cutting Portlands leads away, The Blazers have won 3 outta the last 4 games to end the month.. this was a big game for both teams even though the season is only about half way over, Portland entered the game 2 games up on Utah for the 8th seed... Portland has 3 days off and then home vs Charlotte..

[benton32]

FEBRUARY BOX SCORES AND OTHER MONTHLY INFO

GAME 44 VS Charlotte Bobcats 2-1-12

Portland Or, Awful shooting in the 3rd quarter knocked Portland down and out, Portland scored 7 points in the 3rd, Blazers played without Center David Lee day to day with a twisted Ankle, JJ Hickson started at Center and Nic Batum Started at SF, Portland plays tomorrow on the road against The Kings, Blazers lose a tough one at home against a team they should beat at home.. But it was one of those nights.. Alridge was off tonight going just 8-24 from the field, PG Devin Harris who had back to back double digit assist games coming in, had just 2 assist, Blazers are now 21-23. The Kings who they face next are 16-30. Hicksons former team.


Charlotte Bobcats (87)
STARTERS
Kemba Walker, 36, (5-10) 12-4-6
Gerald Henderson, 36, (7-9) 15-1-3
Tyrus Thomas, 37, (9-18) 22-10-0
Corey Maggette, 36, (2-12) 9-9-1
Boris Diaw, 35, (2-7) 9-10-2

Portland Trailblazers (75)
STARTERS
Devin Harris, 37, (7-14) 15-4-2
Jamal Crawford, 37, (5-18) 11-7-3
Nic Batum, 34, (1-5) 4-5-1
LaMarcus Aldridge, 38, (8-24) 18-9-0
JJ Hickson, 37, (6-9) 12-9-1

BENCH
Kenneth Faried 23 (1-2) 2-7-0
Nolan Smith 14 (0-4) 2-1-2
Elliott Williams 11 (3-4) 7-1-1
Gordon Hayward 12 (2-5) 4-2-0
Timofey Mozgov 3 (0-1) 0-1-1
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GAME 45 @ Sacramento Kings 2-2-12

Blazer get a much needed road win, And some great play off the bench from Gordon Hayward and Elliot Williams who combined for 25 points and 7 rebounds in 37 total minutes, Hickson had a off night in his return to Sacramento going 1-8 but did have 9 rebounds.... their is sources around the Blazers front office that they are interested in OKC PF Sege Ibaka who is upset with the Thunder and has requested a trade, However Portland has alot of PF's as it is that need minutes, JJ Hickson and Kenneth Faried need quality time, So it would be tough to add another PF, So Portland would probably trade Kenneth Faried, but they like his potential and last thing they wanna do is help the Thunder, But Ibaka brings alil better defense, maybe about the same offense, he is already 75 overall at 22 years old while Faried is only 70 overall at the same age, But Faried has a better Potential, Stay tune for more....

Portland Trailblazers (22-23) at Sacramento Kings (16-31)
Feb 2, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 27 27 16 23 93 Sacramento 28 21 13 27 89 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers Sacramento Kings	Team Stats Comparison POR SAC FG Made-Att 32-88 29-67 3PT Made-Att 8-20 6-14 FT Made-Att 21-23 25-26 Rebounds 44 45 Assists 15 15 Turnovers 14 25 Steals 14 8 Blocks 5 7
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Devin Harris 30 6-12 4 4 22 Jamal Crawford 32 4-13 1 3 10 Nic Batum 32 3-14 10 2 9 LaMarcus Aldridge 34 5-11 10 1 12 JJ Hickson 35 1-8 9 1 7 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Gordon Hayward 20 5-10 5 0 13 Elliot Williams 17 4-4 2 1 12 Nolan Smith 15 2-9 1 2 4 Kenneth Faried 17 1-5 4 1 2 Theo Ratliff 7 0-1 0 0 0 Jon Brockman 1 1-1 0 0 2
Sacramento Kings STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tyreke Evans 36 4-12 3 6 14 Marcus Thornton 36 7-14 2 1 21 Chuck Hayes 34 1-3 7 4 4 Demarcus Cousins 27 7-15 8 0 20 Franciso Garcia 31 3-8 2 0 9

[benton32]

Ok soooo I went ahead and simulated the rest of the season, I wanted to see if i was stuck with the generated rookie class or if i could use the 2013 class i downloaded, And i still have to use the games generated rookies, I did land the #1 pick via a trade earlier in the season from Toronto they ended up with the worse record and i got the #1 pick, and drafted the best player in the draf SG/PG OJ Hodges 77 overall already, May start at PG, Devin Harris was traded on draft night to Minnesota for there 17th pick and JJ Barea , we also traded them our 29th pick in the first round, In free agency i didnt have alot of spend but i went out and signed Alonzo Gee, I only had 4.88 to spend.. after signing the rookies. Im going to go ahead and keep this going, Sorry about skipping ahead, but i didnt feel like starting a new association, or going back and continuing this one from earlier in the season,

I like how the draft went and was a ok free agency, Ill update the off season stuff, And after this 2nd season, ill be able to use the real life draft class with Davis and Thomas Robinson etc, Barnes....

AND i forgot to write out everything that happened, I know Miami beat OKC in the finals, but as for like scoring champ and rebounding leader, and my players finals stats, the first year was mainly a testing year, and im going to stick with one thing this up coming season, iam going to play the first quarter and then sim the last 3, the next game will be half and half, and then the 3rd game will be played for the first 3 quarters and then the 4th quarter will be simmed, So in all, in 3 total games, there will be 6 simmed qtrs and 6 played qtrs........ I will have another post with more info on the off season...