Portland Trailblazers - Reborn From Ashes (NG NBA2K14 MYGM)

[Noel.]

I'm looking for some feedback, what am I doing wrong/right? What could I add?

Should I stop posting images too much and write a bit more?

[ValentinFlorida]

You're fine on the images, maybe write a little bit more in summaries! Looks like you're getting some good games. Keep it up!

[Noel.]

Players of the Week Jan 12 - Jan 18

Lebron James
27 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 7.5 APG



Kevin Durant
37 PPG, 10.6 RBP, 4.6 APG

This weeks featured players are none other than LeBron and KD, the biggest MVP contenders around the league.

Durant surpassed James on the KIA MVP Ladder this week, standing as number one. This season averaging 32.2 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 5.1 APG, 1.5 SPG 1.0 BPG, 50.9% FG, 46.6% 3PT and 90.3% FT. Without a doubt Durant is on beast mode this season.

Quote: Originally Posted by ValentinFlorida

You're fine on the images, maybe write a little bit more in summaries! Looks like you're getting some good games. Keep it up!

Thanks a lot. Will try to write a bit more for the summaries.

[MVPdrose1]

#following


love your images. I hear ya on how time consuming it is. keeps me interested tho!

[Noel.]

Blazers wins against Mavs to go 25-15

The game started in a way that seemed even for both teams, exchanging buckets and changing leads a few times. It did continue like this, without any star playing like such, until the last quarter where Portland team was able to finally take the lead by 14 points to never let it go. C.J. McCollum had a very nice performance playing 11 minutes and scoring 11 points (in crucial moments may I say, where it matters most, attacking the rim hard), as well as 2 assists and 1 rebound. On the other side, we got (only for a moment though) to see some vintage Vinsanity and a really impressive performance from Dalembert. It was a dull game overall, but I bet Portland fans are glad they could get the W on the road.

After game, Terry Stotts was interviewed and asked about the win: "It is important the team can pull these wins on the road, but if we are aiming to a championship run we must measure ourselves with the best of the best and see what happens. We've already beat some of then previous this season so we are confident that we can do it again (referring to next game at Houston)".

Portland Trailblazers at Dallas Mavericks
Jan 18, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Portland (25-14)	29	24	24	27	104
Dallas (19-23)	26	25	23	21	95

Portland Trailblazers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D.Lillard	35	7-17	1-3	6-6	5	4	0	1	3	21
W.Matthews	36	5-14	1-3	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	13
N.Batum	34	2-8	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	2	2	6
A.Aldridge	34	7-12	0-0	2-2	9	0	0	2	1	16
R.Lopez	32	4-5	0-0	5-8	9	0	0	2	2	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M.Williams	14	4-4	1-1	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	9
T.Robinson	19	2-2	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	2	0	4
C.J.McCollum	11	3-7	1-1	4-4	1	2	0	1	1	11
A.Crabbe	8	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	5
D.Wright	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2
V.Claver	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
M.Leonard	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2
E.Watson	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		39-80 (49%)	5-12 (42%)	21-24 (88%)	52	13	1	12	10	104

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D.Harris	35	4-17	2-4	2-2	4	10	2	1	1	12
V.Carter	35	9-17	4-11	2-2	2	3	1	0	1	24
S.Marion	34	6-10	0-0	0-1	6	0	1	2	0	12
D.Nowitzki	34	6-11	0-0	2-2	12	0	2	1	1	14
S.Dalembert	36	7-12	0-0	5-8	14	1	0	1	1	19
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K.Calderon	16	3-9	0-3	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	6
S.Larkin	9	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	4
D.Blair	11	1-6	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2
W.Ellington	14	1-7	0-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
R.Ledo	6	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
G.Mekel	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0
B.Wright	10	0-3	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		39-101 (39%)	6-26 (23%)	11-15 (73%)	48	23	6	5	4	95

Injury Report

C.J. McCollum has suffered a Bruised Rib (1-2 weeks), can play through but head coach Stotts decided to let him rest till fully recovered.

Damian Lillard, Jordan Player of the Game

IMAGE OF THE GAME
Lillard with the pull-up jumper

Coming Up Next

Trade Report

01/18/2014
Rockets sign Andrew Bynum to 1YR $5.76M deal

Quote: Originally Posted by MVPdrose1

#following love your images. I hear ya on how time consuming it is. keeps me interested tho!

Thank you very much man!

[Noel.]

Rockets crush Portland 130-108

Coach Stotts said last game that he wanted to test the team against the best of the best. Well we could say then, they just got a taste of what it is to play against a contender. The game was simply one-sided. TrailBlazers could never make it in time. They were overmatched in every single end, but the key to this loss is the defense, it was non-existent, but let's not forget the 21 rebounds deficit.

First quarter was a shootout, both team were hitting 3s like it was nothing, but the game seemed "in control". Lillard had a strong start going for 12 points in the first quarter, but nothing compared with what Harden did, 4/4 from 3 point and 24 points to close the first half. It was in the 3rd quarter when everything crumbled down for Portland, Houston came out strong and made an 11 point difference and the game was virtually sealed. But just in case entering the 4th quarter with a 17 point lead wasn't enough, Jeremy Lin made 2 consecutive quick threes to destroy any comeback hope.

Both Rockets stars went off: Harden with 34 points and Howard with 27 and 15 rebounds.

Portland Trailblazers at Houston Rockets
Jan 20, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Portland (25-16)	30	29	23	26	108
Houston (25-18)	35	30	34	31	130

Portland Trailblazers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D.Lillard	34	11-20	2-4	1-3	1	7	1	1	0	25
W.Matthews	35	6-11	3-5	0-0	6	1	0	2	3	15
N.Batum	36	2-9	2-5	2-2	4	1	1	1	0	8
L.Aldridge	35	10-17	0-0	4-4	11	1	0	1	1	24
R.Lopez	29	4-7	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	2	1	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M.Williams	20	4-12	0-3	2-2	1	5	1	0	1	10
T.Robinson	21	2-6	0-0	1-1	4	0	0	0	0	5
A.Crabbe	13	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2
V.Claver	11	3-3	2-2	0-0	1	1	0	2	0	8
D.Wright	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
M.Leonard	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		44-89 (49%)	10-22 (45%)	10-12 (83%)	33	16	3	10	7	108

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A.Brooks	31	5-13	1-2	1-2	5	10	0	0	2	12
J.Harden	39	13-21	5-6	3-3	2	5	0	0	1	34
C.Parsons	38	3-6	2-3	0-0	8	1	1	0	0	8
A.Bynum	31	5-10	0-0	2-6	11	2	0	5	0	12
D.Howard	37	13-18	0-0	1-2	15	2	1	1	0	27
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Lin	19	7-16	2-4	0-0	1	6	1	0	1	16
R.Brewer	14	3-4	1-2	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	7
O.Asik	10	0-0	0-0	1-2	5	2	0	0	1	1
P.Beverley	8	5-6	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	10
I.Canaan	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
F.Garcia	6	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
O.Casspi	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
TEAM TOTALS		55-97 (57%)	12-23 (52%)	8-15 (53%)	54	33	3	7	5	130

James Harden, Jordan Player of the Game

IMAGE OF THE GAME
Harden after hitting his 4th 3 pointer in a row in the 1st quarter

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Injury Report

Damian Lillard has a bruised sternum (1-2 weeks and can play through), coach will keep him in the rotation since he is a key part of the game for Portland.

[Noel.]

Northwest Division Standings

NBA Standings - Updated: Jan 20, 2014
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Oklahoma City Thunder	27	14	--	8-3	19-9
Minnesota Timberwolves	26	15	1.0	3-4	15-9
Portland Trail Blazers	25	16	2.0	4-2	15-9
Denver Nuggets	24	16	2.5	5-4	14-12
Utah Jazz	16	26	11.5	1-8	10-18

As the season goes on it is pretty obvious that Northwest Division on of the toughest of these 2013-2014 season. 4 teams above 0.600 winning percentage and 4 of 5 are going to playoffs according to today standings.

[Noel.]

Aldridge's 32 leads Blazer past Thunder

On the first of a 3 game series versus division rivals (OKC, then they will play Denver at home, and finally vs Minnesota at home again), the Blazers were able to upset the Thunder without their rising star Damian Lillard.

In the warm-up Lillard was complaining about his Bruised Sternum so Terry Stotts decided he should not be playing to save him. It's obvious that the last thing Portland needs is another injured top player. Lillard said he was "feeling pretty well, but everytime I hit the jumpshot or land after jumping it hurts a bit right in the chest, so coach decided I better stay off court".

Portland knew that to stop Oklahoma not only they needed to contain Durant, but Westbrook (who is also averaging huge numbers 26.5 PPG, 6.2 APG and 4.6 RPG). And so they did, but even then it wasn't a a walk in the park. Jeremy Lamb stepped up his game to cover the team and finished 22 points , 3 rebs, and 6 assists.

There were 13 lead changes, and the biggest lead was of 6 points for Portland, excepting the final 2 minutes of the 4th quarter where that lead was extended with a huge 3 from Batum and another 2 points coming from Batum as well.

Portland Trailblazers at Oklahoma City Thunder
Jan 21, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Portland (26-16)	28	26	22	26	104
Oklahoma City (27-15)	27	24	26	20	97

Portland Trailblazers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M.Williams	43	6-19	0-5	5-6	8	12	2	0	3	17
W.Matthews	37	5-11	3-4	1-2	8	1	0	2	2	14
N.Batum	37	3-8	1-4	0-0	5	1	0	2	2	7
L.Aldridge	36	13-19	0-0	6-7	12	0	0	4	3	32
R.Lopez	31	5-9	0-0	0-2	6	1	1	5	1	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Robinson	21	2-4	0-0	3-4	8	0	0	2	1	7
A.Crabbe	16	2-7	1-3	2-2	1	1	2	0	0	7
D.Wright	12	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	5
V.Claver	8	2-2	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	5
M.Leonard	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0
E.Watson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D.Lillard	DNP
W.Barton	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		40-81 (49%)	7-18 (39%)	17-23 (74%)	53	18	5	16	14	104

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R.Westbrook	38	9-26	0-2	0-1	4	11	2	0	2	18
J.Lamb	37	9-15	1-2	3-4	3	5	2	0	0	22
K.Durant	38	9-15	1-2	3-3	8	1	1	1	1	21
S.Ibaka	35	8-11	0-0	2-3	10	0	1	1	0	18
K.Perkins	32	3-7	0-0	0-0	9	2	3	2	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Sefolosha	15	2-5	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	4
D.Fisher	11	2-8	0-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	4
N.Collison	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	0
R.Gomes	8	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
R.Jackson	8	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A.Roberson	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2
P.Jones	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		44-96 (46%)	1-14 (7%)	8-11 (73%)	41	24	12	5	7	97

LaMarcus Aldridge, Jordan Player of the Game

IMAGE OF THE GAME
Ibaka with the Alley-Oop to throw it down

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