hoopinionblog.com - 11/4/2009
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Boxscore Gameflow Highlights Team Poss Off Eff eFG% FT Rate OR% TO% ATL 87.7 1.106 49.4 22.5 29.7 13.7 POR 87.7 1.038 45.9 15.3 22.2 11.4 Just as in Los Angeles on Sunday, the first quarter last night was an aberration. This time, ...
bustabucket.com - 11/4/2009
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BOX SCORE After so many thrilling, and ultimately
positive endings to games against the Atlanta Hawks, Joe...
Johnson got revenge with a 97 to 91 victory over the Blazers in Portland tonight. Confidence seems to be down, already two losses at home, and the team with such high expectations ...
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Blazers 91, Hawks 97
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blazersedge.com - 11/4/2009
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More photos » by Don Ryan - AP
Blazers head coach Nate McMillan lurks with an itchy...
trigger finger. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) Browse more photos » Asked for his thoughts ...
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Media Row Report: Blazers 91 Hawks 97
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Game reaction: Hawks 97, Blazers 91
Blazers Blog —
... break with 56 seconds left that put the Hawks up by six points. "They are a team that's a lot like us. They went to the playoffs last year and they were great at home, but they are still trying to figure out how to win the big games on the road. "It's a maturity thing right now. It takes time and maturity to win these kinds of games. But if you want to join the elite teams in the league, and I think both of us do, we've got to take that next step and find ways to win away from home." Hawks blog Hoopinion: That's a lesson Brandon Roy and/or Nate McMillan might take away from ...
Smiling through the quotes, links, and graphs
Peachtree Hoops —
... Hoopinion points out that Josh Smith played two different kinds of defense last night and both could be described as half way decent. ...
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