bustabucket.com - 12/31/2008
—
Blazers make a statement without Brandon Roy.
Without Roy, Trail Blazers Beat Celtics 91-86
soxanddawgs.com 12/31/2008 — One game after beating the Sacramento Kings by 45 points, the Boston Celtics took on the Portland Trail Blazers and fell 91-86. The Blazers, who were playing without their star Brandon Roy, were led by Steve Blake’s 21 points. LaMarcus ...
Blazers begin to believe again
columbian.com 1/12/2009 — PORTLAND It was only a couple weeks ago that Brandon Roy was questioning the Portland Trail Blazers' direction. Were they tough enough? Were they doing enough on defense? Were they improving at the same rate as other teams in the Western Conference? ...
Brandon Roy, 52 Points! Blazers beat Phoenix | ESPN.com
sports.espn.go.com 12/19/2008 — PORTLAND, Ore. -- Brandon Roy kept scoring until the Portland Trail Blazers had finally finished off the Phoenix Suns. Roy scored a career-high 52 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:01 left...
Game 32 Recap: Blazers 91, Celtics 86
blazersedge.com 12/31/2008 — Now that was a satisfying win.
Boxscore
General Observations
The thing I liked best about this win, hands down, was that the Blazers stepped up to the plate physically. Lamarcus Aldridge started standing toe to toe with Kevin Garnett ...
Brandon Roy Scores 52 in Blazers Win
blog.ingamenow.com 12/19/2008 — With Greg Oden getting most of the attention this year, Brandon Roy gets overlooked.
After tonight, no one will overlook Roy again.
On a nationally televised TNT game, guard Brandon Roy scored a career high 52 points, including a tiebreaking three-pointer with 1:01 left...
Trail Blazers And Turn Overs Give Celtics Another West Coat Loss 91-86
slamdunkcentral.com 12/31/2008 — They say that many times a wounded animal is at it’s most dangerous, and that certainly proved to be the case for the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night. The Blazers were without All-Star guard Brandon Roy who was suffering from a hamstring injury. Portland’s center Greg Oden was banged up ....
Blazers rattle Celtics
boston.com 12/31/2008 — As cold as it may be in Boston, the Celtics probably won't mind considering the heat they endured out West.
Roy represents Blazers with big game
blog.oregonlive.com 2/16/2009 — AP PhotoBrandon Roy throws down a dunk Sunday night. Brandon Roy was impressive in his second All-Star game appearance, scoring 14 points, dishing out 5 assists and snagging 5 rebounds in the West's 146-119 victory Sunday night. Roy logged 31...