sports.yahoo.com - 12/19/2008
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Though the explosion went down long after most of America's
bedtime, Brandon Roy 's 52 points and an entertaining Trail Blazer win over the
Suns on Thursday night will likely vault Portland back into the "can they?"
group of also-rans trying to do damage to the Lakers' chances.
I'm ...
sports2debate.com - 12/19/2008
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Roy scored a career-high 52 points, including a
tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:01 left, in Portland’s 124-119 comeback...
victory over Thursday night. Roy was 14-of-27 from the field and 19-of-21 at the line. The Blazers pulled off a huge victory....Was this the NBA's best performance so far this ...
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Debate: Was Brandon Roy's 52 Pt Effort the NBA's Best ...
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Fanster.com —
... the game, Phoenix was -19. When he checked back in with 5:16 left, his team was up one, but by the final buzzer they were down five.
Cut Goran gets it
Suns lose. I'm excited. Wait, that can't be right, can it? We just let the Blazers beat us in a close game and I'm excited? We just let Brandon Roy drop 52 on us and I'm excited? Let me check that, yep, I'm excited.
Kelly Dwyer breaks down the Blazers (do you think if I link to him he will forgive me for accusing ...
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Bright Side Of The Sun —
... the game, Phoenix was -19. When he checked back in with 5:16 left, his team was up one, but by the final buzzer they were down five.
Cut Goran gets it
Suns lose. I'm excited. Wait, that can't be right, can it? We just let the Blazers beat us in a close game and I'm excited? We just let Brandon Roy drop 52 on us and I'm excited? Let me check that, yep, I'm excited.
Kelly Dwyer breaks down the Blazers (do you think if I link to him he will forgive me ...
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... and calls Greg Oden over-hyped. Kelly Dwyer takes a look at where the Blazers stand and picks holes in the Blazers D: It doesn't mean that the first glances and obvious attributes have to be wrong, though. Nicolas Batum is a very good defender, but he fouls quite a bit, and the points Portland allows when he's on the floor (about 110 per 100 possessions, pretty lousy) are as bad as Travis Outlaw's mark. And Brandon Roy's, for that matter. There aren't many obvious answers, though, beyond just getting these guys just to play better defense. The Blazers are slightly better at ...
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