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Finally Healthy, Blazers Ready for Upsetting Playoff Run

To throw out a little history, the 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers went 49-33. So what are the 2009-10 Trail Blazers on pace to go? That's right, 49-33. The 1976-77 Trail Blazers would have had a much better regular-season record had star Bill Walton not missed 17 games due to injury. But Walton was healthy for the...

Blazers Not Built for the Playoffs

Cherry Picking recaps yesterday's action.The Blazers and the Rockets are both playoff teams that have their share of obvious flaws. In fact, neither one of them have any business getting out of the first round this season. But thanks to the way the seedings shook out, one of them will advance by default. Unfortunately for...

Houston, Yao Blast Portland in Game 1

In front of a raucous crowd the Portland Trail Blazers took the court tonight for their first playoff game in six years, and the first of the modern incarnation. They were young, they were excited, and the entire city of Portland was behind them. Then Yao Ming happened. Ming scored 24 points, all in the first half, all in...

Greg Oden's Fragile Psyche Might Be Hindering the Blazers

At the beginning of a weekend column in The Oregonian, John Canzano tells the tale of Greg Oden occasionally isolating himself from teammates in the back of the plane, which is something he used to do to stretch out his injured leg on long flights. The problem? He's healthy now, so it appears to be more of a reclusive move...

Portland's Bigs Bolster Offense the Hard Way

Cleveland and Portland boast the best offenses in the NBA as of today. Tell that to a doc two months ago and you'd get tested for diphtheria. The Cavaliers have seen a surge in execution around always wondrous LeBron James. But Portland has done it a bit different. Only 11th in the league in shooting, the Blazers have...