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Continue Reading Calkins: Heat F LeBron James On Blazers F LaMarcus Aldridge

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Well, we hoped for the best, but could see it coming. The Miami Heat put on a show for the Rose Garden faithful tonight, opening up a nice halftime lead over the Portland Trail Blazers and holding on for an easy victory. The bright spot for the Blazers was the return of Joel Przybilla, manning the middle for the first time in a year.
The Blazers were led in scoring by LaMarcus Aldridge (20 points), Jamal Crawford (18 points, 4 assists)), Nicolas Batum (17 points, 3 steals) and Wesley Matthews (15 points, 7 rebounds)
The Blazers came out energized

Continue Reading FINAL: Miami Heat 107, Portland Trail Blazers 93

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In a Nutshell
The Blazers field one star while the Heat field two superstars. Portland comes out with energy but so do LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. What do you think happened?
Game Flow
You could see from Possession One in this game that the Heat were determined not to repeat their post-All-Star slump from last season. LeBron James came out with nasty intentions, scoring 8 in the period. LaMarcus Aldridge kept his team afloat, scoring a dozen. The rest of the Blazers, sparked by Nicolas Batum, joined the party, hitting nearly every shot they took early on. But

Continue Reading Game 36 Recap: Portland Trail Blazers 93 , Miami Heat 107

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The Miami Heat defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 107-93, at the Rose Garden on Thursday night, dropping Portland’s record to 18-18.
This win was so routine LeBron James didn’t even need to spank himself.
After delivering the three-point dagger, after another night polka-dotted with jaw-dropping highlights and uncanny defensive plays, James passed on a repeat of his 2011 derriere self-discipline. Who could blame him? He might as well save the conversation-starting, game-ending celebrations for contests with real drama. Besides, James had ice on his right wrist after the game, the product of dunking too forcefully (seriously). Better to rest

Continue Reading Media Row Report: Heat 107, Blazers 93