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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

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The Portland Trail Blazers announced the release of second-year guard Armon Johnson and the signing of veteran center Joel Przybilla on Monday.
Here’s the Johnson press release.

The Portland Trail Blazers have waived guard Armon Johnson, it was announced today by the team.
Johnson, 23, averaged 2.9 points, 0.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 7.2 minutes in 39 games over two seasons in Portland. He appeared in one game this season.
The Trail Blazers selected Johnson with the 34th overall pick in the second round of the 2010 NBA Draft.

Johnson, 23, was taken in the second round of the

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Thank goodness the Blazers have an 8-day break from games because I haven’t had the chance to answer mailbag questions since the beginning of the season. I’ll try to play catch-up as much as I can this week while still getting in some things I want to talk about.

Dave,
Why in the name of Bill Walton’s Ghost is Nate not playing the young guys? Anybody can see that the season is going down the tubes. Elliot Williams and Nolan Smith are the future! Getting them playing time now makes the franchise better later. That’s more important than 2…

Continue Reading Blazersedge Mailbag, February 23rd, 2012: Young Guys, Playing Time, Przy, and More

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What started as an awful game turned into a barn-burner. Trailing from the opening tip, the Blazers spent the evening in comeback mode, eventually coming up short against the Dallas Mavericks in double overtime.
The Blazers were led by LaMarcus Aldridge’s 33 points and 12 rebounds, with support from Gerald Wallace (10 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals) and Nicolas Batum (12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks). Jamal Crawford scored 19, but missed a few big shots down the stretch.
Let’s keep this first half recap short. The Blazers stunk. At one point in the second quarter, the score was

Continue Reading FINAL: Dallas Mavericks 97, Portland Trail Blazers 94 (2OT)

In preparation for tonight’s game we did a little back and forth with SBN’s Dallas regional site. They’ll have our answers to their five questions up later today. Here are their answers to ours:

BE: What’s up with Dirk? Did he just win a title and shift it into cruise control? What’s the status there and how do Mavs fans feel about the slow start?

SBNDALLAS: The lockout affected his off-season routine, whichis a big deal for a player whose game depends so much on timing. But after a decade of pretty much being a 24/7basketball machine, it would…

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