Blazers have right stuff to halt Lakers in playoffs

2009-11-09T10:32:20-05:00

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2009-03-13T14:36:37-04:00

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Mr. Atlanta (5-4)

Ellabell 564880

84 Blazers and Lakers fans... BORING... 4675058

2009-03-12T17:30:20-04:00

Jesse in SA

San Antonio 38184

83 Lakers suck and will not make it out of the West. Guaranteed! 4662785

2009-03-12T11:01:31-04:00

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Condor

Hesperia 32290

81 Lousy article. Most of you seem to forget, you have to win on the road. Ah, I see I woke some of you up including the writer of this lousy article. Have any 'fans' bother to check and see how Portland does on the road? How about getting there to play the Lakers in the first place. A seven game series in the play-offs are a far cry for one game at home. We, that is most of us, have little respect for this writer with his off the wall stories. He likes to draw attention to himself by writing off the wall stories that no legit writer would write. But most of you should no better. Take this test, would you bet your house, wife, girlfriend, etc.. on Portland in a seven game series against the Lakers in the Play-Offs? O, it is easy to say yes on this board, but in real life, I don't think so. 4655481

2009-03-12T17:06:23-04:00

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McI

Fort McMurray 508661

Take this test, would you bet your house, wife, girlfriend, etc.. on Portland in a seven game series against the Lakers in the Play-Offs? O, it is easy to say yes on this board, but in real life, I don't think so.

82 The story and most of the people on here never say the Blazers will or should beat the Lakers in a playoff series. All it says is they might put up a fight and could win. I obviously would only bet if I thought there was better than a 50% chance of the Blazers winning... which no one in their right mind would say. But if you were to give me 5:1 odds on it... I might. Anyways, I can not stand you Laker fans. You lost last year, and if pathetic fashion. Game 6 was probably one of the most pathetic displays of giving up I have ever seen on a professional level. Your team is great and I love Kobe, but enough of the bs talk about how great you are... win it this year and brag all you want next year. Personally, I'm looking for a Spurs upset of you guys (again, I would prob bet Lakers at even odds)... just to teach you guys to shut up before you win something (7 years ago doesn't count... your 80s dynasty doesn't count... different players.. whole different league in fact). 4662519

2009-03-12T11:01:31-04:00

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Condor

Hesperia 32290

2009-03-11T18:21:22-04:00

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RoseCity

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Its on! At fool roster they aint nobody going to stop uS. Dynasty hear we come three in a row 2000's out with a bang. Lakers every decade have had champonships!

79 "full" "here" Man, I hope you are 12 years old. 4648946

2009-03-11T18:46:37-04:00

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Fino101

Corona 626455

"full" "here" Man, I hope you are 12 years old.

80 No ten and still ball up the cheep blazers! 4649292

2009-03-11T17:45:36-04:00

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Fino101

Corona 626455

These Blazers are not the Blazers of old. Bring it LA. I'd love to see this series

75 Its on! At fool roster they aint nobody going to stop uS. Dynasty hear we come three in a row 2000's out with a bang. Lakers every decade have had champonships! 4648594

2009-03-11T18:21:22-04:00

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RoseCity

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Its on! At fool roster they aint nobody going to stop uS. Dynasty hear we come three in a row 2000's out with a bang. Lakers every decade have had champonships!

79 "full" "here" Man, I hope you are 12 years old. 4648946

2009-03-11T18:05:36-04:00

Superfly

New York 35083

78 lazerious, the US is scared of Russia. That's why when Russia steps out of line US politicians don't do ****. 4648788

2009-03-11T18:04:34-04:00

Lakays

Wildomar 736068

77 You never say avything about the Spurs...they got their buts whipped too by Portland last month!!there is always an excuse for that boring team...Also, in LA the Lakers beat the Blazers pretty bad and don't forget all the teams in the leage play their best against the most popular team in the NBA(bar none) the Blazers could not beat them "LA boys" in a 7 game series get real!!! There are so many Laker Haters!! This is not their time the Blazers might be good in 3-5 years or so.. Stop Hating on the Lakers!! 4648782

2009-03-11T17:55:56-04:00

Lakays

Wildomar 736068

76 I didn't hear you all say that about the Spurs when they got their tails beat real bad there last month!! They could not beat the Lakers in a 7 game series are you kidding me?, by the way the Lakers beat them pretty bad in LA this season or did you see the game? We never hear you say anything bad about the Spurs that really sucks...you say something like they jusst had a bad game or something to that effect... What haters you all are!..find another team to pick on like Cleveland those chokers!~!!.... 4648711

2009-03-11T16:47:12-04:00

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RoseCity

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73 These Blazers are not the Blazers of old. Bring it LA. I'd love to see this series 4647774

2009-03-11T17:45:36-04:00

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Fino101

Corona 626455

These Blazers are not the Blazers of old. Bring it LA. I'd love to see this series

75 Its on! At fool roster they aint nobody going to stop uS. Dynasty hear we come three in a row 2000's out with a bang. Lakers every decade have had champonships! 4648594

<div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/03/10/bills/T1_0310_roy.jpg" alt="Double Click to select a Photo" width="298" height="516" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Brandon Roy has a knack for going toe-to-toe with Kobe Bryant.</div> </div> The most intriguing rivalry in the NBA may seem like a mismatch on paper ... and in a way, it is. The Los Angeles Lakers simply cannot beat the Portland Trailblazers. Well, at least when they play in Portland. The Lakers' 111-94 loss to the Blazers Monday night wasn't just an aberration, it was the continuation of a six-game losing streak and a four-plus-year drought the Lakers have had at the Rose Garden. The last time the Lakers won in Portland (2/23/05), Frank Hamblen had just taken over as Lakers coach for Rudy Tomjanovich and the Blazers starting lineup included Nick Van Exel, Damon Stoudemire and Ruben Patterson. Yeah, it was that long ago. Now, this may not seem like a big deal at the moment. If the season ended today the Lakers and Blazers wouldn't meet in the first round. In fact, Portland would have to upset the Jazz (who own a 2-1 series lead and would have home-court advantage) just to reach the West semifinals. But the season, of course, does not end today and the Blazers are only two games from falling to the No. 8 seed -- thus setting up an epic series with the Lakers. A Blazers-Lakers series in Round 1 could rival that of Warriors-Mavericks in 2007, when Dallas had the league's best record (67-15) but lost in six games. The Lakers would certainly be the clear favorites going in, but no one would be surprised to see the Blazers pull the upset (even in six -- like the Warriors), while stealing a win at Staples Center. Portland poses more matchup problems for the defending West champs than just about any other team in the conference, with Brandon Roy’s speed and playmaking ability, Travis Outlaw’s explosiveness off the bench and LaMarcus Aldridge’s versatility. While the Lakers have proven they can beat any team at home or away, only three current Lakers were on that club which won in Portland four years ago. It would be one thing if the Lakers didn't have anything to play for in Oregon or if they simply overlooked their opponent, but neither excuse applies. Not only have the Lakers talked about breaking their Rose Garden losing streak for a couple years now, but their last two games in Portland have been significant. They were coming off a two-game losing streak to Denver and Phoenix heading into Monday's massacre and were locked in three-way battle for the best record in the NBA with Boston and Cleveland. Last April, the Lakers were battling New Orleans for the best record in the West and lost 112-103 to a Blazers club that was simply playing for pride. The Lakers have tried to dismiss their inability to beat Portland in the past. "They’re a good young team," said Kobe Bryant last year, as if talking about a little brother that got lucky again. "Mark it down to rainy weather, depressing faces," said coach Phil Jackson recently. Either one can cite plenty of excuses, but if the Lakers play the Blazers in the playoffs, they could get embarrassed before even reaching the NBA Finals this year. At least this time around they won’t have to fly as far or wait until June to have their hearts broken. 56381 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/396/7/thumb/markazi_arash.jpg 118 CA

Arash Markazi

Los Angeles 3987