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Petteri Koponen has taken his boldest step yet to prove that he will fit in perfectly with the Blazers: he got injured. Hippo's words after the totally related video clip. The last couple of weeks have been very good for Petteri Koponen and Virtus Bologna. The storied Italian powerhouse has been fighting for playoff home court advantage furiously since February, winning seven out of their last nine while their Finnish ...

Two games into this series, and we've seen quite a bit from each team. The question is, which ones will show up tonight? Back in Rip City the Blazers plan on getting another win, but that Suns team that showed up on Tuesday was awfully good. Andre Miller is the only guy right now who is looking for his own shot and being aggressive. Unfortunately in game 2, the Suns adjusted ...

From the Blazers: TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN MARCUS CAMBY TO TWO-YEAR EXTENSION Veteran forward/center under contract through 2011-12 PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward/center Marcus Camby to a two-year contract extension, it was announced today by General Manager Kevin Pritchard. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Camby posted averages of 7.0 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.13 steals, 2.04 blocked shots and 31.2 minutes in ...

On Sunday, Steve Nash played outstanding against Portland, but Andre Miller played better. Not only that, but Jerryd Bayless used his strength and athleticism to earn baskets in the lane and get to the free throw line. The Blazer guards were truly game changers. Despite being wrong about this matchup on Sunday, I have to recycle the same logic and prediction for this game. Nash had a great game on Sunday, ...

Finally some good news from our favorite team. As first reported on 95.5 The Game, center Marcus Camby is close to signing an extension with the Portland Trail Blazers. Camby's agent Rick Kaplan told Jason Quick: "Since the day Marcus was traded, the Blazers and Marcus made it clear it was not for an interim engagement. It has been our goal to get something done, and hopefully he will stay in Portland ...

As dynamic and powerful as Amare Stoudemire is for these Phoenix Suns, it's the point guard match-up that could determine the outcome of this series. Steve Nash has had another tremendous season, leading the league in assists and being the best quarterback of any team in the league. Basically if Portland can defend Nash and force him to shoot more as opposed to involving his teammates, the Blazers will have ...

From the team regarding Roy's surgery: ROY TO UNDERGO SURGERY TO REPAIR PARTIAL MENISCUS TEAR Portland guard sidelined for first-round playoff series vs. Phoenix PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a partial meniscus tear in right knee, it was announced today by Trail Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard. "This was not an easy decision to make," said Roy. "But, if I'm ...

Box Score Sometimes it feels good to put a team in their place. The Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City Thunder squad has been getting a ton of praise this year for a great season and a playoff birth. They're ahead of schedule and eerily similar to the Portland Trail Blazers of a year ago. Fortunately for them, they've had no injuries, no adversity, and continue to catch teams by surprise. Portland had to ...

Box Score Sometimes the phrase "A win's a win," can't be used to describe a game. With so much of the Western Conference playoff seeding up in the air, a victory against the Lakers would mean so much on so many levels. But how realistic was it? Having not won in LA since Feb. 22nd, 2007 , this would be a daunting task to say the least. The day began with the news ...

  Tonight Blazer fans witnessed perhaps this season's most ugly and disappointing loss whose end saw the referees quickly whisked out of the arena surrounded by security guards. Yes, it was that type of game. Where the fans were so incensed, the teams so amped up and the officiating so bad that the officials had to be escorted from the arena for the sake of their physical safety. Welcome to today's NBA: Where ...