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00:00It'll be Scoot Henderson getting the nod his fourth start of the year. Drew
00:04Holliday alongside Danny Advia along with Tamani Kamara and Donovan Klingon.
00:10For the Wizards it'll be Bub Carrington, Bilal Kulabali, Leaky Black, Tristan
00:15Vukcevich and Julian Rees.
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00:30Frank Keith the coach of the Washington Wizards now in his third season. He's the
00:36Wizards head man. Record that ranks them 13th right now in the East. Former assistant
00:41coach of course and a number of stops. Tiago Splinter acting head man of the
00:47Blazers. As the Blazers right now ninth in the west right behind the Clippers.
00:51Clippers at 38 and 36 playing Milwaukee this afternoon and that game just about ready to
00:56wrap up and we'll keep an eyeball on that. Scoot Henderson getting the start as we've
01:01mentioned now his fourth of the year. You saw the numbers at the start of our broadcast.
01:04He feels very comfortable here at home. He's shooting the three very well.
01:07Forty percent from three point range in the month of March. Overall home or away.
01:12Tom Haberstroh joins us again this afternoon. Lamar Heard, Kevin Calabro,
01:16Brooke Olsendam, your usual crew here. And Tom what do you foresee for the Blazers in
01:21light of that loss to Dallas?
01:22Just turn the page you know. Forget about what happened on Friday and take care of
01:27the ball in this one. This is the first time that this starting lineup has
01:30appeared for the Blazers tonight. So what better time than now to get this
01:35chemistry established against this Washington Wizards team. That is a lot
01:39of short handed Lamar. Definitely. Well you kind of wonder where you're going to
01:44get some scoring off the bench. You talked about it before the ball game
01:48started. Of course all that will play out. But you'd like to think Lamar that
01:52you've got enough firepower to take care of this Wizards team. As you mentioned
01:55it's got several key guys already scratched. Keyshawn George, Trey Johnson, Alex
02:00Sar not playing this afternoon. Yeah. Not saying it should necessarily be
02:04easy but it should be a W in the Blazers column if they play up to their
02:09standards here at home with the crowd backing them. Adria drives baseline
02:14and kicks outside of Kamar. He's going to raise for three. That comes up
02:17short but it comes right back to Tabani.
02:24Here's Henderson. He squares up and he drills a mid-range up shot. Nice pull up.
02:28The defender was playing off a couple feet and school took what the defense
02:31gave him. Here's Koulibaly with it. Wizards getting auditions to some young players
02:42giving him an opportunity to play this afternoon. Bob Carrington of course
02:49all rookie a year ago in his second campaign averaging 10 points.
02:56Blazers come the other way and Scoot Henderson on top.
03:01Klingon will step out and leave it for Scoot. He hesitates on the three.
03:05Draws the big man on him. He'll drive it into the lane.
03:08And the rebound recovered by Donovan Klingon who will lean and score.
03:14He was two for nine shooting from the field against Dallas.
03:18He had a couple of opportunities in the paint early in that game.
03:21It did not go. It's good to see him get something going here.
03:26Reese is tripped up and knocked to the floor.
03:29You're right about Donovan, Kev. He did not have his normal night.
03:32And typically when that happens to Donovan, he responds in the next game.
03:36He makes up for it right away.
03:38Yeah, this is a huge size advantage for Donovan Klingon in this match-up.
03:42And he's such a rebounding machine.
03:43But also, go get those buckets, DC. Great start.
03:49Kristin Vukcevic, the Italian in his third year playing the five position.
03:53Klingon, a left-hand swat.
03:57Koulibaly will get it as it circles outside.
03:59And he throws an air ball. The Blazers take care of business.
04:03Hope Donovan is alive and present on both ends.
04:05He sure is.
04:07I got to get working on my air balls per 48-minute stack for the Misfits.
04:12I don't have that off-hand, but I got to get cracking at halftime.
04:14They're off to a good start.
04:16Tomorrow three, it's off.
04:17Look at Donovan's flat-footed, deflect that rebound, ready to reel it in,
04:21but it's taken away by Leaky Black out here on the wing.
04:25Carrington triggers.
04:27Scoot the rebound.
04:30Regains balance into front court.
04:32Switches left to right.
04:33Bullets a pass.
04:34It's knocked down by Koulibaly and deflected out of bounds.
04:38Here's a look at Leaky Black.
04:40Rashad Malik.
04:42Leaky Black out of North Carolina.
04:45Charlotte's own.
04:46Two-way contract to Charlotte Prada.
04:48Yeah, just outside of Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina.
04:52UNC guy, a legend back in North Carolina.
04:56Denny outside, triggers a deep three.
04:58Back iron and rebound Hukcevic.
05:03Koulibaly on the advance.
05:06He's not been bashed for the last couple of trips down.
05:10Hukcevic will swing it over here to Black.
05:18The Italian will heave the three.
05:21That's off the rebound to Klingon.
05:22Donovan had 17 boards against Dallas.
05:26Advy across midcourt.
05:27Hesitates.
05:28Now puts it in turbo gear.
05:30Left hand leaner is off.
05:33Klingon inadvertently swats Reese right to the floor and a foul.
05:36It's a good drive from Denny.
05:38He just lost the ball as he was getting it in that left hand.
05:43Interesting to see Buck Carrington and Denny Obja go at it in this game because that is the selection for
05:49the Washington Wizards in the Denny Obja deal.
05:52They decided to take Buck Carrington in the lottery.
05:54So always good to see that kind of match.
05:56Maybe a little chip on their shoulders.
05:58So I'm going to swing.
06:00Carrington steps back, misses this one.
06:03And the other components of that trade, Malcolm Brogdon, who then, what, retired a year later.
06:10And a future first here is clinging the two-hand hammer.
06:14Good timing on Donovan's cut on that.
06:16I don't like him grabbing at his knee, though.
06:18We've had enough of the grabbing at the knees, the backs, the legs.
06:21No more for that.
06:22Please be okay, D.C.
06:24And always the good news, Lamar, that Rob Williams is available to play today.
06:29Didn't play in the second half against Dallas because of tweaked the back.
06:34Well, here comes Rob right now as Donovan's coming right down the middle of your screen
06:38with the dunk.
06:41Now he departs in some discomfort.
06:53Oh, Reese rolled up into the left.
07:00He's holding the right.
07:01On the right, though.
07:02Yeah.
07:03Yeah.
07:04Because you're right, Kevin, that was the left that got rolled into.
07:09It's good that he didn't go straight to the locker room.
07:11That's a good sign.
07:12At least he's here on the bench.
07:14As we've gotten to know Donovan, though, you'll never see him go straight to the locker room.
07:19I don't be called.
07:20I remember that Houston game last year.
07:22He talked his way out of the locker room to get back out on the floor.
07:25Yeah, it was like a WWE fight.
07:27He came out and he had his music playing and everything.
07:30Is that Donovan Cliggins music?
07:32Oh, my gosh.
07:35Koulibaly on the attack.
07:37Reese to screen.
07:39There it is.
07:40Reese gets blocked again.
07:41This time by Rob Williams, the third.
07:43That's so good to see.
07:46Juju Reese.
07:48He's 6'9".
07:49He's got good sides.
07:51Up the floor.
07:52Advion.
07:53Goes right at Koulibaly to lay it in.
07:58Go, go, go, go.
08:01Go, go, go, go.
08:05Go, go, go, go.
08:09Yeah, it took a while for the Wizards to get their first points on the board.
08:12But it makes sense when this is the 45th starting lineup of the season.
08:17Blazers had 20 starting lineups.
08:18Scoot Henderson getting that mid-range jumper in his first look in this group,
08:22right, at least the starting lineup that began this game.
08:25It's the 20th starting lineup for the Blazers, but the Wizards hit 45.
08:29Wow.
08:34Reese up top.
08:39Toulibaly bearing down on Scoot.
08:41Little runner.
08:41That's wide.
08:42Rebound grabbed by the Blazers.
08:46And Alanae to bring it out of backcourt.
08:50Off the high screen.
08:51Rolling is Rob.
08:52Passed a little bit low.
08:54And a Blazer turnover.
08:58Here's Rob stopping the ball first.
09:00That's the first thing you got to do in that drop coverage
09:03and then defend your man second.
09:04He can do both.
09:09Anthony Gill steps on for the Wizards.
09:116-7, 6-year man from Virginia.
09:16Hula balling on the advance.
09:18Carrington off to the far corner.
09:20Reese up top.
09:21Handling.
09:24Carrington the pump fake into a mid-range.
09:25A good pull up.
09:26That's a good one.
09:27Triple pull up.
09:28His face, he likes that side.
09:35Scoot raises from three.
09:37Gill with a rebound.
09:39Yeah, that's JG's normal spot there in the right corner.
09:42So Scoot Henderson fearing in the starting lineup and in the shot profile.
09:47Carrington all rookie a year ago.
09:49Man, he is locked in on the last couple of attempts.
09:51That was a beauty.
09:52Stepping away from traffic.
09:55People that can pull up off the dribble like that, they're the toughest to guard.
09:58When they have a handle like Carrington does as well.
10:04All he saw was a target.
10:06Yeah.
10:07Went straight at him.
10:16The Blazers are taking a look at this one.
10:20We'll see when we come back.
10:216-20 to go first quarter.
10:22Timeout on the deck here from Portland.
10:28Well, we're just listening to Curtis Blair make the big announcement here that the Blazers
10:32challenge and they win the challenge.
10:35So they're going to reverse the call against Denny Obdia.
10:39Take a look.
10:40Yeah, it looked like the right call.
10:41In these determinations, it's not about the force that you see.
10:45So it can be confusing sometimes because Denny hits people so hard.
10:48But he's entitled to do that if they are not legal in their positioning.
10:52And as the defender is still sliding in to get legal position.
10:56While Denny is in the opportunity motion.
10:58That's too late.
10:59Count the basket.
11:03Well, this is a little tease.
11:05Denny Obdia.
11:05The thing he does best.
11:07Getting to the free throw line does it here.
11:09Playing with sheer force.
11:10That's what you like to see early in this game.
11:12Is him feeling comfortable enough to get downhill and just go through guys.
11:16Yeah.
11:16Like a truck.
11:18That's turbo.
11:19Yes, indeed.
11:28Just 25 years of age.
11:30Apparently didn't fit the age profile that Washington was looking for when they trained him a couple of years ago.
11:35They get really young.
11:38It should be nice to have him though with this club.
11:40Yes, indeed.
11:42But the Blazers make one of the really fine trades in some time to get Denny Obdia a couple of
11:48years ago.
11:49Cool Polly pulls a trigger on a deep one.
11:52Reese on a back tap.
11:53Gets away and the Blazers have control of the basketball.
11:57Kev, you're right about that.
11:59The scouting department, the front office at the Blazers, they were on it.
12:03I mean, they loved Denny before he got drafted.
12:06So they keep their eyes on a lot of these guys for a long time.
12:10And when it's time to strike, they're ready.
12:12Adia zips a pass outside to Tamani Kamara.
12:15That comes off and into the hands of Koulibaly.
12:17On the advance.
12:21Reese will take it.
12:22Koulibaly ought to give it a go.
12:23Rock says, I'll take that right off the deck.
12:25Matisse a long pass.
12:26End point.
12:27Right there to Denny.
12:28In stride to the lead.
12:29Oh!
12:30That was a terrific pass.
12:32That's Matisse.
12:33Blazers basketball.
12:34Get out in transition.
12:35Use those turnovers and get easy buckets the other way.
12:37Portland 7 of 15 from the field.
12:41What's up?
12:43Oh!
12:43Oh, Denny got away from him.
12:46Shreve Cooper on the floor.
12:48He's the guy that's defending.
12:50Adia just had the bucket.
12:52Adia into the lane.
12:53Hands off to Rob.
12:55Turned sideways.
12:56Missed the shot.
12:57Koulibaly comes down to the board.
13:02Koulibaly inside.
13:04That's a nice job from Matisse coming down to rebound.
13:06The Blazers have done that a few times.
13:09And that's got to be something with them the whole rest of the season.
13:12Especially as the games start to pick up.
13:14And you're getting that play in.
13:22Samani had a little one on the 6 foot Cooper.
13:24But swings over here to Murray.
13:26And the 3 is off.
13:27Rebound.
13:28Controlled by Carrington.
13:30On the advance to Koulibaly.
13:32And the Wizards call time.
13:34Blazers off to a good start.
13:36Leading here by 7.
13:40Defending.
13:41Sharing.
13:42Finishing with Denny Advia.
13:43Leading the parade.
13:48435 left here in the first.
13:50And the Blazers leading by 7 on family fun day.
13:55We got Denny.
13:56We got Denny right here.
13:57We got Denny right here.
13:57We got the All-Star.
13:58We got the All-Star.
13:59We got the All-Star.
13:59It's emotional man.
14:01It's a dream.
14:02I'm sure.
14:03Continue where I kind of left off.
14:05Be a leader.
14:06Help everybody be in their best positions possible.
14:08And maximize the team potential.
14:12Bit the clock out of the corner.
14:14He drilled it.
14:15And the reason why all the stars around the league are saying E2 is an All-Star.
14:21Making his All-Star game debut.
14:24Representing both Israel and the Portland Trailblazers.
14:27Denny Advia.
14:33It's Tom Haberstro here with the Haberstat.
14:36It is 10.7.
14:38That's how many free throws.
14:39Denny Advia averages every 100 possessions while on the floor since joining the Blazers.
14:45Which is the area of the game that statistically has increased the most since he left Washington.
14:50If you look at the numbers here you can see on the left side there his stats with the Wizards.
14:56And then on the right side with the Blazers.
14:58And that free throw attempt's called man.
15:00He's almost tripled his numbers of trips to the charity stripe.
15:03If you look there at the bottom.
15:05Percent change.
15:06Plus 174%.
15:09That is a big jump for Denny Advia getting to the free throw line.
15:13Now we'll see this in action in the last game against Dallas.
15:16This is what he does best.
15:18Getting downhill.
15:19Pressing that turbo button in the open court.
15:21Look at these defenders.
15:22They can't keep up with him.
15:23They're in his way.
15:25Without being on the in the right defending position.
15:2818 miles an hour for Denny Advia.
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15:38We're back guys.
15:3918 miles an hour speed.
15:41You get pulled over in a lot of gated communities for going 18 over 15 times.
15:47Next time I'm on a treadmill, I'm going to see how high it can go.
15:50Speaking of how high it can go.
15:51Yeah, that's high.
15:53Nice job of rearranging in mid air to lay at home over Champagny who has stepped in.
15:58Justin Champagny, 6'6".
16:01With your man for fit.
16:03And Will Riley is on.
16:04Another Canadian.
16:05We're bringing him along slowly.
16:07Now the Illinois 6'9 rookie.
16:10Rebound reeled in.
16:11He's from London, Ontario, near Toronto.
16:16In the front court.
16:17Kamara bears down to the baseline and pull up.
16:20Scoot a three.
16:23Dancing off into the hands of Reese.
16:25Will Riley shares the same trainer as Shade and Shark.
16:31Francis Kippewa.
16:32Works at both of those guys.
16:34And Riley has shown a lot of promise.
16:38Into a pull up.
16:39That is Riley.
16:40Blazers come the other way.
16:42Leading here by nine.
16:43319 to go first quarter.
16:46Shreve Cooper is a second year pro from Auburn.
16:49Instead six feet.
16:51Batiste the other way.
16:52Into the lane.
16:53Off the right hand handle.
16:55He'll just in one fluid motion lay at home.
16:57Nice move.
16:57He's been doing more off the dribble over the last month.
17:01Love a kiss off the glass.
17:08Here's Riley.
17:10Side winding with the right to left hand.
17:12Goes up and under on a scoop by Murray.
17:14That's a miss.
17:15Rebound.
17:16Grabbed by Batiste.
17:17Out it comes to Murray.
17:18Into the lane.
17:20Taking that little short hop.
17:21It's stolen away Cooper the other way.
17:35Riley.
17:36Eight to shoot.
17:39Checked by Tumai.
17:40That's a pass inside.
17:42That's rejected.
17:42Rob Williams got to piece it out of him.
17:45Controlled by Scoot.
17:46Zig-zag dribble.
17:47Powers up.
17:48Won't go.
17:49Riley was defending Cooper the other way.
17:58Supplies for Cooper.
17:59Two minutes left here this first quarter.
18:01Blazers up nine.
18:02Henderson getting the start this afternoon.
18:04If you're just joining us.
18:05His fourth start of the year with Holiday playing at the off guard position.
18:11Blazers without.
18:12Jeremy Grant.
18:13Right calf strain.
18:15Lean and a foul to Amani Kamara on the take.
18:19He'll go to the line for two.
18:23Yeah, it's interesting.
18:24I don't know.
18:25I can't remember the last time both teams this late in the first quarter.
18:29Not made a three pointer in today's NBA.
18:32Very rare to see that.
18:33But.
18:33Blazers.
18:35And I think they're 0 for 7 the Blazers.
18:38And then the Wizards are 0 for 5.
18:40So 0 for 12 combined.
18:41But good to see to Amani.
18:42If the shot isn't falling from the outside.
18:44He's getting to the cup and getting fouled.
18:4629.
18:47Jason.
18:48Five to Holiday.
18:52Jason can get some early run here for the Blazers.
18:57He will step in.
18:59And the Blazers will have.
19:03Murray with him.
19:06Tamadi sliding over to the five spot.
19:09Will Holliday and Henderson.
19:13Probably up in the front court.
19:18Riley driving kick.
19:20For three of its off the market pass, Jason.
19:26Nice fight there by Tamadi to save it.
19:29Inbounds here to Holliday.
19:34Scoot.
19:35Works his way in deep.
19:36Looked like it was the power.
19:38But a foul called on the Blazers.
19:40Michael Smith says that.
19:44Scoot was grabbing him.
19:45Clinched him.
19:47He did it after the defender encroached up.
19:49And hit him up and hit his body.
19:53Jamir Watkins has stepped on for the Wizards.
19:58Looking out of Florida State.
19:5924 year old from New Jersey.
20:04Here is Watkins.
20:06To Riley across the arc.
20:08A minute six left here in the first.
20:12Riley six nine.
20:14He's got a nice handle.
20:15Double team.
20:16Over here to Black.
20:18Lost control.
20:19But he's got to get something up there.
20:20Banked it in.
20:21But it came too late.
20:22Shot clock violation.
20:25Good defense from the Blazers.
20:27Against that handle from Riley.
20:29And Kevin.
20:29That's something that Francis talks about.
20:31Is Riley's handle.
20:32His feel for the game.
20:34They definitely see the promise and intrigue in him.
20:37Even that pass that he threw that Rob eventually blocked.
20:39That was a nice pass.
20:40That was just a better defensive play from Rob.
20:42Yeah.
20:43How frustrating that must be.
20:44Yeah.
20:44When you get.
20:45When you finally get some daylight on.
20:47Tomata Kamala.
20:48Make a nice pass.
20:49And then they're driving.
20:49Bravo.
20:51Corkscrew.
20:52Hopper.
20:52Scoot.
20:53There's a good adjustment.
20:54He's wanting to get a call.
20:55He's three of seven.
20:57He has six points here.
20:58The Blazers on top.
20:59By 13.
21:0036 seconds left.
21:01First quarter.
21:05Wizards forgot to send a guy back.
21:06To go get the ball.
21:09Early start.
21:14Yeah.
21:15With a nice rolling move.
21:17The 33-year-old from High Point, North Carolina.
21:2118 seconds left.
21:22First quarter.
21:27Scoot trying to fend off Watkins.
21:29And a foul on Watkins.
21:30And Scoot immediately yells, thank you.
21:33Because he's been trying to communicate to the refs.
21:36Even when he got the hooky foul called.
21:38He said, there's a reason why I even have to do that.
21:42We've been hanging on him.
21:43That time he turns away from good footwork.
21:49That's just good manners, you know, on family fun day.
21:54That's true.
21:55Everybody watching, listening.
21:57That's just real good.
21:58Heads up.
21:59Scoot Henderson.
22:00Team player.
22:01He is a gentleman.
22:07Scoot splits a pair.
22:08Blazers up 12.
22:1013 seconds left here in the first quarter.
22:12We said please too.
22:13Again.
22:14To the referee before that call.
22:15Just please.
22:16Please and thank yous.
22:17It depends on how the referee responds over time before.
22:20Did they earn a please?
22:31Blazers had the foul to give.
22:33How they.
22:34Holds Riley.
22:35Riley to bring it inbounds.
22:36Five and eight.
22:38On the inbounds.
22:39Riley will take it.
22:40Being chased by Kent.
22:41Comes off the screen.
22:42Got an open look at three and drilled it.
22:44Go Riley.
22:46Go Riley.
23:02Go Riley.
23:03And the lead after one.
23:114-15.
23:13One quarter in the books here from cloudy Portland, Oregon, USA.
23:16Time for the Blazers defensive play of the afternoon.
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23:43To chase the pests well, it's an extra feet
23:47Yeah, it'd be sizable. Yeah
23:49So that better be a big pest
23:52Big problem. Look at that look though. That's care most pests away
23:56He would have any activity would handle it. Just give him a look
24:02So nice to have Rob Williams back after what happened on Friday because that first quarter defense
24:0915 points by the Washington Wizards was the fewest that a team has scored against the Blazers this season a
24:15lot of that was robbing
24:16Yes, he
24:18Donovan clinging back in gentlemen after he
24:21Was in some discomfort going over to the bench with what looked like a left knee issue
24:26But he's finding out back after the timeout. It came out on the floor. He was high stepping and bouncing
24:31around
24:33Handling it outside now hands off the holiday
24:36Who terminates the dribble then he comes to it for a mid-range knocked down by Watkins and the ball
24:42comes free
24:44Controlled by the Wizards on the advance
24:48Champagny
24:51That's the shot by Denny that you guys have been campaigning for all season long is that in that mid
24:55-range area just didn't fall for him
24:57But it's good to see that he's being that attack mode. Yeah
25:01And there's different variations of that shot Tom to be as specific as possible the one that I have been
25:08a proponent of
25:10Is when he drives in and puts his chest into somebody and back step up a foot and
25:16And there is when he can just lean back a little bit because now he's got the foot of separation
25:20and then the foot that he will create when he leans back
25:24That's the shot. But what he just did there to just a dribble straight into a pull up networks as
25:29well
25:29It's just that other shot. He can get that almost any time
25:33He can't get beautiful move
25:43Holiday being written by a one I guess
25:48It's clear on the sky before they're just saying hey just how these ball handlers and try to create those
25:54turnovers that happen on Friday, but I
25:56I think they were all looking at tape since Friday. It's a game realizing
26:03Take control of the ball
26:07Returns on the Blazers thus far
26:11Averaging north of 17 a game
26:15Great cab if the Blazers ran the same action they just ran right there and let champagne guard Danny the
26:20way he did
26:20He was pushing Denny up into that screen trying to beat him to that spot
26:24There's a back door available whenever that's the case with Denny size. They can just put it up over the
26:29top
26:34So go about losing the handle on that one runs out of bounds, so Washington will take over and
26:41Riley once again, we'll bring it out of backcourt
26:47Riley the 21st pick of the 25 draft just last summer
26:53Point Illinois just restocked and they do it again fight back to work. They go ahead can't lay down first
26:59of all they had our very own
27:01LB
27:03And then from there they just kept building the program
27:06year after year
27:09Now the Wizards pull uncomfortably within four of the Blazers with 9 52 to go in the second and the
27:16Blazers call time
27:23Welcome back to Moda for Sunday family fun day the gangs all here. Oh look at that little one little
27:30tiny Blazers fan
27:31So happy to have you guys here on the building and sitting courtside if you guys can believe it after
27:36today
27:36There are only six games remaining in this blazer season as they make the push to the playoffs earlier tonight
27:41Tiago splitteros asked what the theme of the rest of the season is as in t-h-e-m-e
27:48Minutes restrictions guys in and out two ways playing
27:53That being the team of the season right like that
27:57but
27:59theme as a t-h-e-m-e
28:05And you got it and
28:10You know it's just something that we got to do again and especially with Jeremy which is a
28:16big part of what we do
28:18Forget about Shea and V right now, you know that shooting position
28:22We like him a little bit right now, but we got to figure out a way
28:26And you know our defense got to be sharp and we got to find ways to score
28:33We got to shoot the ball better whoever is playing so
28:36It's something that we are thinking we are planning and we are
28:41Put that in practice
28:43Guys I also asked Tiago before we knew that Scoot Henderson was starting how nice it's been for him to
28:48have the performances
28:49He's had off the bench. He said he really provides a spark but so far in the starting role still
28:54bringing that spark
28:55He's got seven points to assist
28:56Thank you, Brooke the Blazers right now need to find their footing defensively is
29:01Washington grabs an offensive rebound and score to go on a 10-0 run
29:05To hold it within two of the Blazers with three minutes gone by here in the second
29:14Veet Krejci we should add not playing today either for the Blazers so
29:20Tom and Lamar the Blazers
29:22Offensive resources are tapped and somebody's going to have to come up off that bench to provide something more
29:28Denny obvious baby is always a nice
29:31Choice to to go as your primary
29:34Option he's got nine points
29:36Yeah, all-star coming up big in jg's absence and we talk about what placements scoot henderson
29:42But sometimes it is just the guy who's the all-star stepping up in a big way
29:48I
29:48Riley's been impressive drives into the lane using a size to take holiday inside to score right up and over
29:566-9
29:58holiday the other way screen by clinging he'll get it they'll roll inside makes one little step and goes lefty
30:05to lay it home
30:06Good quick work
30:10Blazers still over 10 from three the wizards are one of nine
30:17Reese with it
30:19He will screen sissoko decides to crash the party and a foul called on city
30:26This is a much harder move to make when you're catching it on a movement
30:29Then if that's a direct post up while donovan is stationary
30:34Really nice move from donovan
30:37That was preceded by the layup from denny
30:41Sissoko will come out
30:44Murray in now for the blazers watching champ penny over in the corner
30:49feel out there
30:51Reese handling books your bitch with it gills circles gets the ball pump fake lean in scores
31:00Similarly that pump fake is a harder move to make and keep your feet right while you're moving into it
31:05Then if you catch it stationary, it's a good move
31:08I'd be a threat his way through
31:10Well, he just shredded watching his defense there as he is
31:15Capable of he's got 11 points and he heads to the line
31:21This is it 10.7 was the hammer stat how many free throw attempts he gets everyone having possessions with
31:26the blazers and here
31:27He is finishing another and one I hear the john cena music right now
31:3280% shooting it on the year
31:37The blazers respond here with I'd be a lead in the way
31:43Clippers defeat the walkie this afternoon in milwaukee
31:49Vokcevich fouled on his way to the cup
31:52The clippers 39 and 36 now the blazers come in at 37 and 38 on the year
31:58In the number nine spot just ahead of golden state
32:01Warriors at 36 and 38 for the season warriors have won
32:05Three in a row playing tonight in denver take a look at the pacific office automation stats
32:14Washington 12 of 31 from the field blazers 13 to 29 the three-point shooting we just discussed
32:19One of 19 between the two clubs pain point opportunities blazers cashing in a 24-16 advantage
32:29Let's get some core memories for these kids here you know of hidden memories core memories there you go
32:38I'd be a double outside it comes to burn
32:42Denny working on character takes him in deep on the post trying to punish it
32:46Did I great look for him?
32:50He is attacking the rim the legacy today great to see
32:54What's a pitch the look off murray wasn't buying it he steps in front of gill and swatch the pass
32:59away and out of it
33:00He's gonna do it
33:10Cool finally will come in here we'll get killed
33:15You love cool a body now his third year from france
33:19He was a seventh pick in the draft a couple years ago
33:23Coming up a 21 point game against golden state here's character in the air and slapped away from behind
33:28Buff will get it back nice fine
33:31Under duress there's reese for the bucket
33:38Scooter handling over it comes to denny low catch swoops in finds matisse for a three
33:46Tipped out of bounds and last touched by reese
33:51That will come over he will get a breather on the bench and rob williams the third will step back
33:56in
33:58I'd be a
34:00Checks out as well with to money kamara stepping in
34:08Bible 12 to shoot as an open
34:16And now the children could be happy that's right core memory right there
34:21Blazers first after
34:23The 12th attempt reese offensive rebound slide inside Williams eyes that one curtis blair
34:32With a whistle and he's gonna call a foul here
34:42Rob williams denying
34:45Leaky black the leaky shoes to
34:49Played 26 games in charlotte a year ago
34:53On the average 11 minutes to contest
34:56For over 80 years in portland when accidents happen make it mackens
35:09Black on a two-way contract
35:13Pulling the wizards here to within 36 24 david vanderpool alongside former blazer assistant
35:20alongside brian keep there
35:25Scoot bounce pass to matisse
35:28And under the guard of carrington he dribble off the shoe went out of bounds blazers
35:33With their fifth turnover thus far
35:36Average at 17 a game dead last in the league
35:39On the move is carrington he drills a flare
35:46Kev what do you remember about the game at washington that you and alex saw okay
35:52He's not playing today yeah, sorry 29 12 and six blocks amari tied a career high against the blazers back
36:00on
36:01January 24th, but I think what was most memorable about that game is the fact that he had 29 shots
36:06He would not be denied
36:08No, he really stood out
36:14So washington is going to be an intriguing team next year
36:18I mean obviously more for me more intriguing this obviously here comes scoot up the floor into the lane a
36:23little too much
36:24Intrigue this afternoon to be honest with you look at that scoreboard blazer's only up three with 521 to go
36:29in a second
36:29Yeah, well school season's defender go underneath rob just holds positioning
36:34And the shot is flowing
36:37Anthony davis is on the trip. Oh, yeah, he's here
36:42davis out since january the 8th
36:47And he's got a player option coming up in the 27 28 season
36:51Apparently he can talk business this summer about an extension with them. He's 33 years of age
36:58And then there is trey young obviously who's
37:01Out for the year
37:03But had played five games with the wizards
37:06Yeah, it's interesting how many teams acquired stars this year at the deadline
37:11And then they haven't been able to play for that team
37:14Trey young not is not helping right now
37:18Anthony davis you got abitia zubats
37:21You have jerry jackson jr
37:23Just a lot of players that moved at the deadline that just not healthy enough to play for their respective
37:28teams
37:29And anthony davis is one of them, but very interesting to see how he plays next year next to trey
37:34young
37:35Cross-court pass knockdown intercepted kerrington leaves it to vukovic for three and he drilled it in transition
37:40We're tied at 39 and tiago splitter has to call time for 441 to go
37:45Here in the second period of play
37:49Washington intercepting a pass cross-court and vukovic the three the seven-footer the italian
37:58Hits a three in train
37:59All right, we're back in portland here and not playing today is damian lillard but man
38:04He's getting that work in at the practice facility. He posted this
38:09Earlier well, we'll get to it a little bit. I'm just giving a tease
38:14Damian lillard here in the team photo
38:17jan hansen denny
38:20This is good looking good. Yeah, got some new hairstyles. Damian lillard posted to his instagram
38:26Look at this wow 1000 for 1090 on three-point shots here on the noah machine at the practice facility
38:35That's 92 percent as it says there they can track the actual location of where the ball goes into the
38:41basket on that
38:42But 1000 for 1090 guys
38:47Yeah, that's i can't comprehend that can you lamar no well yes only because
38:55Makes a nice dipsy-doo layup there
39:00The dame does that a lot like we're just hearing about it this one time but he does that kind
39:06of stuff normally
39:09I'm trying to figure out how many three-pointers that would take for me to get to 90 misses
39:13Yeah, he had thousand
39:15Makes to the 90 misses on a different level. I think it would be 90 shots
39:20Yeah, it's a thousand makes before he got the 90 misses is just nuts
39:24Well, the year that he had the core surgery and he was out
39:28And I remember that year him showing some of the shooting
39:33Splits he was having while practicing and it was very similar it was the same thing
39:38And then he came back that fall on season and have it had his most efficient season of all time
39:43So i'm really curious to just see where he lands next year
39:48Because he will be ready
39:50A thousand threes the fatigue the stamina to keep that
39:54You know like I don't think people realize how hard that is to just get up a thousand threes period
39:59just shoot him yeah
40:00Yep strength and stamina
40:03Tied at 41 murray out of the corner for three
40:07knocks down a triple
40:09That certainly will help
40:12As the blazer did a game to forget against dallas here's kerrington he'll pull up
40:18Gets murray on his heels and then sticks a fade away four of eight for kerrington he's got nine
40:24Blazers on top here by one
40:27Tomani along the baseline reaching in his books of it
40:32And a foul on the big man
40:34So two things can be true and i think we're seeing that where
40:38Washington they're doing a good job on the offensive end kerrington made a nice shot he got separation
40:44We've already seen riley we've seen vucevic we've seen guys make shots and
40:49Create really good looks but also the blazers have not been urgent defensively just yet
40:53And there will come a point in the second half
40:56Where we usually see them pick up the defense the pressure is higher the ball denial is higher the physicality
41:02is higher
41:03They got to get into a mode where they're not waiting to the second half to do that and it's
41:08fighting the natural
41:10It's fighting knowing you're playing washington at home
41:13And you feel like you can turn on the switch anytime and beat them even though they beat the blazers
41:18in washington. It's just different
41:19well that helps
41:22rob williams
41:24Digging out of possession and then scoot on the inbound gets a piece here denny adding that triple
41:30this the second hit
41:33Make it the fourth three-pointer hit by the blazers this year for 15 after a tough start of over
41:3810
41:39Carrington will bring it out of backcourt moving his feet is tomorrow blazers to your point lamar just forced the
41:44two washington turnovers
41:46Carrington leads in a wild shot with the left hand comes off the reese
41:50nine to shoot now
41:58Black off the screen his shot just did get the rim
42:03Denny high stepping into front court gathers momentum finds rob trailing pumps it outside
42:08That's to money sending in a triple
42:12This happened too and that's really impressive from rob a center catching on the run and redirect and out to
42:19the three-point line
42:20Blazers
42:21Found their footing attempt to run character goes into the lane forced to whip it back outside
42:28Coolabali's three is off denny the rebound pinpoint pass in the front court on the hit ahead to murk
42:32And then he finds williams right down the middle for a two-hand jam
42:36I can't believe denny saw that pass
42:38It was right on the money seeing that court side it is it is incredible that denny was able to
42:44land that pass the kick ahead pass
42:46And now as tumani gets into the jersey
42:51So to speak of the washington wizard player there
42:54He gets pushed it's going back the other way
42:58This is blazers basketball. This is what this is what it's supposed to be
43:03There you go flat now to sustain it for 2 12 here
43:08Here comes denny
43:11Checked by kerrington sweeps it right to left spins back middle doubled outside burry raises that one's off
43:17Denny tips it despite kerrington clinging to him laser bench protests washington will take it under two minutes remaining in
43:24the second period
43:31And there's been a lot of contact on ball handlers today
43:51It's both teams are frustrated right now while the physicality on the perimeter
43:57You know blazers just got a few three-pointers to go down which is so key because
44:03When this team hits three-pointers above average rates
44:06They're 21 and 8 this season guys 21 and 8 when they shoot better than 35.8 percent
44:12Which is the league average this year really good for them
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44:30We always seem to have some volunteers to do the demonstration when we have the read for some reason
44:35I don't know you know leaky black is on the floor right now, but there's a lot of leaking on
44:39that yeah right there that's leaky plaid
44:44Blazers up eight here with 147 to go in the second period denny clears mid-court with 15 points and
44:50counting
44:54Advia encounters gill
44:57That would have been a time tom give him that right shoulder to the chest and lean back
45:02So money a dribble drive checked by carrington rebound to reese
45:10To reese in the front court where they call timeout
45:1453 45 count lasers on top here by 8 122 left in the first half on family fun day a
45:22lot of babies
45:24A lot of families great to see him here this afternoon in port lord
45:32Beautiful sunny day yesterday sparkling day yesterday here in the great northwest got outdoors yesterday and then today
45:38Coming over here to the gym to see the blazers take a look at tonight's chipotle
45:43difference maker
45:46Rolling into your living room right now
45:50Scoot henderson the numbers look good above 50 from the field he's made one three-point shot
45:57He's got the four six he's got the nice layer package
46:01Came out found some mid-range shots early and then step behind the line
46:09The blazers shoot with 50 percent as a ball club five of 17 from three-point range after they got
46:15off to that tough shooting start
46:17They have zeroed in now had a 13-point lead that got away wizards came back and tied it
46:26The blazers
46:28I'm not sure the guys watch the scoreboard or not. I'm sure they obviously tiago has talked about but when
46:34this home stretch began the
46:36The importance of this home stretch in terms of trying to ascend into the standing so
46:41They're probably aware that the clippers
46:43Won at milwaukee today milwaukee or I should say the clippers that host the blazers on tuesday in that big
46:50one
46:50It's the first of two remaining against the two teams of the clippers leading in the series two games to
46:55nothing
46:57On the inbounds it comes to reese
47:02Circling is cool about it into a runner off glass no good follow with two hands he'll pack it quick
47:07second
47:08Just move on
47:14Holliday on the advance comes off the screen diagonally into a fall on the elbow rebound down
47:21Left that one short and the wizards on the advance with under a minute remaining
47:29There it is
47:29Harrington is live with that ball nearly dribbled it away reese rolling but he was on his backside
47:35tipping it is kamar to denny they'll leave it for tamadi for the hammer
47:41nice pass
47:43Had the trailer and those are the kind of plays that it only counts as two on a scoreboard
47:48But it feels like three or four because the crowd has something to get into it's exciting about
47:56a
47:57Point lead to the blazers 20 seconds on the clock differential up on the clocks of about
48:03called five
48:10And then he sees a double kamaras spins out for the three and he knocked it down
48:19Jumadi second hit of the night and the blazers a respectable 33 percent they're leading their average not the league
48:24average here's character with it
48:26Shuffles his feet steps back to a triple back
48:28And that ends the first half of play the blazers surge at the end to lead it 58 to 47
48:35Well the last four minutes or so on this quarter they pick things up defensively
48:40And at least it plays like this they get the steal then he drops it behind
48:44As Tumani is running in for the dunk
48:47Blazers close on a 15 to 4
48:50Run to end the half obviously leading away with 15 rob williams the third with six boards
48:55Michael holton is along with brook olsendam halfway through
49:00Aberstroth stays with us i'll be here for the second
49:05As the blazers lead at 58 to 47 here in portland tonight
49:18Welcome back to portland oregon usa the blazers here at home hosting the washington wizards and on top
49:2658 47
49:28Halfway through joined by tom havers drove this afternoon lamar hurt and kevin calabro on hand tom
49:34What'd you see in the first half yeah great to see that the three-point shot came back for the
49:37blazers to close out that first half and now
49:39Second half just close it out yeah last four minutes of that second quarter the intensity picked up
49:45Yeah, that was more like blazer basketball as you guys had pointed out take a look at the fred meyer
49:49most rewarding performance here we go
49:52smooth anderson
49:54He got the scoring that started in the mid range
49:58And then he chipped in along with him 29 points for both
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