Who would have thought that with six seconds left in the fourth quarter, Mr. Clutch would end up looking so not.
An early afternoon game in Los Angeles started without much fight from the away side. The Lakers jumped to an 11-2 lead, seemingly willing each basket into the net. Kobe Bryant started despite his knee troubles and the Lakers had hopes of ending his night early with a big lead in their back pocket.
For the Blazers, this was their last away game and a game that they needed to win. As of now, the Portland Trail Blazers are tied for eighth in the western conference playoff race with San Antonio. The eighth seed earns you a date in the first round with the Los Angeles Lakers.
More importantly for the Trail Blazers is that they are finally hitting their stride late in the season and the team is healthy for the first time.
Unfortunately, The Trail Blazers hit yet another patch of bad luck in first quarter when Brandon Roy banged knees with Lamar Odom in the first quarter and then re- aggravated said knee later in the first half. Roy was shut down for the remainder of the game and is expected to have an MRI done later this a ...
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