Nov 20 2008
Recap: Bulls Versus Blazers
Either way, there’s a game tonight against the team that took Tyrus Thomas off our hands so nicely, so maybe we should go easy on them. Or just take out some righteous anger.
Trail Post - Nov. 19th, 2008
It looks like the Blazers took option #2.
This was a team that looked pissed. Their youth didn’t show through in the way they simply dominated the Bulls in every possible way someone can think of. I remember seeing the Blazers ballboys stealing mops and hand towels from the Bulls staff. When Bulls trainer Fred Tedeschi finally got back on the plane to continue to road trip, he found a fake dog turn left by none other than Jay Jensen. I heard that Drexler left a flaming bag of poo on Jordan’s door in a petty epilogue to their great rivalry.
Oh yeah, and the Blazers won by over 40 points, the first time they’ve done that in over 10 years. Most of these guys were still in middle school when Rasheed and the gang put that beat down. Anyway, it’s impossible to give a game ball away considering every single eligible Blazer scored in the game. The most amazing part of this game was how it wasn’t exactly the Blazers just torching the nets that won it. It was how they played within themselves, got turnovers, and hit open shots off of assists in the early stages that got the separation. Yes, the Bulls were absolutely horrible tonight shooting, but a big part of that goes to the Blazer defense, as the Bulls were constantly going one on one. Every shot they took had a hand right in their face.
Even more important for the Blazers, this is a sign of incredible maturity. They had a team where they wanted them after about 7 minutes and just kept them there, keeping the pressure high, and never letting them once think they had a chance to come back in this game. Not too shabby.
Though I’m still pissed about that loss against the Warriors.
