Dec 24 2008
Called It
Last night could have been much worse.
The refs were as bad as the game in Denver and by my count spotted the Nuggets at least 5 points throughout the game. Still, the team overcame, even if the calls against Greg Oden bordered on parody the end of the game. Two times he went in for less than a minute and got a foul, forcing him out of the game. Good times.
Luckily, we have the best back-up center in the NBA, and being from Minnesota, the cold weather caused him to beast out on everybody and decide to destroy the boards to the tune of 19 rebounds, along with 4 clutch free throws made during the fourth quarter. Thank goodness for the Vanilla Gorilla, Joel Przybilla.
Along with him, we had the usual guys perform, with Brandon Roy returning to All-Star form and LaMarcus contributing a quiet 22 points. Steve Blake had one of his worst passing outings of the entire season, giving up 5 turnovers throughout the game.
And, as usual, Travis was stupid. He took stupid shots and he constantly left their best shooter, Kleiza, wide open from three point. I really miss the smart Travis from last year. I’m beginning to question whether he really existed at all.
Either way, we got a win against a division rival and now we share the lead. No rest for us though, as we have the game against the Mavericks on Christmas day. Trail Post will be there to give you a first-hand account, but that preview will be featured tomorrow.
