Jan 27 2009
Well, That Was Embarrassing
If the NBA were a drunken game of Spin the Bottle, then last night would have been the straight male Clippers spinning and hitting on the straight male Blazers. They kissed because they had to, but the Blazers slipped the tongue.
Just embarrassing for everyone involved, but the Blazers had some highlights.
The Clippers and Blazers stayed even throughout the first 3 quarters, as the entire Clipper team rallied behind not having its 4 best players. If this sounds weird, it’s because it is. They made all the hustle plays and were hitting ridiculous outside shots. With this, they couldn’t even create a lead against the Blazers because all of the Blazers’ shots were incredible dunks. Once the fourth quarter hit, Travis Outlaw decided to knee them in the groin, and that was that. 25 point win. It was embarrassing for the Blazers because they couldn’t jump on the most unlucky team in the NBA early. It was embarrassing for the Clippers because they gave the Blazers all the promotional material they need for every bit of advertising for the next 3 years.
The story is basically that the players were playing alright, but it was just a matter of time. Travis Outlaw is probably the hero, just in the fact that he was the one who dealt the death blow to the Clippers. Greg Oden is proving once again that he’s not a bust, and Brandon Roy is Ares, but good with kids.
And then there were the highlights. Let’s see, there were probably about 5 incredible Blazer plays this game.
5. Rudy Fernandez is on a fast break in the open floor. He waits for his man to come to him and then does a no-look behind the back pass to Outlaw for the dunk.
4. Jerryd Bayless throws up an absurd alley-oop to Greg Oden
3. Rudy Fernandez goes across the lane and looks like he’s shooting a hook shot. Instead it’s a perfectly placed alley-oop to LaMarcus Aldridge.
2. Sergio Rodriguez makes the greatest pass in history when he gets a rebound and then all in the same motion while still in the air, mind you, throws the ball over his head for a monster alley-oop to Greg Oden.
1. Brandon Roy. This play is inspiring to Blazer bloggers the way the fat chicks inspired Rubens.
Sometimes embarrassment can be fun.
I love this play.
