Blazers @ Heat 7:00PM EST - 4:00PM PST

[Milkdud]

Was waiting on D to make a flashy one but he took to long .

Game is on the ESPN hopefully the blazer keep on playing well on national TV.

Blazers:



Heat:




Keys to a win:

Keep the big man quite: Shaq is back, hopefully the blazers can keep Shaq's impact to a minimum. Joel should be really important tonight, hopefully he can keep away from ticky tack fouls.

lets get it going!!

[541Blaza]

We need to bounce back and stay .500 on the trip tonight. Chances are we'll only win one of the next two at Orlando and ATL.

[Butter]

The Blazers haven't lost two in a row for a long time. Every time they've lost, they have bounced back in a big way. This game is very important because its a way to "right the ship" after an emotional let down. A lot has been made of the way Garnett and the Celtics "intimidated" the young Blazers. Look for Roy to attack the rim with a vengeance. If the rest of the team follows Roy's lead, especially LMA, the Blazers could take another big step over the rest of this road trip.

[TradeMachine]

All of our players are smiling, and the only one who is for the Heat is Wade. That too, a pseudo smile.

Pretty much descriptive of the seasons we're having.

[AKBlazerFan]

IF we lose....man oh man. I am going to drink hardcore tonight. Havent the heat lost like 11 in a row. It better be 12 after tonight...

[SinceClyde]

Didn't Aldridge hurt his hand? Anyone hear about how he is doing?

Like always, Blazers need to come in and do business. I bet Shaq is going to be trying to prove he's still got game, can't wait to see that.

[Spykes]

This is a must win if we want to make this a respectable road trip.

[Milkdud]

This is a must win if we want to make this a respectable road trip.

+1

[swede]

Must, must win. I say we win by 10+ and Shaq is done by the third.

[Mr Odd]

This game is part of the Celtics game. Lets
see if the Blazers can recover from the let
down of the loss. The Heat will want to win
so I think the Blazers are in for a tough one.

Odds keys for a Blazers win today.
*Rebounding!! - Rebounding!! - Rebounding!!

Gaaaaame time - Blazers time - Win time

[Billy]

Question: If Shaq trips, does he always land on Przybilla?

[Milkdud]

Question: If Shaq trips, does he always land on Przybilla?

Yes, and its a foul on Joel.

[taufblazers33]

oh god, i hope we dont see Wade get all his 'star calls'.
i think he is the ref's favorite player, if ya know what i mean.

[Milkdud]

How many points to you think Travis "Bo" Outlaw is gonna get tonight?



I think Travis has a good game 16 to 20 points!

[Wizenheimer]

I would be surprised if this game isn't a real battle for the Blazers. The Heat will be ready, I believe.

Prior to the last game when the lost to chicago, the heat had played 8 of 10 on the road (which is the origin of their losing streak), and had just finished a 5 game road trip entering the Bulls game.

Teams often lose the 1st home game after a long road trip but usually come back with a vengence the 2nd game of a homestand...that's tonight's game.

Portland better be ready or they'll get whipped

[sabi]

I know some of us enjoy watching photos of downtown Portland, so I decided to post a couple of pictures I took a while back to get this game thread going.









Also, out of those that have ComCast whose gonna watch it in ESPN anyways?

[doogul]

I love Bill Walton. He has nothing but good things to say about the Blazers and Blazer fans

I had no idea Miami was on an 11 game losing streak. Wow! This game scares me big time. Miami is better than that, I don't care what anyone says.

[jeffhardyfan52]

come on peeps get in to the chat room

[Charlie78]

better question if shaq trips in the woods and nobody sees it does he fall on joel

[Papercut]

What has possessed Sergio Rodriguez to make him think that he's suddenly a 3-pt shooter? A week or two ago he started taking these Jason Williams-esque 3 pointers off the dribble that are just TERRIBLE shots. He just took one with about 20 seconds left on the shotclock.