Basketball Daily

The Portland Trail Blazers came out really stale against the San Antonio Spurs, but the Blazers turned it on in the second half and overcame a 19 point deficit.  Portland played extremely well pressure defense and was on a shooting extravaganza that the Spurs could not stop.  The final score ended at 95-83.  With this win by Portland, their is a 3 way tie for third place in the Western Conference, the Spurs, Blazers and Rockets sharing this spot currently.

The top scorers for the Blazers were Brandon Roy with 26 points, Lamarcus Aldridge with 20 points and Travis Outlaw with 12 points.  The team as a whole shot 52% from the field and 84% from the free throw line.  It will be really interesting to see how the West ends up, as teams 2 through 8 are very close.  Portland will need home court advantage in the first round to have a chance at advancing.  I for one hope they do because they have a young athletic team that are really fun to watch.

The Cleveland Cavaliers who were very disappointed with their game play the last few games came out fighting and put a beating on the visiting San Antonio Spurs.  Not surprisingly, Lebron James put the brunt of the scoring on his shoulders and carried his team to victory with the final score ending at 101-81.

The leading scorers for the Cavaliers were Lebron “The King” James with 38 points, Mo Williams with 22 points and Delonte West with 22 points.  The high man off the bench was Joe Smith with 7 points and he was actually the only player that scored from the 6 reserve players.  Cleveland remains a single game ahead of the Lakers for the best record in the NBA.  They improve their season long record to 62 wins and 15 losses.

What a stellar game it was between the San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Hornets.  It was a back and forth battle throughout the entire night.  It came down to the last few minutes of play where the Hornets held on by a thread and got a victory at home.  Sean Marks the back up defender on Tim Duncan, had some crucial blocks and key rebounds during the game, so kudos to him.  The final score ended at 90-86.

The leading scorers for the Hornets were Chris Paul with 26 points, David West with 23 points and Antonio Daniels with 10 points.  The team shot an incredible 97% from the free throw line making 32 out of 33 shots.  New Orleans has some tough games heading into the home stretch of the season, hopefully they will play well and end up in a better position than number 7, where they are now.