Well this game could have gone down the toilet real quickly. And it very nearly did. I was only able to watch the beginning of the game and the end, so it was hard for me to get a good feel of how the game went. But luckily, they were playing the Indiana Pacers, and not a better team, or it could have been a lot worse. The Blazers trailed at one point by 16 to the Pacers, until they pulled their head's outta their a$$es and came back for the win. Aldridge dominated again with 25 points and 12 boards, and Nic Batum couldn't miss from deep and added 5 three-pointers. And that is all the description that I can muster for this snoozer of a game.
A quick summary from Ben over at Blazersedge.com:
"Adapt" was really the theme tonight. The Blazers first made due without Miller after the initial hiccup and then played lights out shutdown team defense in the fourth quarter again. The key adaptation there was switching Batum onto Collison -- it's always a favorite adjustment of mine when Batum gets to guard point guards -- and then using an interchangeable lineup to keep Collison from getting into the paint and forcing a general stand-around stagnation from his teammates."
If there is one thing that Portland has had to do plenty of this season, it is adapt. And they've done it pretty well, all in all.
