Blazers vs. Kings - Preview (Again)
Ezra Ace Caraeff | Friday, March 12, 2010 at 3:00AM 
Wait, didn’t we just do this? The Blazers’ second meeting this week with the Sacramento Kings should be infinitely tougher than Monday’s 88-81 victory. Portland’s seven point win was respectable, but hardly the thumping many Portlanders hoped for when facing a seven road win Kings team. Sacramento followed that loss by going home and dispatching the Toronto Raptors (now with 100% for Chris Bosh) by 23 points. The Kings have a bone to pick with Portland, they have a winning record at home (73% of their wins have come inside Arco Arena), and the Blazers are exhausted from coming back in dramatic fashion against the Warriors… you can see where I’m going with this…
Coach Ackbar is right, this game has all the makings of a trap. After exorcising their demons in Oakland, this matchup is the other game in Portland’s roadtrip, and that’s a dangerous thing. Tyreke Evans was Batumed (you know what I’m talking about) and held to a quiet 18 points on Monday, he then took out his frustrations on the Raptors with a triple-double. He might not repeat that performance against Portland, but on his homecourt he’ll surely have more of an impact for the Kings. Tread lightly Portland, this game might not be as easy as you think it is…
Tip-off: 7 pm
TV: KGW
Las Vegas Line: Portland -2
TrueHoop Network Blog: Cowbell Kingdom
Reader Comments (3)
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Batumed? I like it.
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