The Blazers’ best game of the season — again!

The Blazers are starting to pile big win on top of big win — in spite of their schedule.

What I liked best about Portland’s triumph at Detroit Sunday afternoon is the way it came about. The Pistons made a solid run back at the Blazers in the second half and even tightened up their defense a lot, which I thought might derail Portland. But the Blazers calmly survived the run and then pulled away at the end. That’s what good teams do.

Brandon Roy is such a steady hand on the wheel. He just keeps getting better. And Nic Batum — you’re seeing him now at the end of games and how amazing is that? A 19-year-old kid is not supposed to be out there to close games. But you don’t have any choice — his consistency is superior to Outlaw’s at this point. LaMarcus Aldridge dominated Rasheed Wallace, too — and you gotta like that.

Greg Oden? Getting better with each game. In fact, he’s starting to get rebounds that Joel Przybilla won’t get. He is just so big, he takes up so much space in the paint, a lot of balls drop in his territory. I think this is a man who is going to average 12 rebounds a game if he plays 30 minutes or more per contest. And maybe get four blocks in that time, too.

It’s still going to be a very rough trip — but you have to like the way it started.

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Tags: Brandon Roy, Detroit Pistons, Dwight Jaynes, Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge, Nic Batum, Portland Trail Blazers