Utah and the Blazers tonight

March 31st, 2009 by Dwight Jaynes | Filed under NBA, Trail Blazers.

The last time Utah came to town, I made a big fuss about how I thought the Jazz would really give Portland a game. But it didn’t happen.

Tonight, even though this is the second of a back-to-back for Utah, I expect the Jazz to throw a real tough effort at the Blazers. I’m sure Jerry Sloan’s troops are tired of hearing how bad they are on the road and this is the first game of a seriously difficult road swing. I would think they’d want to establish something tonight.

So, one more time, let me say I think we’re in for a very entertaining game.

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5 Responses to “Utah and the Blazers tonight”

  1. Jeff says:
    March 31, 2009 at 10:43 am

    Hey Dwight, I think the Blazers will boat race the Jazz again. Utah is just a different team when they are on the road. The Jazz have a lot at stake tonight, but so does Portland. To me, it’s a chance for the Blazers to make a statement against a division rival and the Blazers seem to save their best games for such an occasion. Utah is in trouble. The Blazers’ size is going to cause a problem for the Jazz. The guy that worries me is Okur. He can pull Joel and G.O. away from the basket with his jumpshot and if you put a smaller guy on him he’s not afraid to take him down low. That opens lanes for Deron Williams. Maybe Lamarcus Aldridge gets the assignment on Okur.

  2. luanne53 says:
    March 31, 2009 at 11:41 am

    Let’s hope that they are tuckered from last night and that “D. Will” has an off night. Here’s hoping that GO is up for a physical game. Joel will be fantastic and I hope that the Blazers drive the lane and hit all of their threes. Thanks for your blog. Go Blazers!

  3. peregrinebrm says:
    March 31, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    Yes Jeff, LaMarcus is a great match-up for Okur….Okur is coordinated, but too slow to work Aldridge over. Big game tonight…..Go Blazers!

    Dwight, everyone: does Utah’s rep for physical play mean that the zebras are less likely to call BS ticky-tack fouls on Oden?

  4. vt087 says:
    March 31, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    Guys check out Greg’s ridiculous half-court shot.

    http://blogs.trailblazers.com/risewithus/2009/03/20/rise-with-us-44-odens-amazing-shot/

  5. G_dubs says:
    March 31, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    Heh! Thanks Dwight! You’ve got Utah’s number all right :-D . Well, I for one found it entertaining anyway.