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Thursday 10.30pm ET
Boston Celtics (7-10) at Portland Trail Blazers (8-8)
Recommended Play: Over 196
Preview courtesy of The Sports Network:
The Boston Celtics play the third of a five-game road trip tonight, as they visit the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden.
This is the second and final meeting of the season between the two squads. On November 10th, the Celtics knocked off the Blazers, 90-88, at the FleetCenter.
Overall, the road team has won seven of the last nine meetings in this series.
Boston has lost eight of its last 11 at Portland.
The Celtics, who lost to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday in the opener of the road swing, dropped a 110-106 decision to the Golden State Warriors on Monday at The Arena. Paul Pierce poured in 26 points for the Celtics, who have dropped two in a row following a three-game win streak. Jiri Welsch finished with a personal-best 24 points in defeat.
Boston will also visit the Seattle SuperSonics and the Los Angeles Clippers on the road trip.
Pierce has scored in double-digits in all 17 of Boston's games. He leads the Celtics in scoring (22.4 ppg) and is second in rebounding (7.0 rpg) and assists (4.4 apg).
The Celtics are 2-6 on the road this season.
The Trail Blazers were crushed by the Phoenix Suns, 121-99, on Sunday at the Rose Garden. Zach Randolph posted 24 points and 11 boards for the Trail Blazers, who have dropped back-to-back games on the heels of a two-game win streak. Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
The Suns trailed by one after the opening 12 minutes, but outscored the Trail Blazers 33-20 in the second and they led the rest of the way. Portland held a 45-42 edge midway through the second frame, but the Suns ended the first half on a 20-5 sprint to take a 62-50 margin into the intermission.
The Blazers could not get within single digits the entire second half. They cut the deficit to 64-54 on a bucket by Damon Stoudamire, but Phoenix responded with a 27-14 run and never looked back. Shawn Marion capped off the burst on a basket with just under 3:00 left in the quarter to push his team's advantage to 91-68. Portland limited the Suns to 22 points in the fourth, but never got back into the game.
Randolph has scored in double-digits in all 16 of Portland's games this season. He has registered nine double-doubles and leads the team in scoring (21.3 ppg) and rebounding (11.0 rpg).
Portland is 3-5 on the road this season.
Good luck
Mike Thomas
www.ChampionPlays.com
Thursday 10.30pm ET
Boston Celtics (7-10) at Portland Trail Blazers (8-8)
Recommended Play: Over 196
Preview courtesy of The Sports Network:
The Boston Celtics play the third of a five-game road trip tonight, as they visit the Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden.
This is the second and final meeting of the season between the two squads. On November 10th, the Celtics knocked off the Blazers, 90-88, at the FleetCenter.
Overall, the road team has won seven of the last nine meetings in this series.
Boston has lost eight of its last 11 at Portland.
The Celtics, who lost to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday in the opener of the road swing, dropped a 110-106 decision to the Golden State Warriors on Monday at The Arena. Paul Pierce poured in 26 points for the Celtics, who have dropped two in a row following a three-game win streak. Jiri Welsch finished with a personal-best 24 points in defeat.
Boston will also visit the Seattle SuperSonics and the Los Angeles Clippers on the road trip.
Pierce has scored in double-digits in all 17 of Boston's games. He leads the Celtics in scoring (22.4 ppg) and is second in rebounding (7.0 rpg) and assists (4.4 apg).
The Celtics are 2-6 on the road this season.
The Trail Blazers were crushed by the Phoenix Suns, 121-99, on Sunday at the Rose Garden. Zach Randolph posted 24 points and 11 boards for the Trail Blazers, who have dropped back-to-back games on the heels of a two-game win streak. Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 15 points and 11 rebounds.
The Suns trailed by one after the opening 12 minutes, but outscored the Trail Blazers 33-20 in the second and they led the rest of the way. Portland held a 45-42 edge midway through the second frame, but the Suns ended the first half on a 20-5 sprint to take a 62-50 margin into the intermission.
The Blazers could not get within single digits the entire second half. They cut the deficit to 64-54 on a bucket by Damon Stoudamire, but Phoenix responded with a 27-14 run and never looked back. Shawn Marion capped off the burst on a basket with just under 3:00 left in the quarter to push his team's advantage to 91-68. Portland limited the Suns to 22 points in the fourth, but never got back into the game.
Randolph has scored in double-digits in all 16 of Portland's games this season. He has registered nine double-doubles and leads the team in scoring (21.3 ppg) and rebounding (11.0 rpg).
Portland is 3-5 on the road this season.
Good luck
Mike Thomas
www.ChampionPlays.com