Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 8:00 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted February 11, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 NEW ORLEANS -- Jamal Crawford decided it was his turn to speak up before another road game got away from the Portland Trail Blazers. "I told them we weren't going to lose this game. Period," Crawford recalled when describing his animated comments during a Portland timeout. "It wasn't going to happen." Crawford made sure of that himself, scoring a season-high 31 points, and Portland snapped a two-game skid while handing New Orleans its eighth straight loss, 94-86 on Friday. Raymond Felton scored 18 points, including four straight free throws in the final minute that gave the Blazers a 90-84 lead. Newly selected All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge and Gerald Wallace each scored 14 points to help Portland pull out only its fourth road win after trailing much of the game. "Sometimes it's not about how you win but the fact that you win," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said. "New Orleans played hard and scrapped and played a good game. We did the things we needed to do down the stretch." Crawford, playing 30 minutes in a reserve role, scored 12 of his points during a 15-5 Portland run that began late in the third quarter and gave the Blazers a six-point lead early in the fourth.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120210_POR@NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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