VIDEO: Blazers Wesley Matthews plays quarterback pregame with teammates
(AP Photo/Don Ryan)
The All-Star break is near and the Trail Blazers can sense it. They were loose before the game and at least for the first time in a home game, the Blazers looked like they already miss football season.
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Wesley Matthews set up the defense, CJ McCollum snapped the ball and Nicolas Batum and Allen Crabbe rushed Matthews. Victor Claver was also line-up as a tight end.
Either way, the Blazers have a game to play but these guys are clearly very excited to have a rare extended in the middle of the season.
Erik Gundersen
Erik Gundersen is the Trail Blazers beat reporter for The Columbian. He's a graduate of the Allen School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon in addition earning a degree in Spanish. He's covered the NBA for four seasons. You can also occasionally find his work on ESPN.com's NBA section for their TrueCities series. He also fist-bumped with Kanye West once. Follow @BlazerBanter on twitter for more Blazers and NBA news.