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Marcus Camby — Center of attention

Marcus Camby pointed to several different faces in the crowd, then gave Kaleb Canales a massive hug in front of the Blazers' bench. Just a minute earlier, when he was […]

Jamal Crawford — Free Throw Champion?

When Anthony Morrow knocked down all five of his free throws against Cleveland Sunday night, he temporarily jumped in front of Jamal Crawford for title of NBA's best foul shooter. Morrow […]

A Rhino in captiviity

Since March 22, Trail Blazers forward Craig Smith has appeared in just one game — a five-minute stint against the Timberwolves on April 1. The Rhino used to be a regular […]

Luke Babbitt vs. Wesley Matthews, mano y mano

It was a simple question for Wesley Matthews: Who would win in a 3-point contest between Luke Babbitt and (Blazers assistant coach) Hersey Hawkins?" Answered Matthews: "Me." Good grief. In this case, Matthews […]

Wallace returns, Williams is a jerk, Canales not keeping up

PORTLAND — A New Jersey Net forward got a big ovation from the Rose Garden crowd when introduced before the game. Believe it or not, it wasn't Kris Humphres. About three […]

Shootaround notes: Have the Blazers, Felton moved on?

TUALATIN, Ore. — Joel Przybilla said that his age, he is generally able to move on from losses more quickly than most. But he admitted Wednesday that Monday's loss to […]

Best Babbitt nicknames so far

After spending 24 hours dedicated to nothing else but thinking of a Luke Babbitt nickname, I finally came up with "Hot Hand Luke." I put this out on Twitter, and […]

Jazz 102, Blazers 97: Recap and analysis

PORTLAND — For the first turnover, there was fan No. 1. "He's the worst. Seriously. We gotta get rid of him," a Rose Garden attendee said while exiting the building. For the […]

Blazers 119, Timberwolves 106: Reaction and analysis

PORTLAND — LaMarcus Aldridge will probably be able to deal with not making the playoffs. But it would have been awfully hard for him cope if he couldn't offer Kevin […]

Nolan and Sydney Smith preview

LeBron James doesn't scare Wesley Matthews. Neither does Kobe Bryant or Kevin Durant. But if Matthews sees Nolan Smith's sister Sydney behind the wheel of a Chevy Tahoe, he's likely to […]

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