Thu Apr 14, 2005 · 7:30 PM
Dallas MavericksMavs
90
away
Chemistry
Cold
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
115
home
Chemistry
Elite
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas MavericksMavs | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 90 |
| Portland Trail BlazersBlazers | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 115 |
After Action Report
The Trail Blazers ran roughshod over the Mavericks 115-90. The Trail Blazers won despite a cold shooting night — grit beat polish. Second-chance points piled up for the Trail Blazers; the Trail Blazers steamroller is in full effect right now. The Trail Blazers locker room is humming, and it showed. Mavericks' per-player workload didn't match the gameplan. Garbage time started early.
What tipped it
- Trail Blazers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Trail Blazers · Buzzsaw An 8+ game winning streak — they cannot be stopped (until the league catches up).
- Trail Blazers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Mavericks · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
- Mavericks · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.