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Fri Feb 25, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Atlanta HawksHawks
107
away
Chemistry Hot
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
111
home
Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Atlanta HawksHawks 21 31 22 33 107
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers 24 42 18 27 111

After Action Report

In Portland, the Trail Blazers squeaked past the Hawks 111-107. Ugly basketball, but the Trail Blazers did just enough. The Trail Blazers owned the glass, generating extra possessions; the Trail Blazers carried the swagger of a recent blowout into this one. The Trail Blazers locker room is humming, and it showed. Style points be damned.

What tipped it

  • Trail Blazers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Trail Blazers · Statement Win Last time out, a 20+ point beating sent a message.
  • Trail Blazers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Hawks · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Hawks · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.