Whoa Blazers! A Hammering of the Bulls. 116-74

What a showing tonight from the Portland Trail Blazers!  During the opening minutes of the first quarter, this thing was basically decided.  So much for that big match-up between rookies Greg Oden and Derrick Rose, as Rose decided either not to show up or was completely shut down by the point guard tandom of the Blazers.

Quick Recap:

The Blazers jumped out to an enormous first quarter lead and never let up.  I was actually surprised to see Portland not allow any sort of comeback seeing as this year they have struggled at putting teams away once they grab a hold of a lead.  However, after leading 34-13 through one, the Blazers controlled each quarter thereafter finishing out with one of the most dominating performances I have seen from the Blazers during my 4 years in Portland.  Wow.

Game thoughts in fantastical bulleted format: 

• The Bulls looked awful in every aspect of the game tonight.
• Did Derrick Rose make the trip to Portland?
• Greg Oden had a very nice debut in his home town.
• The things Brandon Roy continues to do, blow my mind.
• Haha, Joakim Noah.  I really wanted someone to foul out in one half.
• Nice to see Channing find a rhythm again.
• Joel Przybilla is probably the second most important piece to this team.
• Sergio is possibly solidified his spot as the future point guard.
• Nocioni's hair really does scare me.
• Aldridge showed signs of his normal self, but we are still waiting.
• There was a Larry Hughes sighting!
• Poor Bayless.

Plus/Minus sheet (since we showed this to you earlier):

Highlights: 






Box score.

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