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02/19/2012 - Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Nicolas Batum led all scorers with 22 points as Portland cruised to a 97-77 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Rose Garden on Saturday.
LeMarcus Aldridge recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in his first game back after missing two straight with a sprained left ankle. Raymond Felton added 14 points and eight assists as Portland has now won two of its last three.
Joe Johnson scored 19 points and Willie Green netted 17 off the bench for the Hawks, who have lost three of their last four.
Portland trailed 13-11 early on but the Trail Blazers used a 12-2 run in the first quarter to jump out to a 33-25 lead after 12 minutes.
Portland would never trail again in the contest.
Atlanta would get as close as five on a Willie Green trey to start the second but Portland scored seven of the next eight points to take a 40-29 lead.
The Trail Blazers would lead by double-digits for the remainder of the game as they took a 52-37 advantage into the locker room.
A Felton three pressed the lead to 19 as Portland led by double-digits throughout the third to take a 72-56 lead into the final stanza.
In the fourth, Aldridge knocked down a turnaround jumper to give Portland a 22-point lead, its largest, with just over four minutes remaining.
The Blazers dominated the glass, outrebounding the Hawks 50-27, including 15 offensive boards, which led to 18 second chance points for the Trail Blazers.
"I thought we got in a good rhythm, we made our shots, and we stopped those guys," said Portland head coach Nate McMillan. "We mixed in some zone tonight and we continued to make shots. We continued to defend. In the fourth quarter we did the same thing. Whenever they made a big shot, we responded."
Game Notes
Portland will start a tough back-to-back when it visits the Lakers on Monday and host the Spurs on Tuesday...Atlanta will travel to Chicago on Monday before wrapping up a five-game road trip in New York on Wednesday...Portland shot 40.9 percent from long range while Atlanta shot just 25.9 percent.
<< Michigan beats Ohio State in Big Ten tilt
Ann Arbor, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trey Burke and No. 17 Michigan got their
revenge.
Burke scored 17 points and the Wolverines avenged an earlier loss to their
heated rival with a 56-51 victory over No. 6 Ohio State on Saturday.
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<< Vrbata lifts Coyotes over Stars in OT
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Radim Vrbata scored 1:15 into overtime to lift
the Phoenix Coyotes over the Dallas Stars, 2-1.
Mikkel Boedker lit the lamp in regulation for the Coyotes, who extended their
season-high point streak to eight
<< Busch edges Stewart in wild Bud Shootout at Daytona
Daytona Beach, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - In what turned out to be a frantic night
of racing at Daytona International Speedway, Kyle Busch bounced back from two
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the fin
<< Baylor edges Texas Tech to remain undefeated
Waco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brittney Griner filled the stat sheet with 18
points, 14 rebounds, six blocks and five assists as No. 1 Baylor escaped with
a 56-51 decision over Texas Tech to remain the nation's lone undefeated team.
Desti
Raonic returns to SAP Open final >>
San Jose, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending champion Milos Raonic made it back
to the final of the $531,000 SAP Open with a straight-set win over American
Ryan Harrison on Saturday.
The third-seeded Canadian will face Denis Istomin of
Wright claims narrow win in New Zealand >>
Christchurch, New Zealand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australian Lindsey Wright carded
her second straight four-under 68 Sunday to earn a one-stroke win at the ISPS
Handa New Zealand Women's Open.
Wright, who was one of six players tied for the le
Paddison wins Victorian PGA by one >>
Victoria, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gareth Paddison struggled to a three-
over 74 in the final round Sunday, but held on for a one-shot win at the
Victorian PGA Championship.
Paddison, who played the final nine holes in six-ov
Tseng holds off Miyazato to repeat in Thailand >>
Chonburi, Thailand (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yani Tseng birdied the final two holes
Sunday to fend off Ai Miyazato and win the Honda LPGA Thailand.
In a battle of the last two winners of this event, Tseng fired a six-under 66
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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.
The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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