Trail Blazers star forward Brandon Roy returned to the lineup just eight days after having knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. I am very surprised that he was able to return so soon and it really speaks to his toughness. It's just a great story. Not only did he return but he chipped in 10 points including a couple of key baskets down the stretch. The Blazers were led by LaMarcus Aldridge who had 31 points and 11 rebounds. Andre Miller chipped in 15 for Portland while Amare Stoudemire had 26 for Phoenix in the loss. The best-of-seven series is tied at two games each. I was saying today while watching the game that if Roy has a big part in the Blazers going on to win the series he will be elevated to legend status in Portland. After blowout wins by the Suns in Games 2 and 3 I had thought the series was all but over, but now it becomes very interesting.
In other NBA action the Oklahoma City Thunder were never seriously challenged by the Los Angeles Lakers in taking Game 4 110-89. The Thunder were led by Kevin Durant's 22 points. It really was an impressive performance by Oklahoma City who evened the series at 2 games each. After Game 3 was close I definitely didn't see a blowout win by the Thunder coming, but it makes me happy anyway. I love it when the Lakers lose. Game 5 should be a good one and I think the Lakers should be worried.
In the other NBA game Saturday, Milwaukee took care of Atlanta pretty easily, winning it 107-89 behind John Salmons' 22 points. The Bucks cut Atlanta's series lead to 2-1. I enjoyed hearing the crowd chant "ole, ole, ole, ole" late in the game in salute of their injured star Andrew Bogut, who is from Australia. Pretty cool stuff. Of course I have a soft spot for Bogut (and Portland's Andrew Miller for that matter) since he starred at the University of Utah.
Here's the NBA Playoff schedule for Sunday:
Game 4 -- (4) Boston at (5) Miami, 11 a.m. MT (ABC, Celtics lead series 3-0)
Game 4 -- (1) Cleveland at (8) Chicago, 1:30 p.m. MT (ABC, Cavaliers lead series 2-1)
Game 4 -- (2) Dallas at (7) San Antonio, 5 p.m. MT (TNT, Spurs lead series 2-1)
Game 4 -- (4) Denver at (5) Utah, 7:30 p.m. MT (TNT, FSN-Utah, Jazz lead series 2-1)
It's a big one in Salt Lake tomorrow night, a must win for the Nuggets. I'll definitely be watching and have my thoughts on it afterward. Go Jazz!
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