Blazers' Fire

The Blazers fought the Dallas Mavericks through overtime the last time they met up. Didn't get quite so far this time, but it was a real battle all the way. Yes, the Mavs pulled off the win, but damn, it's nice seeing the Blazers put forth a serious effort from start to finish.

Kudos to Zach Randolph and Steve Blake; they did it all, between scoring and assists and rebounds. Some nice work from Juan Dixon and--suprise, suprise!--Darius Miles as well.

"We gave ourselves a chance to win, but we just didn't execute," said Randolph. "We just couldn't finish." That's okay; the finishing will come.

Final score: 93-87, Dallas. Sure, it's a loss, but I'm impressed by the effort and guts.

Sidelines: Next game is at home against the Mavs again. Just a little more push, guys, and this game is doable.

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