Ive never before witnessed a person skipping along on Easter Sunday in a pair of shorts and sneakers, smiling, minding his business, and wished someone would knock him out of his shoes. That was before I saw Rockets guard Patrick Beverley skip. Portland beat Houston 122-120 in overtime. It was a big, big, big victory in a tough, tough, tough setting. And if you tuned in for a skipping contest, it delivered. It was the Blazers who skipped last, and loudest, dancing down the arena hallway into their locker room, clapping and bouncing with a victory wrung out of what looked like a sure defeat. The Blazers lead the best-of-seven playoff series 1-0. Say that out loud today. Portland, which looked lost at times and had its best player foul out in overtime, is king of this hot-mess series. It leads the playoff series and stole home court from Houston. But bigger yet is the one truth that we learned on Sunday — this series is going to be a circus.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:02:40 +0000
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