Trail Blazers
Portland
Western Conference
Northwest
48
25
73
1143
1145
27
12
44
86
44
51
10
9
90
38
9
47
5
26
6
14
10
109
4
87
52
60
2421
1310
54
02
02
100
86
32
118
01
97
33
35
3124
6060
66
41
62
2219
138
6
80
70
88
1311
13
1324
22
64
00
06
3717
6060
8
5
62
24
13
54
0
0
0
8
3
11
0
9
3
3
31
60
7
2
29
21
10
48
2
2
100
6
2
8
1
7
3
5
24
60
6
4
67
22
13
59
8
7
88
13
1
14
2
6
0
0
37
60
6
1
17
19
8
42
0
0
0
11
3
14
2
4
0
6
17
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LaMarcus
Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge
True
29
6
14
43
1
2
50
4
4
100
0
7
7
3
1
0
1
0
17
25
none
Damian
Lillard
Damian Lillard
True
28
7
14
50
2
6
33
3
4
75
0
4
4
7
1
0
1
2
19
16
none
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
27
6
10
60
4
6
67
0
0
0
2
3
5
5
0
0
2
1
16
23
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
25
6
11
55
2
3
67
2
2
100
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
16
20
none
Robin
Lopez
Robin Lopez
True
19
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
0
1
0
1
8
16
none
CJ
McCollum
CJ McCollum
False
23
2
7
29
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
3
1
4
2
4
5
none
Chris
Kaman
Chris Kaman
False
16
6
7
86
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
7
0
0
1
1
0
12
17
none
Dorell
Wright
Dorell Wright
False
14
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
none
Steve
Blake
Steve Blake
False
14
1
3
33
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
5
1
0
1
0
3
10
none
Meyers
Leonard
Meyers Leonard
False
12
2
3
67
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
1
1
2
5
-4
none
Joel
Freeland
Joel Freeland
False
10
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
0
4
-6
none
Allen
Crabbe
Allen Crabbe
False
10
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
-3
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-4
none
1
April
2015
Wednesday
Moda Center
Portland
Clippers
Los Angeles
True
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
38
37
75
1023
1185
16
3
19
87
38
44
10
7
70
30
8
38
2
18
6
12
11
86
4
53
21
40
2320
1012
44
03
02
67
88
31
119
00
28
22
45
2227
6060
53
00
0
2222
79
4
25
23
92
86
13
99
02
44
02
30
1621
6060
5
2
40
23
10
43
0
0
0
8
3
11
0
2
2
4
22
60
3
1
33
20
12
60
3
2
67
8
1
9
0
8
2
5
27
60
5
0
0
22
7
32
2
2
100
8
1
9
0
4
0
3
16
60
3
0
0
22
9
41
5
3
60
6
3
9
2
4
2
0
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
True
28
5
9
56
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
6
6
2
0
0
0
2
11
-23
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
28
4
9
44
0
3
0
2
2
100
2
7
9
1
0
0
0
2
10
-19
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
26
5
11
45
0
0
0
2
3
67
1
2
3
5
1
0
5
2
12
-24
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
25
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
0
1
6
-20
none
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
True
22
5
8
62
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
11
-15
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
False
21
6
9
67
0
0
0
1
1
100
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
13
1
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
19
6
12
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
0
13
-9
none
Brandan
Wright
Brandan Wright
False
17
1
4
25
0
0
0
2
4
50
3
3
6
2
0
0
0
0
4
-6
none
Archie
Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
False
15
2
7
29
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
4
-10
none
A.J.
Price
A.J. Price
False
12
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
1
1
2
0
none
Reggie
Bullock
Reggie Bullock
False
12
0
5
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
none
Earl
Barron
Earl Barron
False
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
April
2015
Thursday
Oracle Arena
Oakland
Warriors
Golden State
False
The Portland Trail Blazers ( 48 - 25 ) clinched a playoff spot Tuesday with an emphatic 109 - 86 win over the Phoenix Suns ( 38 - 37 ) at the Moda Center . Portland will be going back to the playoffs after its second win over Phoenix in four days . While Friday 's game was a tightly contested and low - scoring contest where Portland nabbed the 87 - 81 victory , Monday 's game was out of hand by the eight minute mark of the third quarter . The Trail Blazers outscored the Suns 37 - 16 in the third to put the result beyond all doubt . Portland moves one game closer to clinching the Northwest Division while Phoenix 's playoff chances may be coming to a close . Phoenix had a crucial four - game home stretch last week , but went 1 - 3 and stumbled again Monday . The Suns have now lost four games in a row and have a brutal schedule the rest of the way . All but one of Phoenix 's final seven opponents are either in the playoffs or in contention for a playoff spot . Brandon Knight missed Monday 's game after aggravating his pre - existing ankle injury during Sunday 's loss to the Thunder . The Suns are now 5 games out of the eighth seed in the West with just seven games to go . Phoenix will return to action Thursday against Golden State . Portland has now won four straight games after a five - game skid earlier in March raised some concerns about its viability come playoff time . The Trail Blazers had the luxury of resting their starters for the fourth quarter , allowing seven of its eight reserves to log double - digit minutes . The Trail Blazers have a huge matchup with playoff implications on the horizon with a game against the Clippers on Wednesday . Portland needs to win to even the season series with Los Angeles at two games apiece .
The Portland Trail Blazers (48 - 25) clinched a playoff spot Tuesday with an emphatic 109 - 86 win over the Phoenix Suns (38 - 37) at the Moda Center. Portland will be going back to the playoffs after its second win over Phoenix in four days. While Friday's game was a tightly contested and low - scoring contest where Portland nabbed the 87 - 81 victory, Monday's game was out of hand by the eight minute mark of the third quarter. The Trail Blazers outscored the Suns 37 - 16 in the third to put the result beyond all doubt. Portland moves one game closer to clinching the Northwest Division while Phoenix's playoff chances may be coming to a close. Phoenix had a crucial four - game home stretch last week, but went 1 - 3 and stumbled again Monday. The Suns have now lost four games in a row and have a brutal schedule the rest of the way. All but one of Phoenix's final seven opponents are either in the playoffs or in contention for a playoff spot. Brandon Knight missed Monday's game after aggravating his pre - existing ankle injury during Sunday's loss to the Thunder. The Suns are now 5 games out of the eighth seed in the West with just seven games to go. Phoenix will return to action Thursday against Golden State. Portland has now won four straight games after a five - game skid earlier in March raised some concerns about its viability come playoff time. The Trail Blazers had the luxury of resting their starters for the fourth quarter, allowing seven of its eight reserves to log double - digit minutes. The Trail Blazers have a huge matchup with playoff implications on the horizon with a game against the Clippers on Wednesday. Portland needs to win to even the season series with Los Angeles at two games apiece.
The Portland Trail Blazers (48 - 25) clinched a playoff spot Tuesday with an emphatic 109 - 86 win over the Phoenix Suns (38 - 37) at the Moda Center. Portland will be going back to the playoffs after its second win over Phoenix in four days. While Friday's game was a tightly contested and low - scoring contest where Portland nabbed the 87 - 81 victory, Monday's game was out of hand by the eight minute mark of the third quarter. The Trail Blazers outscored the Suns 37 - 16 in the third to put the result beyond all doubt. Portland moves one game closer to clinching the Northwest Division while Phoenix's playoff chances may be coming to a close. Phoenix had a crucial four - game home stretch last week, but went 1 - 3 and stumbled again Monday. The Suns have now lost four games in a row and have a brutal schedule the rest of the way. All but one of Phoenix's final seven opponents are either in the playoffs or in contention for a playoff spot. Brandon Knight missed Monday's game after aggravating his pre - existing ankle injury during Sunday's loss to the Thunder. The Suns are now 5 games out of the eighth seed in the West with just seven games to go. Phoenix will return to action Thursday against Golden State. Portland has now won four straight games after a five - game skid earlier in March raised some concerns about its viability come playoff time. The Trail Blazers had the luxury of resting their starters for the fourth quarter, allowing seven of its eight reserves to log double - digit minutes. The Trail Blazers have a huge matchup with playoff implications on the horizon with a game against the Clippers on Wednesday. Portland needs to win to even the season series with Los Angeles at two games apiece.
<GAME> <DATE> 30 March 2015 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Moda Center <CITY> Portland <HOME> <TEAM> Trail Blazers <CITY> Portland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 48 25 <QTRS> 31 24 37 17 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 44 <TEAM-FT> 9 <TEAM-REB> 47 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 1 April 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Moda Center <NEXT-CITY> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Clippers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 86 <WINS-LOSSES> 38 37 <QTRS> 22 27 16 21 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 7 <TEAM-REB> 38 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 2 April 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Oracle Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oakland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Damian Lillard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LaMarcus Aldridge <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Kaman <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 7 86 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robin Lopez <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Meyers Leonard <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joel Freeland <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> CJ McCollum <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steve Blake <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorell Wright <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Allen Crabbe <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Portland Trail Blazers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markieff Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Archie Goodwin <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandan Wright <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> A. J. Price <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Thornton <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Earl Barron <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Bullock <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none