The Trail Blazers had lost back-to-back games to title contenders Boston and Los Angeles after opening up double-digit leads before beating the Clippers on Wednesday night.
"That's the difference between the top teams and those that aren't," guard Steve Blake told The Oregonian. "You have to learn to stick with it; you have to find ways to keep that intensity. That's what really hurts about this. That's one of the best teams in the league, and we have work to do."
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The Trailblazers very nearly acquired Jason Kidd, according to the Star-Ledger.
Rod Thorn would only identify the team as "a midlevel team out west," but several league officials confirmed it as Portland.
The Blazers were to send Jarrett Jack and Raef LaFrentz to the Nets along with other cap-fillers for Kidd, but Kidd sabotaged the deal by publicly requesting a deal on Jan. 28.
When Kidd said he no longer wanted to play in New Jersey, Portland's management concluded that he wouldn't want to play for their club either since they aren't yet a title contender.
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Portland has released the results of Brandon Roy's MRI, according to The Oregonian. The test showed that Roy aggravated a right ankle sprain against the Celtics on Sunday.
He left the game in the third quarter and originally sprained the ankle against the Mavericks on Feb. 13.
He is listed as day-to-day.
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Trail Blazers Feb 2008 Archive
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ESPN | Feb 25, 2008
All-Star Brandon Roy was forced from Sunday's game against the Celtics with an aggravated right ankle sprain, the Associated Press is reporting.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Feb 21, 2008
Portland is sending Taurean Green to Denver for G Von Wafer, according to David Aldridge.
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The Oregonian | Feb 14, 2008
The Portland Trail Blazers have increased their ticket prices for the 2008-09 season, according to The Oregonian.
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Yahoo.com | Feb 12, 2008
The Blazers announced Monday that James Jones will miss an additional three to five weeks with a sore left knee, according to a Yahoo Sports report.
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FIBA.com | Feb 11, 2008
Rudy Fernandez is enjoying success in Europe and isn't thinking about playing in the NBA.
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ESPN | Feb 9, 2008
Brandon Roy was not in uniform against Detroit on Friday night and will most likely not be playing against Indiana on Saturday due to a death in his family, the Associated Press is reporting.
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RealGM Staff Report | Feb 3, 2008
Portland Trail Blazers recalled forward Josh McRoberts from the NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede, it was announced today by Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard.
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Chicago Tribune | Feb 2, 2008
According to Chicago Tribune columnist Sam Smith, the Cavaliers, Blazers, and Bulls all had offers in with the Grizzlies for Pau Gasol.
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New York Daily News | Feb 1, 2008
The strongest trade rumor seeing Jason Kidd leave the Nets involved New Jersey, Portland and Dallas, with the Mavericks landing the big prize.
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New York Daily News | Feb 1, 2008
Zach Randolph is set to make his first return to Portland on Friday night after being traded from the Blazers to the New York Knicks on draft night.