The Blazers will shut down Brandon Roy for at least the next three games.

“I think at times the guys were watching me and wondering, ‘OK, is this Brandon time or not?’” Roy said, when asked if his play had been hurting the team. “And just not being able to fully engage in some moments out there against Dallas made me decide, ‘Hey, I think this is something I need to maybe rest up a little bit.’ Because I didn’t feel like I was helping the team.”

Roy said he is not experiencing any different or new pain in the miniscus-free knee that has caused him trouble all season.