The Month of March had been really great for the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers have won 11 of 13 games and are climbing in the playoff race. Heading into the 2009-2010 season, there were great expectations and Championship inspiration.nba playoff If you look past the right hamstring of Brandon Roy, Knee injury to Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla, the Portland Trail Blazers are where they would like to be. Especially, moving out of the eight spot will gurantee the Blazers will not have to play the Los Angeles Lakers. Even thou, The Lakers have a really tough time in the Pacific Northwest. I know a lot of people in Portland feel we’ve a excellent chance against the sunshine boys. Lets take a look at why Phil Jackson hate the Portland weather and the rain coats.
First, Ron Artest is known for playing excellent defense. Ron has the attitude that he can stop anyone he play against. But during the playoffs with Houston last year, Brandon Roy averaged over 27 ppg against Mr Defense. To illustrate this point, Ron commented that Brandon Roy was the best player he ever faced. And that include LeBron and Kobe. Artest’s can play really tight defense,nba playoff but Roy was a step stronger and quicker. The biggest key to Brandon success against Artest is his ability to fight screens and get aggressive. Also, Footwork is really important when playing against touch defense players like Artest. Portland would definitely have to get the ball in Roy hands to make Artest work harder. So, the advantage would be to the Blazers.