Portland Trail Blazers Bully the Chicago Bulls!

The Blazers road game against the Chicago Bulls was on channel 8, the worst sports broadcasters in the world, which meant no late night rerun.  

Therefore, I paid close attention.

We started off poorly, but that did not matter.  We had the Bulls right where we wanted them.  Yes, even down early on we had the Bulls by the...well, you know.

Every single time the Bulls made a run in the second half, the Blazers put them in their place with pristine execution.   We hit at least four pivotal three point plays that branded the Bulls behind with the words "2009 Portland Trail Blazer." 

Outlaw, Bayless, Blake, and Roy made all four of those plays.   It's hard to beat a team that converts a three point play every time your draw near.  For Chicago, tonight it was impossible.  

Furthermore, we did not have to rely on Brandon Roy. Instead, we used the much improved game of Travis Outlaw and LaMarcus Aldridge to bully the Bulls. 

This is pivotal not just for our continued success at making a playoff run, but because in 1992 the Bulls ended Rip City's glorious run at the title, and that means giving their big old windy city a hard time whenever possible is forever necessary.

Because, like many Blazer fans, I spent a great deal of time this summer watching old Blazer playoff games on YouTube, posting comments about how we were going to kill this year with the addition of Rudy and Oden.   After games like this, those comments are coming true! 

After the game I said to one of our customers, "Wow, is Portland this good?"

To which he replied, "Well, the Bulls are that bad."

Even if that is the case, this was a big win.  Our next games are against Milwaukee, New Jersey, and Charlotte.

Those are three games we can WIN!

So cross your fingers Blazer fans, knock on wood. 

We could be 26-14 in a few days...

And if that happens...

I will forgive channel eight for being the worst sports broadcasters in the world.