Portland Trail Blazers' Game Four: Blazers at Thunder, 4:00 PM

Blazers Analysis Thunder
PG
A recurring theme in tonight's game will be two of our guys trying to stop one young star. Russel Westbrook is a stud, he's become a great addition to this Thunder team. He can score at will and his ability to find his teammates has improved in every game. It'll be interesting to see how Andre and Steve attack Westbrook. As long as Blake hits a few threes and Miller gets into a groove offensively, Portland should win this matchup.
PG
SG
Brandon Roy had his first huge offensive game against Houston last night in a losing effort. He did everything he could to keep Portland in it but defense killed us. The Thunder are yet to just throw James Harden into the mix but he's definitely near ready to play for this team. Rudy's ability to create space and get hot will balance out this matchup. Blazers win here.
SG
SF
The Blazers small forward position is somewhat struggling right now. Outlaw has plummeted back down to earth offensively and Martell has been inconsistent. Either way they are going to face one of the toughest matchups in the league with Kevin Durant. Durant plays almost every minute of the game, hence the solo picture, so Portland will have to deal with him all game long. Can Martell stop him? Can Travis slow Durant down at all? I don't think so.
SF
PF
So far this year, Jeff Green has been great. He may be slightly smaller than LaMarcus, but his quickness makes up for it. LA finally had a good scoring game last night. The key to the power forward position is that Nick Collison tends to beat up on the Blazers. His workman-like style inside is tough for our guys to defend. I'm going with the Thunder here.
PF
C
Ever since OKC acquired Nenad Krstic, I've thought it was a great addition to a team needing size inside. Krstic showed signs of life in New Jersey and seems to be picking it up again. Unfortunately for the Thunder, a healthy Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla is too tough to deal with. I like Oden to take a step forward tonight. I just have a good feeling about this game for our bigs.
C
Blazers	Analysis	Thunder
PG	A recurring theme in tonight's game will be two of our guys trying to stop one young star. Russel Westbrook is a stud, he's become a great addition to this Thunder team. He can score at will and his ability to find his teammates has improved in every game. It'll be interesting to see how Andre and Steve attack Westbrook. As long as Blake hits a few threes and Miller gets into a groove offensively, Portland should win this matchup.	PG
SG	Brandon Roy had his first huge offensive game against Houston last night in a losing effort. He did everything he could to keep Portland in it but defense killed us. The Thunder are yet to just throw James Harden into the mix but he's definitely near ready to play for this team. Rudy's ability to create space and get hot will balance out this matchup. Blazers win here.	SG
SF	The Blazers small forward position is somewhat struggling right now. Outlaw has plummeted back down to earth offensively and Martell has been inconsistent. Either way they are going to face one of the toughest matchups in the league with Kevin Durant. Durant plays almost every minute of the game, hence the solo picture, so Portland will have to deal with him all game long. Can Martell stop him? Can Travis slow Durant down at all? I don't think so.	SF
PF	So far this year, Jeff Green has been great. He may be slightly smaller than LaMarcus, but his quickness makes up for it. LA finally had a good scoring game last night. The key to the power forward position is that Nick Collison tends to beat up on the Blazers. His workman-like style inside is tough for our guys to defend. I'm going with the Thunder here.	PF
C	Ever since OKC acquired Nenad Krstic, I've thought it was a great addition to a team needing size inside. Krstic showed signs of life in New Jersey and seems to be picking it up again. Unfortunately for the Thunder, a healthy Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla is too tough to deal with. I like Oden to take a step forward tonight. I just have a good feeling about this game for our bigs.	C