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Despite cutting a 22-point third quarter deficit in half, the Portland Trail Blazers could not overcome stellar performances from playoff-bound
Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns, losing 106-96 tonight at the Rose Garden.
Saturday night at the Rose Garden felt a little like a Sunday afternoon on the court. Neither Portland nor Golden State could find much of a spark, and despite out-shooting the Warriors, the Trail Blazers fell 86-81.
With one of the youngest teams in the NBA, the Portland Trail Blazers are an evolving, improving work in progress. Five of the
club’s 14 players made the leap from high school to the pros, and five Trail Blazers are either rookies or second-year players.
The following is a look at seven young Trail Blazers - Steve Blake, Juan Dixon, Jarrett Jack, Viktor Khryapa, Travis Outlaw,
Sebastian Telfair and Martell Webster - and the progress each player has made since arriving in the Rose City.