Danny Marang

The ball is just popping all o er the place for Portland right now - there’s no wasted movement, the ball has life and it’s finding everyone.

Blake Wesley was going to beat everyone down the floor with the ball in his hands.

That dude is FAST-fast.

Was hard on Clingan Sunday night on RCWrapUp, not just bc he was awful but bc he’s set the bar much higher - he’s showing exactly that here tonight. That game was a 1-game aberration that can happen to anyone. Good to see him come out this confident and locked in on both ends.

Ball go in hoop, game look better.

This is my basketball caveman take.

Night and day opening few minutes for Clingan - he’s shook off last game vs Cleveland

Jarrett Allen has a new career high with 34 points - it's the 3rd quarter.

Dean Wade and Sam Merrill for the Cavs in the 3rd qtr:

Clingan's biggest issue tonight isn't the missed shots or even Allen cooking him - it's getting beat back on defense routinely. Cavs are playing quick, but it's not like they're out there flying up and down the floor at break-neck pace.

Clingan looks like he's woken up here - a block, a 3 - and a contested shot/block that turned into a foul on Allen. There's certainly more aggression.

Jarrett Allen has 23 pts, 8 rebs and 2 blocks in 14 mins of action

Nearly every pro has that one night where literally everything that can go wrong, does - it appears it's that night for Clingan.

I don't remember the last time Clingan looked this bad defensively - this 1st half might legitimately be one of his worst as a pro. Allen is getting anything and everything he wants, every time he goes at him. It's honestly kind of wild to watch.

Caleb Love saw Sam Merrill in front of him and he thought he was at the Wynn Buffet after being lost in the desert for a week... HUNGRY.

Camara picks up his 3rd foul with 9:27 to go in the 2nd quarter and he's heading to the bench for Rupert. The Blazers are going to challenge the call.

Blake Wesley is just an all-time "meep-meep" player. Dude is always going a million miles an hour, but he's never out of control.

Toumani Camara has drawn 2 offensive fouls in the 1st quarter. There's nobody better at it.

We have shenanigans afoot! Jerami Grant and Nae'Qwan Tomlin went nose to nose and it's just resulting in off-setting T's.

Wesley played 5 games for the Blazers before breaking his foot, and he just came back onto the floor for the first time since then - it's awesome how much fans love him in just that small amount of time.

Blake Wesley is making his return for the Trail Blazers, and he gets one heck of an ovation.

Jarrett Allen has 16 pts, 5 rebs and 2 blocks in under 7:30 played. Good gravy.

Jarrett Allen is giving it to Donovan Clingan right now - not the type of big I expected to have this kind of effect on Clingan but it's a bloodbath right now.

It's been a long time, but the crown has passed from LaMarcus Aldridge to Jusuf Nurkic and now to Donovan Clingan on the "just dunk the ball big fella" missed bunnies around the rim.

Point guard duties for the Blazers will be handled by *vibes* tonight.

“It’s a tricky one (the trade deadline) - I feel like if I said that (block out the noise) then I’d feel like I was bullshitting - and I don’t want my coach to say that.” -Splitter on addressing or not addressing the locker room about this time of year.

“I’m proud of him - we all know how much he cares about the team…the culmination of that half season of carrying us on offense and transforming himself…and the person that he is - that’s important. People like him.” - Splitter on Avdija being named an All-Star

Splitter on Duop Reath - “There’s not one person in this organization that doesn’t love Duop.”

“We are thirsty for a shooter like him” - Coach Splitter on the addition of Vit Krecji

Blake Wesley will have some minutes tonight and then they’ll see how he feels and going forward they’ll adjust

Splitter - “I’m not a doctor, but he (Deni) is going to probably be dealing with this (his back) for a while.”

Splitter went on to say it’s just going to be something that the team manages with Deni.

Blake Wesley is playing tonight - Deni Avdija is probably going to play and Robert Williams III is playing