Brandon Jr. steals the show
CLICK IMAGE FOR SLIDESHOW Brandon Roy Jr. stole the show at today’s press conference for the contract extension for Portland Trail Blazer guard Brandon Roy. I’m guessing we will see a lot of BJ in the years to come as Brandon seems to enjoy exposing his children to the professional side of his life.
Playoffs Game 5
CLICK IMAGE FOR SLIDESHOW The Portland Trail Blazers still trail Houston 3-2 in the series as they win game 5 at the Rose Garden in Portland.
Mutombo’s ending
CLICK IMAGE FOR SLIDESHOW The Blazers pulled off a win tonight at the Rose Garden in Portland, but the NBA lost one of it’s most respectable players. Houston’s Dikembe Mutombo injured his knee and it will likely end his 18-year NBA career. His injury came midway through his 1,297th game.
Playoffs vs. Rockets Game 1
CLICK IMAGE FOR SLIDESHOW The Portland Trail Blazers did not match up well against the Houston Rockets at the Rose Garden as the two teams met in the first round of the playoffs. Game 2 will be in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday night.
Playoff Tickets
CLICK IMAGE FOR SLIDESHOW About 250 Portland Trail Blazer fans camped outside in the cold at the Rose Garden to wait in line to buy tickets for the playoffs. The first person in line showed up at noon and will have to wait a full 24-hours in line. Thanks to Tom Boyd for the heads [...]
Goodbye
CLICK IMAGE FOR SLIDESHOW During the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder I overheard Portland Trail Blazer GM Kevin Pritchard ask official Jack Nies if the game would be his last. Turns out that it was indeed his last game of a 29 year career. I thought it made a nice picture as the other [...]
Blazers vs Lakers
CLICK IMAGE FOR SLIDESHOW Doesn’t get much better than the Lakers at the Rose Garden. The Blazers are really playing their best ball of the season as they enter the playoffs for the first time since the 2003 season.
Remote control
CLICK IMAGE FOR SLIDESHOW I think my remote camera bailed me out tonight. I didn’t have much that I liked from my position on the floor. Here are a few others from the same remote camera. It was mounted on the standard just below the level of the backboard.
Gonzaga buzzer beater
The Oregonian’s Joel Odom put together this slideshow from the pictures Jamie Francis, Tom Boyd and I took at the Gonzaga basketball game. It was a great finish to the NCAA tournament that was hosted here at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.
NCAA basketball tournament
March Madness returned to Portland, Oregon for the first time in 26 years. Because of the NCAA anti-gambling stance, Oregon had been passed over for hosting the basketball tournament. Last year, lawmakers voted to get rid of Oregon’s state lottery game for betting on professional football. See more pictures from the tournament on my sportsshooter.com [...]