About halfway through the fourth quarter the Blazers were trailing the by 9 points, 93 to 102.  The Blazers then went off, going on a 17-3 run to close the game and come away with a 5 point win.  The craziest thing is that the Blazers did this with Brandon Roy scoring 3 points in the 4th quarter (granted he did score 38 in the first 3).  Let’s take a closer look at this run:

Possession 1 – Blazers Steal

After Portland made a couple free throws to cut the lead to 6 points, they dropped back into a zone defense.  It isn’t a straight up zone though, as it appears to be more of a match-up zone.  If you watch Blazers’ players as the Warriors make cuts, you can see the Blazers “handing off” players, making sure everyone knows where they need to be.  You can tell the Warriors look a little confused, and because of that they aren’t in sync.  The pass to the middle is late, allowing for the defense to get their hand on the ball and get the steal.  3-0.

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