The Blazers were outrebounded 51-41 last night but they shot well enough (48.7%) from the floor to make up for it. Brandon Roy led the way for the Blazers last night with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. LaMarcus Aldridge also had a great game with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Andre Miller did a great job of running the offense as he had 19 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal last night. Wesley Matthews (13 points) and Nicolas Batum (10 points) also pitched in for the Blazers offensively last night. The Trailblazers are now 3-0 on the year.

The Blazers outrebounded the Clippers 51-41 last night but they didn’t pull away in this game until the 4th quarter when they outscored the Clippers 28-17. Brandon Roy led the way for the Blazers by filling up the stat sheet with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. LaMarcus Aldridge was also good last night as usual with 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. Nicolas Batum stuffed the stat sheet again for the Blazers last night with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocked shots and 2 steals. He also shot 3 of 4 from three point range last night. Marcus Camby (11 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocked shots) and Andre Miller (14 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals) also had solid games for the Blazers last night. The Trailblazers are now 2-0 on the year.

The Trailblazers came alive in the 4th quarter outscoring the Suns 31-11 to finally pull away from them. The Blazers hit the boards hard on this night as they outrebounded the Suns 48-30 and it was a huge key in the win. Brandon Roy led the way for the Trailblazers tonight with 24 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. He also shot really well tonight hitting 4 of 6 shots from three point range. Nicolas Batum was incredible tonight as he finished up with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist despite only playing 26 minutes. Marcus Camby was a beast in the paint as usual in this game with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shots in 29 minutes on the floor. Backup guard Wesley Matthews gave the Blazers a nice boost of the bench with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 30 minutes. The Trailblazers start the year off 1-0 with a nice home win.

The sportbooks have the over/under for Trailblazers wins in 2010-11 set at 51.5. The Blazers were 50-32 last season and I have a feeling that they are going to be a little bit better this year. With that in mind I would make a small bet on the over on the Blazers this year. The Trailblazers are 30-1 to win it all and that might also be worth a small bet as they have one of the better starting units in the NBA.

46-year old Nate McMillan is back as the head coach of the Trailblazers after leading them to a 50-32 record (61%) in 2009-10. The Blazers were then knocked out 4-2 in the first round of the playoffs. McMillan has a 198-212 (48.3) record during the regular season in his four years with the Trailblazers and he is 4-8 (33.3%) in the playoffs. Like the Blazers, McMillan is improving as a coach with each passing year. I expect big things out of the Trailblazers and I have a feeling that McMillan is going to get the most out of his players in 2010-11. McMillan now owns a career record of 410-395 (50.9%) during the regular season in his career and he is 12-16 (42.9%) in the playoffs. I expect both of those win/loss percentages to go up in 2010-11.