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SPORTS Wednesday, April 26, 2017 East Oregonian Page 3B NBA Lillard’s March surge and Nurkic Fever mark Blazers’ season By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press PORTLAND — The Portland Trail Blazers got “Nurkic Fever” late in the season and it helped carry them into the playoffs. But without big man Jusuf Nurkic — except for about 15 minutes — in the postseason’s opening round, the young Blazers were no match for Golden State. The defending conference champion Warriors swept Portland in its fourth playoff appearance in as many years. “We had a tough draw, the best team in the league,” Blazers guard Damian Lillard said. “I felt like we played them really well but they also showed their championship pedigree. When you can’t sustain that mental focus for 48 minutes, five minutes and you’re down 25 points.” Expectations were higher for the Trail Blazers this season after they surpris- ingly advanced to Nurkic happened, the second round of too. He was just getting the playoffs last year. comfortable when the There wasn’t a whole month started after lot of turnover in the coming to Portland in Season offseason, with just a a Feb. 12 deal with the Wrap few new pieces added Denver Nuggets. to the puzzle. Nurkic scored 28 points But the NBA’s youngest with 20 rebounds against roster didn’t appear to have Philadelphia on March 9 the same cohesiveness or and Stotts noted that fans consistency as they had last had taken to the newcomer season. December was espe- known as the Bosnian Beast: cially brutal, with Portland “Nurkic fever? Why not?” going just 4-11. The catchphrase was born. The low point came Feb. “I love being here,” said 28, when the Blazers dipped the 7-foot center. “I appre- 11 games below .500 with ciate what the city is doing a 120-113 overtime loss at for me. I just want to give Detroit. them back something.” Then March happened. Nurkic developed chem- Lillard caught fire and istry with Lillard and guard Portland finished the month CJ McCollum, going on to 13-3, best in the NBA. average 15.2 points, 10.4 Lillard was named the rebounds and 1.9 blocks in conference’s Player of the 20 games with the Blazers. Month averaging 29.1 points, Portland was 14-5 with 4.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists and Nurkic in the starting lineup. “I’m sure we’ll evaluate 1.44 steals in 16 games. Terry Stotts was named the confer- this season but this was a roller coaster for us from day ence Coach of the Month. one. It’s been an up and down season, frustrating in some ways, but I think, as I told the team, what I’ll remember most about this team is how we competed after the All Star break to make the play- offs,” Stotts said. Misfortune struck and on March 31 it was announced that Nurkic had a non-dis- placed right leg fibular fracture. It was unclear when the injury occurred. Nurkic missed the final seven games of the regular season but returned to take part in pre-game warmups in the final few games — leading to speculation that he could return for the playoffs. Portland clinched the eighth and final spot with two games left before finishing at .500. Nurkic returned for Game 3 against the Warriors. He had two points and 11 rebounds playing in obvious discom- fort for about 15 minutes. The offseason gives Nurkic adequate time to heal from the injury. Lillard is excited at the prospect of having him for an entire season. “I think to win in this league you have to have guys who have true confidence. I think he’s a guy who has that,” Lillard said. “He just brings something to our team that we didn’t have, a swagger that he has, he’s really impacted our team so I’m excited about moving forward with him and getting on him this summer, making sure he’s working.” Lillard finished the season with a career-best average of 27 points per game, along with 4.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists. Backcourt teammate McCollum also finished the season with a career-best 23 points per game. The Blazers’ winningest starting lineup included Lillard, McCollum, Nurkic and forward Noah Vonleh and Maurice Harkless. Portland signed hefty contracts with Evan Turner, Allen Crabbe and Meyers Leonard last year, and the team has the third-highest payroll in the league. With a disappointing finish, moves may be in the offing. The Blazers also have three first- round picks in the draft to look forward to. Lillard was asked after the Game 4 loss to Golden State whether the Warriors were the benchmark for what the Blazers aspire to be. “I think about when the Pistons were just beating up on Jordan and kicking his butt every year and he had to get through them if he wanted to get to where he wanted to get to,” Lillard said. “That’s just what it is because they (the Warriors) are going to be there, they’re going to be there every year and we have to look at that and understand that we have to be better, we have to go get better and come back better as a group if we want to move past them.” Houston (McCullers 2-0) at Cleveland (Bauer 1-2), 3:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-2) at Baltimore (Bundy 3-1), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 2-1) at Boston (Sale 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 2-0) at Detroit (Norris 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Santiago 2-1) at Texas (Hamels 1-0), 5:05 p.m. Toronto (Latos 0-0) at St. Louis (Martinez 0-3), 5:15 p.m. Oakland (Manaea 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 0-1), 7:07 p.m. Arizona 9, San Diego 3 L.A. Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1 Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati (Davis 0-0) at Milwaukee (Peral- ta 3-1), 10:40 a.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Glasnow 0-1), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Chen 2-0) at Philadelphia (Velas- quez 0-2), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Syn- dergaard 1-1), 4:10 p.m. Toronto (Latos 0-0) at St. Louis (Martinez 0-3), 5:15 p.m. Washington (Roark 2-0) at Colorado (Chatwood 2-2), 5:40 p.m. San Diego (Cahill 1-2) at Arizona (Godley 0-0), 6:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Wood 1-0) at San Francisco (Cueto 3-1), 7:15 p.m. SCOREBOARD PREP TENNIS Local Slate PREP BASEBALL Friday Stanfield at Enterprise (2), 1 p.m. Umatilla at Nyssa (2), 1 p.m. Vale at Irrigon (2), 1 p.m. Riverside at Burns (2), 2 p.m. Pendleton at Hermiston (2), 3 p.m. Saturday Weston-McEwen at Culver (2), 11 a.m. Pilot Rock at Dufur (2), 11 a.m. Elgin at Heppner (2), 11 a.m. Ontario at Mac-Hi (2), Noon PREP SOFTBALL Friday Heppner at Union (2), 11 a.m. Irrigon at Riverside (2), 1 p.m. Weston-McEwen at Umatilla (2), 1 p.m. Pendleton at Hermiston (2), 3 p.m. Saturday Pilot Rock at Culver (2), 11 a.m. Echo at Glide (2), 11 a.m. Ontario at Mac-Hi (2), Noon PREP TRACK & FIELD Thursday Hermiston, Heppner, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Stanfield, Helix at Riverside Twilight Relays, 4:30 p.m. Friday Echo, Umatilla, Ione, Arlington at Condon/ Wheeler Invitational, Noon Hermiston at Gresham, 2 p.m. Hermiston at Nike Relays (Jesuit HS), 2:30 p.m. Saturday Pendleton, Mac-Hi at Ontario, 10 a.m. Irrigon, Pilot Rock, Heppner, Helix, Ione, Echo, Condon/Wheeler at Sherman Invite, 11 a.m. Stanfield at Portland Christian Invitational, 11 a.m. Thursday Sherman at Riverside, 4 p.m. Helix at Stanfield, 4 p.m. Friday Pendleton (boys) at Redmond Tourna- ment, TBD Pendleton (girls) at Bend Tournament, TBD Hermiston (boys/girls) at Capital (ID) Tournament, TBD Riverside at Weston-McEwen, 3:30 p.m. Saturday Pendleton (boys) at Redmond Tourna- ment, TBD Pendleton (girls) at Bend Tournament, TBD Hermiston (boys/girls) at Capital (ID) Tournament, TBD Riverside, Umatilla, Mac-Hi, Stanfield, Helix, Ione, Weston-McEwen at Helix Tournament (at Hermiston), 9 a.m. PREP GOLF Friday Heppner at Alpine Meadows G.C., 11 a.m. PREP LACROSSE Saturday Sprague at Hermiston, 5 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Saturday Blue Mountain at Walla Walla (2), 1 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Friday Walla Walla at Blue Mountain (2), 2 p.m. Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon (2), 2 p.m. Saturday Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon (2), 2 p.m. Columbia Basin at Blue Mountain (2), 2 p.m. Basketball NBA Playoff glance FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 2, Chicago 2 Today: Chicago at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Friday: Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, April 30: Chicago at Boston, TBA Atlanta 2, Washington 2 Today: Atlanta at Washington, 3 p.m. Friday: Washington at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Toronto 3, Milwaukee 2 Monday: Toronto 118, Milwaukee 93 Thursday: Toronto at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. x-Saturday, April 29: Milwaukee at Toronto, TBA Cleveland 4, Indiana 0 Sunday: Cleveland 106, Indiana 102 WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State 4, Portland 0 Monday: Golden State 128, Portland 103 San Antonio 3, Memphis 2 Tuesday: San Antonio 116, Memphis 103 Thursday: San Antonio at Memphis, 6:30 p.m. x-Saturday: Memphis at San Antonio, TBA Houston 4, Oklahoma City 1 Tuesday: Houston 105, Oklahoma City 99 Utah 3, L.A. Clippers 2 Tuesday: Utah 96, L.A. Clippers 92 Friday: L.A. Clippers at Utah, 10:30 p.m. x-Sunday: Utah at L.A. Clippers, TBA Hockey NHL Playoff glance SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Washington vs. Pittsburgh Thursday: Pittsburgh at Washington, 4:30 p.m. Ottawa vs. N.Y. Rangers Thursday: N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 4 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Anaheim vs. Edmonton Today: Edmonton at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis vs. Nashville Today: Nashville at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Baseball MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 13 6 .684 — New York 11 7 .611 1½ Boston 11 8 .579 2 Tampa Bay 11 11 .500 3½ Toronto 6 14 .300 7½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 11 8 .579 — Cleveland 10 9 .526 1 Chicago 10 9 .526 1 Minnesota 10 10 .500 1½ Kansas City 7 13 .350 4½ West Division W L Pct GB Houston 14 6 .700 — Oakland 10 10 .500 4 Los Angeles 10 12 .455 5 Texas 9 12 .429 5½ Seattle 8 13 .381 6½ ——— Tuesday’s Games Houston 4, Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0 N.Y. Yankees at Boston, ppd. Detroit 19, Seattle 9 Minnesota 8, Texas 1 Chicago White Sox 10, Kansas City 5 Toronto 6, St. Louis 5, 11 innings L.A. Angels 2, Oakland 1, 11 innings Today’s Games Kansas City (Karns 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-4), 11:10 a.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Washington 14 6 .700 Miami 10 8 .556 Philadelphia 9 9 .500 New York 8 11 .421 Atlanta 6 12 .333 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 12 8 .600 Milwaukee 11 11 .500 Cincinnati 10 11 .476 St. Louis 9 11 .450 Pittsburgh 8 12 .400 West Division W L Pct Colorado 14 7 .667 Arizona 14 8 .636 Los Angeles 10 11 .476 San Diego 8 14 .364 San Francisco 7 14 .333 ——— Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh 0 Miami at Philadelphia, ppd. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Milwaukee 9, Cincinnati 1 Toronto 6, St. Louis 5, 11 innings Washington 15, Colorado 11 GB — 3 4 5½ 7 Golf PGA World Golf Ranking Through April 23 1. Dustin Johnson USA 2. Rory McIlroy NIR 3. Jason Day AUS 4. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 5. 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