SPORTS
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
East Oregonian
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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. Jordan Spieth
USA
6. Henrik Stenson
SWE
7. Sergio Garcia
ESP
8. Justin Rose
ENG
9. Rickie Fowler
USA
10. Adam Scott
AUS
11. Justin Thomas
USA
12. Alex Noren
SWE
13. Jon Rahm
ESP
14. Paul Casey
ENG
15. Patrick Reed
USA
16. Tyrrell Hatton
ENG
17. Matt Kuchar
USA
18. Charl Schwartzel
SAF
19. Brooks Koepka
USA
20. Phil Mickelson
USA
GB
—
2
2½
3
4
GB
—
½
4
7
7
12.77
8.72
8.18
7.97
7.56
7.33
7.24
5.52
5.44
5.37
5.37
4.87
4.76
4.38
4.33
4.17
4.03
4.01
3.96
3.88
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