Young Blazers Learning How to Finish Games; Portland Is 8-1 in Games Decided by Six or Fewer Points

The Columbian › December 26, 2006

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Inexperience is unmistakable throughout the Portland Trail Blazers roster.

Their top three point guard options have no more than one year of experience. Three rookies dot the rotations, one starter played last season in the NBA Development League, and their average age is only 24.8. Yet late in games when victory is within reach, those young players have displayed a more mature side.

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Young Blazers Learning How to Finish Games; Portland Is 8-1 in Games Decided by Six or Fewer Points

You could see it Wednesday night, when Brandon Roy buried a runner in the lane to fend off a Houston rally and clinch an 89-87 victory over th...

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