The Portland Trail Blazers were above expectations last season as they finished the Western Conference at number four having the same 54-28 record with division leader Nuggets. They were eliminated in the playoffs, clearly because lack of experience but their rookie out of Ohio State was one of the key reasons Portland could reach that high.
They were expected to be more threatening this year, as Oden was going to be more dominating down low and Roy almost becoming a superstar. But, bad luck just could not leave Oden alone.
Saturday night against the Rockets, the Blazers powerhouse went down in the first quarter. After seven long minutes, Oden was taken off the court on a stretcher and rushed to the hospital for MRI.
At 11.41 pm the bad news came from the Vice President of Communications Cheri Hanson:
"MRI confirms Portland C Greg Oden fractured left patella. Will undergo surgery to repair. Likely out for the season."
Spot: Another season miss. Come on, now. Hey, Blazer staff? Aren't you taking care of your big guy? You wanna miss the playoffs again?
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