It is a shame that Minnesota was blown out by Portland (110-91), but it is a damn shame Big Al turned the night into a second loss. In case you haven’t heard Big Al was arrested for a DWI last night. Most of the details have not been released yet but here is what we [...]

Name: Patrick Patterson
Ht: 6’8” Wt: 235
POS: PF Class: Jr.
College: Kentucky
Overview: Patrick Patterson is an undersized PF who is very skilled and might have the best leadership skills of any player in the draft. He is a very good athlete for a PF. His feet are a bit heavy but he still very quick. I love [...]

Statistical Breakdown:
Time: Tonight 7 p.m. CST
Place: Target Center
POR record: 34-27
MIN record: 14-46
POR road record: 15-14
MIN home record: 9-20
POR record v. Western Conf: 21-14
MIN record v. Western conf: 7-28
POR PPG: 97.6 (T-22nd)
MIN PPG: 97.6 (T-22nd)
POR opponents PPG: 95.3 (T-4th)
MIN opponents PPG: 106.1 (28th)
POR RPG Diff: +1.6 (10th)
MIN RPG Diff: +0.1 (17th)
POR AST/TO: 20.3/12.8 (T-8th)
MIN AST/TO: [...]

Kevin Love had another great performance off the bench. Unfortunately for him, he did not get a double-double so he is dead to me. Al Jefferson continues to struggle. I think Kurt Rambis really needs to think about moving Big Al to the bench and limiting his minutes. He is clearly struggling and it is [...]

Statistical Breakdown:
Time: Tonight 7 p.m. CST
Place: Ford Center
OKC record: 33-23
MIN record: 14-45
OKC home record: 16-11
MIN road record: 5-25
OKC record v. Western Conf: 16-17 (in div 6-2)
MIN record v. Western conf: 7-27 (in div 3-8)
OKC PPG: 99.0 (18th)
MIN PPG: 97.7 (T-22nd)
OKC opponents PPG: 96.0 (7th)
MIN opponents PPG: 106.1 (28th)
OKC RPG: 43.6 (3rd)
MIN RPG: 43.4 (5th)
OKC RPG [...]