THUNDER @ trailBLAZERS..."Battle of the NORTHWEST"....the REGULATORS Report OKC w/PLAYBOOK hits the ROSE City not to visit the SWOOSH World Headquarters but "DATE NIGHT" with BLAZER Mania and the New RIP City BLAZERS...REGULATORS...Mount Up! #OKCvsPOR #THUNDERup #BLAZERmania

THUNDER @ trailBLAZERS..."Battle of the NORTHWEST"....the REGULATORS Report OKC w/PLAYBOOK hits the ROSE City not to visit the SWOOSH World Headquarters but "DATE NIGHT" with BLAZER Mania and the New RIP City BLAZERS...REGULATORS...Mount Up! #OKCvsPOR #THUNDERup #BLAZERmania

The Logo's Marquee on a semi-busy Hump Day in December as we head to the "Rose City" Portland, Oregon for the "Only game in Town" as the New Rip City Blazers host the OKC Thunder. The Thunder comes in 13-3 and coming off a 97-95 "W" as they get caught up in "Escape #ForeverPurple" starring Kings PG Isaiah Thomas. The Blazers well-rested are 15-3 and that is no fluke considering they have been 8-2 playing out of the Motel and 7-1 in the Moda Center aka the Rose Garden. Who would have though these two would meet with a combined record of 28-6...and that is a World-Beating Pace in the Logo under any circumstances.

December 4, 2013

NBA on Hump Day

10pm ET

Moda Center aka the Rose Garden

#RegulatorsReportOKC THUNDER (13-3)

#RipCity BLAZERS (15-3)

Key Match Ups

PG Uncle Russ vs "License to Lillard"

SF @kdTREY5 vs Frenchman Batum

PF "Air Congo" Ibaka vs L-Train

PLAYBOOK

The Blazers must slow down OKC PG Russell Westbrook with an emphasis on Transition Offense...

The Thunder Starting 5 must match the Blazers Starting 5 Production....

Can the Thunder Bench outplay the Blazers Bench of Mo-Will, D-Wright, and T-Rob?

The Blazers need to slow down @kdTREY5 and make him work at both ends...look for Batum, Wright, and Wes Matthews Jr. to mix and match with KD giving him different defensive looks...

The Thunder will look to make Life in the Post and at Mid-Range difficult for L-Train throwing Ibaka, Collison, and Rook Steven Adams at him...

To Do List for both...

Guard the Arc....run all shooters off the Arc and lookout for Transition Money Balls!

Rebounding
Protect the Paint
Attack the Basket
Don't commit Live Turnovers
Transition Defense
Aggressive in Passing Lanes
Eliminate Bigs rim runs or leak outs...

The Rip City Blazers get to test that New Engine with New Parts against the toughest team in their division and arguably in the west...

The Thunder on the 2nd leg of a Back to back Motel Swing...needs their Bench especially Reggie Jackson and Jeremy Lamb...

Note: OKC has won eight straight and the Blazers 9 of 10 including beating the then 16-1 Pacers Monday Night in Rip City...