Fans celebrate on social media after first Trail Blazers win in months
After 142 days without basketball, Portland Trail Blazers fans are hyped up on social media, as Friday brought the boys in black and rose back to the court.
Kicking off their fight for a playoff spot, the Portland Trail Blazers battled in the bubble against the Memphis Grizzlies, who came into the short tournament holding on to the last playoff position.
Prior to tip-off, both teams linked arms and took a collective knee along the sidelines, pairing this act with their social justice jersey names.
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Making matters more exciting for the Rip City faithful, Friday’s head-to-head boiled down into a nail-biting final quarter leading into fantastically tense overtime play. Eventually, the strength of the Blazers’ shooting squad helped secure the win in extra time, beating the Grizzlies by a score of 140 to 135.
The wait is over, #RipCity.
Blazers basketball is š©šØšŖš²! pic.twitter.com/THiyPqGcCn
ā Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) July 31, 2020
Fans, rightfully so, were pretty excited.
Wakes up and rolls over to check time:
…weāve made it #NBARestart #RipCity #blazers pic.twitter.com/a5WlZaWurm
ā Backyard Blazers (@BackyardBlazers) July 31, 2020
Good night #RipCity ! The Blazers start their journey towards the 8 seed tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/E4sHGKOJGD
ā Brandon Sprague (@BrandonSprague) July 31, 2020
Y’all thought Melo was done. #RipCity #NBA pic.twitter.com/WAJRCJKijr
ā MTCWithMook šļøš§āļø (@MTCwithMook) July 31, 2020
.@trailblazers basketball is BACK ā¼ļø
Let’s go, #RipCity! pic.twitter.com/9U8qWIZGNo
ā Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) July 31, 2020
Itās finally time, Portland #RipCity pic.twitter.com/BYnQLxxphE
ā Ripped City (Derrick Cooley) (@rippedcitypdx) July 31, 2020
Friday feeling to the dome #RipCity pic.twitter.com/eKQogX5AWk
ā Colin Bloodworth (@ccbloodworth) July 31, 2020
And then things got stressful.
My heart. First game back and weāre already headed to OT. #RipCity
ā Goldy (@GoldGloveTV) July 31, 2020
#RipCity just woke the fucking neighbours up man
ā Tyler šš“(BLM) (@FTBL_Tyler) July 31, 2020
These Refs suck! #ripcity pic.twitter.com/O2nj0jotrO
ā dloitz (@dloitz) July 31, 2020
But the Blazers turned it up in overtime and took the win from Memphis.
BLAZERS WIN! BLAZERS WIN!#RipCity pic.twitter.com/yDruqjoAkc
ā Jonathan Warner (@JayWarner_) July 31, 2020
Forgot how much of a roller coaster Blazer games are. Man that was fun and infuriating. Lets gooooo #RipCity
ā Andy Johnson (@TheDirtJohnson) July 31, 2020
1st dub @trailblazers šš¼ #RipCity pic.twitter.com/6ZLbakeUQL
ā Evan Thomson (@1evan_thomson) July 31, 2020
with the W #RipCity pic.twitter.com/7illdqumkX
ā stop loss (@Swish144) July 31, 2020
BLAZERS win it!
Ughhhhh I feel like I haven’t exhaled in like 45 minutes.
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/QvgehF3g13
ā Wyatt Fossett (@WyattFossett) July 31, 2020
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