Just watched this game, or Q4 and OT1. Impressive. I like Portland. They got a solid bench, without people that are overly specialized. Made me think about our bench;
Tony freakishly athletic but turnover prone, Baby great at boxing out but bad at finishing in traffic, House great at 3p shooting but only if ran off screens... We look over-specialized when compared to other teams, imo.
Portland has by far the best bench in the league. Make that the starting five on an Eastern Conference team and they make the playoffs.
Miller + Fernandez + Batum + Outlaw + Przybilla
And they have solid depth behind that too with Jerryd Bayless, Jeff Pendergraph and Dante Cunningham. Also, Juwan Howard who has been surprisingly effective and Patrick Mills.