LaMarcus Aldridge And His Jumper Are Here To Torment

Here's how good LaMarcus Aldridge has been against the Rockets in the first two games of their playoff series: When I first saw this obviously fake and joke-y shot chart on Twitter this morning, my first thought wasn't, "Haha 

Here's how good LaMarcus Aldridge has been against the Rockets in the first two games of their playoff series: When I first saw this obviously fake and joke-y shot chart on Twitter this morning, my first thought wasn't, "Haha what a silly and stupid

Dwight Howard brought the first-quarter thunder for the Houston Rockets but Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge brought the rain all night long as the Trail Blazers defeated the Rockets and walked out of Houston with a 2-0 series 

There wasn't any one highlight Wednesday night that explained LaMarcus Aldridge. Maybe he's beyond explanation. The Portland Trail Blazers forward is 6-11 but prefers jumpers, steps inside the three-point arc for some of his most efficient shots and 

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