Game 5

Blazers vs. Rockets. Game 5. Win or go home.

We got to the Rose Garden with plenty of time before they opened the doors. Lacey got her face painted as Rian and I picked out a Roy jersey for him. Ethan stayed home with Grandma.

As soon as they opened the doors, we headed down to the floor and watched some of the players warm up. When I got down to the floor, I found myself standing about 15 feet from Yao Ming. I was stunned. It turns out that he's pretty big. 7' 6". Go figure.

We watched him shoot for a while and then headed over to watch the Blazers warm up. Lacey and I got Martell Webster's attention a few times and got him to return our waves. Aldrige gave me five, and Blake signed one of those little Blazers signs that they hand out as you enter the arena. Rian sort of enjoyed the pre-game, but was mostly freaked out by the self-proclaimed Blazers Rally Monkey (a dude with a gorilla mask) that we happened to be standing next to.

I didn't really take any pictures during the game. I was too busy screaming my head off. The middle-aged man in front of me, on the other hand, was busy updating his facebook status on his iPhone during the game.

Game 6 is on Thursday!