Denver Trip Post #1 Blazers vs Nuggets

Our trip to Denver was mostly to attend a wedding and visit some friends, but since we are completely hardcore Trail Blazers fans we attended their game at the Pepsi Center vs. the Denver Nuggets on December 28th.  Both of us packed plenty of Blazers gear for the trip.  We had our Brandon Roy "Rip City" jerseys, but since he wasn't playing we decided to wear our retro t-shirts instead. 

 

The first half of the game was good, but our team completely fell apart in the second half.  It was weird and annoying, but nobody hassled us about being fans of the visiting and losing team which was nice. 
The stands were nearly full, but their fans were so quiet.  The loudest cheer I heard was when one of the announcers at the beginning mentioned something about Tim Tebow who plays for the Denver Broncos.  I kind of felt bad for the Nuggets, but I think maybe it's just different in Portland since we don't have an NFL team.  It seemed to me that it is much more fun to be a Trail Blazers fan.

Even though the game was bad we got a kick out of the guy next to us who was clearly a know-it-all and kept yelling suggestions to their team on how things should be done.  At half time there was a juggler and the know-it-all was telling his friend about how he had been juggling for 15 years and was much better than the guy out on the floor.  The guy declared that if people were entertained by this type of juggling then "the circus is dead."  I found that quite hilarious and we have found many opportunities since to use our new favorite phrase.

After the game, like giant nerds, we went down to the floor behind Mike Barrett and Mike Rice and waved to the camera during the post game show airing in Portland.  Then we met Mike Rice after their broadcast.  He was really nice and commented that he hoped the wedding we were attending went much better than the game did.

Overall, even though we did not get a win it was still a fun experience.
-Kira

P.S. Denver fans - why do you love the Birdman so much?  He is so GROSS!