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Trail Blazers Look To Dunk More Often

It's no secret that Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts has run his offense from the outside-in the past several seasons. Last year, according to TeamRankings.com, Portland launched 27.1 three-pointers a game (No. 4 in the NBA) and scored just 37.7 points in the paint per outing (No. 27). The Blazers' pace was roughly league average, but due to a conservative defensive scheme that effectively funneled the opposition into the midrange and sealed off the perimeter at the expense of forcing turnovers, the team scored just 10.1 fastbreak points per game -- good for No.