How can you not be excited?

Yes. I know it was one (the first) pre-season game. But GO scored 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Did I mention he did that in a casual 20 minutes?

Final score 110-81 Portland over Sacramento. I copied ESPN's article (summarized) below. B-Roy's knee looks fine. He also added 14 points and 7 assists in very limited playing time.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=281007022

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason.

Oden debuted to a standing ovation, as did the rest of the young Portland Trail Blazers, in a 110-81 exhibition victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Oden finished with 13 points in just under 20 minutes." The big fella is a beast, man," teammate Brandon Roy said.

Oden won the opening jump over Sacramento's Mikki Moore. His dunk, two minutes into the game, was Portland's first basket. Oden wowed the near-sellout crowd with another couple of dunks in the second quarter. One young fan held a sign that read: "Welcome to the show No. 52."

"This team tonight was already showing him some respect," Blazers coach Nate McMillan said about the 7-foot rookie, "sending double-teams and trying to front him.

Roy, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in August, played a little more than 23 minutes and had 14 points and seven assists for the Blazers. Martell Webster led Portland with 15 points. Besides Oden, Blazers fans also got their first look at Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez, who played the past seven seasons for DKV Joventut Badelona of the Spanish ACB League. Fernandez, who played on the Spanish Olympic team that lost to the United States in the gold medal game in Beijing, was flashy offensively and effective defensively in his first NBA game. "I thought Rudy played great," Roy said. "People think he's a scorer, but tonight he showed he can pass." Fernandez made three particular passes to Webster late in the game that resulted in dunks, and brought cheers of "Rudy!" from the crowd."I'm not surprised at what Rudy did," McMillan said. "I've said all along his feel for the game is the best part of his game. He makes the right pass at the right time. I think that's the strength of his game."

ps- Does anyone else think the new Oklahoma City Thunder picked a lame mascot?

RIP CITY IS BACK. Watch out Utah and Kobe.