Blazer Achieves Rare Statistical Feat

While Trail Blazers rookie Damian Lillard has gabbed much of the attention, forward Nicolas Batum has impressed the stat watchers. Batum had the first 5x5 since 2006 on Sunday in a 95-94 Portland victory over New Orleans. A 5x5 is a game when a player has at least five points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots in one game. No one had reached the benchmark since 2006. The 6-foot-8 French forward's final line looked like this: 11 points, five rebounds, a career-best 10 assists, five steals and a career-high five blocked shots.