"It was 5:15 p.m. Saturday and life couldn't have been much better for LaMarcus Aldridge.

It was one of those days where everything was going right. He had a great nap. Rick Ross was bumping on his stereo in his "baby" -- a 2009 black Ferrari -- and he was on his way to the Rose Garden, where he and the Trail Blazers play so well.

"I was feeling good, feeling great," Aldridge said. "It felt like it was going to be one of those nights where I didn't miss. I felt really rested, had good music going, just in a really good mood. It was like, it couldn't be any better."

Then disaster struck.

He was on Broadway, a couple of blocks away from the Rose Garden, when a 2003 Toyota in front of him moved into the left lane. It was like the lane had opened and he had a clear path to the hoop. So he drove.

But the driver of the Toyota changed his mind. He wanted back in the right lane, and veered in without signaling. The cars collided, with Aldridge's Ferrari ending up beached on the curb, interlocked with the Toyota. "