With all that said, none of these players and coaches look that concerned. So why should I be? They'll close it out friday.
It is there job not to look concerned. They have to stay positive otherwise that will be the ticket into us getting kicked out of the first round. They still have to come out and execute and play though and if the bench sadly gets burn they need to do something as well.
I was lol. Sometimes I am just too lazy to quote. I think they are too. But it does depend a lot on how much the bench plays and if they still play their normal burn what they produce for us. If it is nothing, all 5 starters need double figures with 3 of them needing to get 20+.
It's a statistical fact - bench players play better at home. It was true tonight, it was true in Game 4. It will be true in Game 6 when we end Houston's season.
Jeremy Lin played well tonight. The rest of their bench wasn't that great. Lin was basically their starting point guard. He played 30 minutes.
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If we win the series, then it is a success. We have not won a series since my dad had hair. We are ahead 3-2, if we win this series then it means the Blazers are back. If we lose, then it will mean that all I have for the rest of the summer is the Portland Timbers to go too.
For all of our starters and most of our backups, Friday's game will be the very first true "must win" game of their NBA careers. I know Dame can handle it. Can the others?
In 08-09 when we lost to the Rockets, we also ended up winning G5 by double digits. Close game throughout, we pulled away at the end. Got blown out of game 6. Time for some history to repeat itself....with the teams swapped.
Not everyone is manic, so don't color everyone else's viewpoint with your own emotional issues. I'm not freaking out. I watched the game twice, and am deeply disappointed by what I saw from us. If you can't see we're in trouble and need to make a serious change in how we approach playoff basketball, then I don't know what to tell you.
Isn't that exactly what you're accusing KS of? Coloring everyone elses' viewpoint. "There's nothing to freak out about. What is there to fret?" KS... "If you can't see we're in trouble..." You. It's both ends of the spectrum. I'm not worried. I don't see the need to worry, really. Harden's sporadic play would be something to worry about if I was a houston fan... LMA's lone "disappearing act" in a playoffs filled with quality moments, however, is not. imo, of course.
The Blazers will win Game 6. I disagree with Eric that the Blazers have been the better team in this series, they've just been more consistent and have made fewer mistakes. Aldridge balling out of his mind in Games 1 and 2 has been the true key. Since McHale has put Howard and Asik on him full time, L.A. has definitely come back down to earth. The true hero of this series for the Blazers is Robin Lopez. He is working harder than any Blazer I've seen since Brian Grant. He is battling what he KNOWS is a losing war against Dwight Howard, but he keeps coming back for 100% effort every play. He's outworking Dwight 70% of the time, which is absolutely keeping the Blazers in contention for each game. Lin caught fire last night, and Aldridge had a somewhat poor game. Neither will happen on Friday.
The only thing that has concerned me is we are playing with fire right now... Harden can't stay this bad from the field. Every game we give them, the more likely Harden will finally find his shot. We need to close this team out tomorrow in a bad way because I think Harden will shoot lights out on Sunday, if it gets that far.
