Game Thread GAME# 71: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 20, 2018 - TUESDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), TNT

He gets away with more BS than most. Dame's shot was off tonight. Most were open. He blew past Paul and Others on their team. It was Paul's shooting from three, and the rest that got them this victory. They didn't miss their open threes.

 

Eh. Just like Dame/CJ won't always play this poorly, Harkless and Aminu won't always play this well. In a 7 game series I wouldn't expect them to all click at the same time more than once or twice if we're really lucky. But, I'll take Dame playing well over Aminu playing well any day of the week - if that had happened tonight we win this one handily. Unfortunately Dame has a tough time against Cp3.

 

That Game is a good example why CJ will never be a all Star in the West, for sure he can score, but when his shot isn't falling, he gives the Team absolutely nothing, he can't drive to the Basket to draw fouls, he can't pass, he can't rebound, he is a missmatch on defense for 95% for the opponents. And to be honest, for his productivity he is overpaid, in Todays nba you have to do more than just beeing a streaky shooter

 

I’m not worried about Dame and CJ. The play of our role players is a much more important development. Nurkic is an X factor against the top two teams in the conference. They don’t have anyone that can really match up with his size.

This probably isn’t our year but looking at this longer term, I think we’ll have a window to win a championship. I really believe that.

Collins will just get better. If Olshey can find a wing in the draft or free agency, we’re set.

 

Next game adjustment against Houston, let ET bring the ball and dump it to Nurk. Once he get double team, Dame and CJ can run off the screen for easy baskets.

 

Or their contested ones!

 

The better team lost to an individual having an outstanding game. Fair play, won’t happen like that in a 7 game series. This game has given me a lot more confidence we can beat anyone in a 7 game series now.

 

Yeah but we still have not answered the question that we had before the game....how do we defend Harden? And how do we stay away from having our center matched up with their guards 25 feet from the basket?

Maybe before a 7 game series they can come up with a game plan. Someone has to have a better formula. Although Harden has destroyed pretty much every team this year.

 

Yes and I think we are going to make another winning streak before the playoffs

 

Look forward to meeting them in the playoffs.

 

Petition the refs not to call shitty fouls when we get all ball?

 

Fuck.

 

WCF? I can dig it!

 

ZCo.

 

The same way Houston slowed down Lillard. They doubled and made someone else beat them.

And if they wanna go small I can live with their threes because Nurkic will feast on higher percentage shots on the other end, like he did tonight.

 

No doubt. But after 10 years of hating the guy, I accept the fact that he is effective on D

 

He has, but Dame and CJ got good looks, and just were off. Their guys shot lights out from 3. Ifs, and buts, but if Dame and CJ shoot their regular %, Blazers win easily. They had no answer for Nurk.

 

Only if you think Mo/Aminu/Nurk can continue to shoot 80%.
It was a great effort tonight. But to expect that sort of production out of those three is unrealistic.
First round? Yeah, I'd be majorly disappointed if we lose. Second round? I'll be moderately shocked if we win against a healthy team.

 

I'm going to go drown my sorrows in a movie and large pizza. And fuck my gout.

Go Blazers. Still a fan for life; thick and thin.

Sigh.