Game 1: Blazers vs Rockets - Game Thread

It's 1 game regardless.

Blazers are young, probably felt butterflies, didn't know how to play in the postseason.

I fully expect this to be a 6 or 7 game series.

 

It means we outscored the Rickets by 2 points during the 10:53 Sergio was in, so not meaningless at all.

It means he did his job.

If the Blake and Roy had also managed a +2 (instead of a combined -41) we would have won.

 

All it takes is one person, friend. This is why we should not tempt karma. It is very cruel.

 

I'd be much happier if this Game 1 had been in Houston. But to lose at home like this, giving them full confidence for the rest of the series?

 

Ok, we're not going to win this series. Sorry, but we're just not, let's be realistic. However, we should try to put up as good a fight as we can.

#1. Channing Frye needs to keep his ass off the court! He's proven time and again over the regular season that he sucks, and Nate McMoron puts him in during a playoff games? I know he had nothing to lose, but let's not get THAT desperate.

#2. LaMarcus needs to step it up, he's really the only good match up we have. We have zero chance of competing unless he does well.

#3. Nate might need to consider changing the starting lineup. I think perhaps taking Batum and Joel out of the starting lineup. Maybe even starting Bayless...

It will be interesting to see what happens Tuesday, but I'm thinking this team will probably be swept. Not a nice way for the season to end.

 

He's really a sweetheart though, no worries.


I think the Blazers will make it a series at least as well.

 

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199605050UTA.html

 

If karma was real, Patriots wouldn't have won those championships.

So I don't believe in karma.

 

I know it's one game, but I hope this doesn't break the Blazers backs. We'll see what they're made of Tuesday.

 

It'll only be a six or seven game series if Joel gets over his pride and we front Yao and McMillan makes the appropriate adjustments.

This is why I wanted Greg to start and I know a lot of people don't agree with that. But Greg is almost as strong as Yao and wouldn't be opposed to playing a fronting defense, Greg actually has to be watched on offense (if simply because of his strength and size), and I feel Greg commands more attention on being boxed out and that frees up one of our men to get rebounds.

Well unless four of them stand there flat-footed and let a Houston guy get it like happened early in the 4th quarter.

 

LOL. My bad, 4th worst loss in Blazers playoff history, I stand corrected.

 

Oh, karma is real. Week before Superbowl we find out that Patriots have been complete idiots and registered the trademark 19-0, and 19-0 The Perfect Season for book deals and marketing.

That bit them in the ass.

Also I don't believe they've won a championship since the cheating thing came to light but they did lose Brady for a year.

 

Nonsense, unfortunately, we've been beaten much worse many, many times.

Why, I remember a Playoff game in Utah where...

This is just a pebble on the path to glory.

 

It's not out of the realm of the possibility.

 

Stop. You're killing me.

 

Sergio managed a +2 against mostly the Rockets second and third string guys in the last six minutes of the 4th quarter. It has to be somewhat commendable considering he did it with Michael Ruffin and Channing Frye on the floor.

 

Man, playoff losses hurt SO much more than regular season losses. I forgot how painful they are. Very very painful.

 

I think we already know.

I saw no tears, no pouting, no excuses at the end.

They're already mentally correcting their mistakes.

 

This game reminds me very much of Game 1 92 finals.

 

http://www.nba.com/playoffs2009/live1/

Post game interviews going on.