GAME THREAD: Blazers @ Thunder 3/27/11

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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    *WHEN: 5 PM (Pacific Standard Time), Sunday, 3/27/2011
    *WHERE: Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    *TV BROADCAST: KGW (Channel 8) and ESPN​


    Blazers' Starting 5 - VS - Thunder’s Starting 5​

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    GAME NOTES:
    • Thunder will secure a playoff berth if they win this game.
    • Both teams have a 2-game winning streak currently.
    • Both teams have the same home record.
    • Durant has averaged 30.8 points in his last 5 games against the Blazers.
    • This is the first of 2 games between these 2 teams in the next 6 days.
    • Previous meetings against the Thunder this season:
      106-107 Loss in Portland on 11/4/10
      108-110 Loss in OKC on 11/12/10
    GO BLAZERS!
     
    Darkwebs, Mar 26, 2011
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Nice job again!
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Fuck OKC!!!! They should still be in Seattle!
     
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    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    We can win this one. The addition of Wallace really helps give us a new look and we have defenders that hopefully can irritate Durant and Westbrook (I would put Matthews on Westbrook and Batum on Durant first and try that out, but what do I know, Nate has a better idea of who should guard who).
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I just don't want Nic to pick up 2 quick ones on Durant!
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Oh, I forgot to add in the game notes that this is the game where LMA will donate $1,000 for every point he scores to Direct Relief's Japan Relief and Recovery Fund.

    Hope he goes for 50! :)
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I bet he won't even shoot! LA will set a career high in assists tomorrow night...... COUNT ON IT FAMS!
     
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    LOL! I would almost rep HCP for this post!
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    With such a thrilling and emotional win over the Spurs, I fear the Blazers will have a let down game. OKC are on fire lately, winning 11 of 13. We better not come out flat.
     
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    Or, that win is one that starts a streak, like the crazy Outlaw shot did against Memphis a in 07-08. You never know!
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Good point. We also went on a mini-streak after Roy's buzzer beater against the Rockets, winning 3 more games.
     
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    I am curious to see how OKC plays now that they have a loaded defensive front court.

    I haven't seen them play since the Perkins deal but when I saw that go down it made me very nervous about the future.


    However, seeing as how I was so dramatically wrong about the Suns deal (even though Gortat is playing very well), it gives me hope that the Perkins deal won't work out all that well for the Thunder.
     
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    nice job man. you should make all the game thread posts.
     
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    Just talked to LA...... I told him to pass every time he touches the rock!
     
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    If there's one team I enjoy watching the Blazers beat the most it's the Thunder. Fuck them.
     
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    Tell me it's because it takes the stupid smug look off of Russell Westbrook's face.
     
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    To be fair, they're on fire because they've largely beaten the teams they're supposed to beat. Here's their 11 of 13 lineup

    Indiana W
    @Atlanta W
    Phoenix W
    @Memphis L
    @Philadelphia W
    Detroit W
    @Cleveland W
    @Washington W
    @Miami W
    Charlotte W
    Toronto L
    Utah W
    Minnesota W

    By my reckoning, they only had two wins against teams that were favored over them (@ATL and @MIA) which is offset by their losses to teams they should have beaten (@MEM and TOR). Other than that, their only other quality win was @PHI.

    Their streak reminds me of our Jan/Feb when we won against a bunch of tomato cans.
     
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    Bad feeling about this start.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Not a great start. :/
     
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