Thunder @ Blazers! 02/06/2012 - Game Thread!

how are we behind the lakers if we beat them head up and have same record?

and denver has quickly fallen to 15-10.

rockest game is huge on wed.

 

Oh, I know. I just thought it was kind of funny.

 

at home... and now after the game on NBATV it's all about OKC. The highlights glaringly omit showing blown call that allowed it to go to OT. David Stern's secret love vs the team he's punked umpteen times before... go figure

STOMP

 

J.A. Adande @jadande
That was a bad call on the goaltend. But I didn't hear Blazer fans complaining on the illegal screen call that cost OKC ball on prev. poss.

J.A. Adande @jadande
I hate that refs became part of the story in an otherwise great Thunder-Blazers game

Kevin Pelton @kpelton
Oklahoma City improves to 6-1 in games decided by five points or fewer. Blazers fall to 1-8.
Retweeted by oregonlive/blazers

 

Denver just lost Gallinari for 3-4 weeks. Chip fracture in his foot.

 

No closer. I miss Roy more every day.
Nba games are won in the 2-3 minutes. We have no who can
Take over.
Only potential are Crawford and Felton. And they don't have it. Batum needs to think he can do it

 

Okay figured as much. But it does suck though. Anyone that doesn't think so is just lying to themselves. Man this was a great opportunity to come out on top. I don't know what would hurt more. Getting blown out or lose a close one? Personally the close ones hurt more.

 

Either way, it's all the same. 5 teams are 5.5 games back. Take your pick on which team is actually better.

 

Fuckin knees. Mutherfuckin knees cost us this game. Not Scott Foster, not LA, not Nate, etc. Brandon not being the calming influence out there dropping daggers at the buzzer is what we're fucking missing.

I'm about to cry right now.

 

of course blazer fans didn't complain, because it was a good call.

 

2-8 seeds mean almost nothing

The teams are all the same

 

Being unable to close games is a legit concern.

At some point, it becomes mental. Ask LeBron and Wade last season.

 

It's a completely premature projection, but I'm actually kind of hopeful Eliot Williams can maybe get there eventually ... if given the time to mature into the role (maybe).

 

The Thunder are soooo lucky. They have 3 different closer type players. That's what separates them from the rest of the pack.

Most teams are happy enough to have one.

The Blazers have none.

 

We had an elite one. Top 3 in the league. ugh.

 

if Roy had good knees coming out of college, he wouldn't have gone 6th. He was on borrowed time

STOMP

 

Brandon Roy isn't coming through that door. It's time to move on...

 

In Durant's first two years he was told not to bother with defense. Just learn how to score in this league. Our coach has the opposite priority, which is why we lack great shooters.

Great shooting must be nursed along. Our coach takes it for granted in his system, so it never happens.

 

The play.

[video=youtube;fTppJTGf_Oo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fTppJTGf_Oo[/video]

 

We REALLY need a starting caliber PG.

Crawford is not a PG, Nolan is not ready, Felton is Felton.