Game 5 thread.......

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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Huge game obviously! I'm sure it will get chippy after last nights game FAMS!
     
  2. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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  3. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    How much does the Blazer Broadcasting truck stink right now? I imagine all the stress over this series has unleased a ridiculous amount of flop sweat in that tiny enclosed area.

    Any chance Blazer Broadcasting can post the games as they film them with Mike & Mike on the web? I'd love to hear the local calls.
     
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    damianlillard Well-Known Member

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    win this game, we need a shut your mouth rockets thread, they whines on every calls that the ref gives them and they think they are better then us
     
  5. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    I think Mike and Mike have been a great listen, sorry you're missing. And Barrett has repeatedly said "wow I don't know about that call. Oh wait, look at the replay, what a great job Refs!" So they aren't total homers.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Man, wouldn't it be nice to close this series 3-0 on the road? I wonder what the last team to do that was.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    How 'bout dem Blazers!

    Gonna finish this on Wednesday.

    Epic.

    :cheers:
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Let's get greedy!
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    24 minutes of extraordinary effort by the Blazers can eliminate the Rockets' will to compete. If not, we could conceivably lose this series. Houston is talented enough to win three in a row. And you don't think the refs aren't going to have a say? The NBA would loooooooove to see this thing go seven.
     
  12. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    That's the thing... Our team has to play at a level that eliminates the ref's effect. Doing that means we must shoot "lights out" and Aldridge having a monster game.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    To me, it's about effort. We need to outwork them on the boards and hustle for loose balls. In other words, the entire team needs to funnel their inner Wes Matthews. If we do that, I think the Rockets will fold. They'll begin to realize in the back of their minds that they'll have to meet and surpass this level of effort and energy for three games. I don't think the Rockets will do it.

    What I forgot to add is that it seems the agressor has gotten the foul calls. I think if we're agressive, we can stem any impact the refs can have.
     
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  14. adrenalize74

    adrenalize74 I cant hear you over the sound of how awesome I am

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    I would love to be full of confidence being up 3-1, but I am not. Every game has been WAY too close and the story could easily be reversed. I still fear a 3 game win streak for Houston and its painfully plausable.

    Hopfully Houston is slightly demoralized being down 3-1 and Harden tries to single-handedly win game 5, which would be a disaster for the Rockets.

    Come on Blazers! GET IT DONE!!
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Yes, the Rockets are more than capable of coming back and winning 3 in a row, but that's only if our team allows them to. We cannot give them any glimmer of hope. Smack them down early and force them to give up.
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Exactly. This isn't a usual 3-1. We could easily be down 1-3 or even be swept. The hardest fought, most evenly matched playoff series I can remember.
     
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    Please, whatever basketball gods there are, no more overtime games!!!!
    My fingernails are gone, my floor has a trough from pacing back and forth, my hair is turning gray, and my heart can't take any more shocks.
     
  18. Spud147

    Spud147 Mercy Mercy

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    This series reminds me of all those times we met KG and the T'Wolves in the first round. Fortunately the Blazers always came out on top but the games were excruciating!
     
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    Spud147 Mercy Mercy

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    I looked at my living room carpet yesterday and realized I had worn down a path from pacing!
     
  20. KingSpeed

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    I hear you, but obviously it's going to take 48 minutes. 24 won't make them quit. They were down 13 in the 4th in the last regular season game and they came back and won in OT. They won't die. It will take 48, possibly 53 minutes to kill these guys.
     
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