One game at a time. If we beat the Spurs at home next game, the whole view changes. Records are made to be broken and I say let's win 4 in a row! I know it's a stretch but we've played a 91 game season and folks thought that was a stretch. Take comfort Blazer fans in knowing we beat Dwight Howard, Chandler Parsons and James Harden. Popovic is a genius coach. Whenever we trim the lead to 9 pts, he calls a timeout and puts fresh legs on the court, killing momentum. The Spurs are putting on a basketball clinic that may be the best I've seen in decades. Pride and respect! We have another opportunity to right the ship. Nic and Wes played their hearts out in the game last night and shout out to both of them.
I love the optimism, too, but it would take a total breakdown by the Spurs for us to win this series. So far in the 3 games we have held a lead for a grand total of 33 seconds! That is not an accident. Their defense is strangling our offense. This series is now a clinic called "The Spurs show the Blazers how to play basketball."
I'll make you a deal Eric. If we come back and win the series I'll pay your medical bills from last year. If not, you pay mine.
I don't make bets. Proud member of Gamblers Anonymous. But I have Obamacare. Aren't you already paying my medical bills?
In 1996, the Bulls were up 2-0 in Finals and then went to Seattle and destroyed them in Game 3. Everyone thought it would be a sweep but the Sonics blew out the Bulls in the next two games. Last year, both the Rockets and Celtics came back from 0-3 to force a Game 6 as well. If we can just a force a Game 6, I will come to Portland for the game and Lillard will hit the game winner. Anything is possible in Game 7.
That's what they said about Denver in 1994. Seattle, which went 63-19 during the regular season, blew out the Nuggets in Games 1 and 2. Everyone said it was a done deal. But then the Nuggets won three straight and the series. It happens. It's the fucking NBA Playoffs. Where amazing happens!
Were the Red Sox not good enough after the Yankees hammered them three times? Red Sox won the next four and the series.
And, IIRC, they got hammered in the 3rd game... something like 14-7 or something. Anything is possible, but we can only worry about game 4.
[video=youtube;V8lT1o0sDwI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lT1o0sDwI[/video] Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
