GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ KINGS - OCTOBER 31ST, 2014; FRIDAY, 7 PM (PST), CSNNW

LA with 1 FG in the 2nd half and averaging 3.5 rebounds per game.

 

Face it, without Meyers, we were missing the 3pt shot

 

No we're talking about the OKC game and we were down 2 going into the 4th

 

He had an open three in the 4th and hit the side of the backboard...

 

We sorely need Meyers to score for us. Our bench is worse than ever.

 

I agree...I was actually shocked to see Lillard, Blake and CJ on the court together

 

Down 77-75 after 3 against OKC.

 

I sincerely think that if we lost Batum tomorrow, Wright would contribute just as much and we wouldn't miss him. It might even be a positive, because Lillard would then handle the ball more and shoot more.

 

Exactly. And then we outscored them by 19 in the 4th. We did exactly what great teams do. Beat the crap out of a lesser team and get your scrubs in. That is what we did.

 

Kings got a ton of second chance even 3rd chance pts tonight

 

ah, i thought you were meaning cumulative.

 

I'd like to see where LA's shots/makes are coming from. It seems he is continuing his trend of going farther and farther out on the floor. 3.5 rebounds per game for the first two is unacceptable.

 

His shot attempts are long twos. When he goes inside, he gets to the line, so no recorded shot attempt.

 

I'm ready to see Crabbe playing ahead of CJ

 

Me too.

 

Yes they did but they shouldn't have been down to a 1-man team for 3 quarters in the first place. That effort was continued for the night. Portland has really only played one good quarter out of 8 so far in two games.

 

I actually had us winning this by 18

 

Where is the ball movement? Blazers pass and hold instead of moving it quickly. When they move it quickly, they get very good open looks but they are not a 1-on-1 team at all and too often they fall into that.

 

So, we've played one good quarter so far this season and it's not like our opponents were elite either. We just look super tentative right now and our shot selection (in stretches) is suspect. When the outside shot isn't falling, for the love of God, attack the basket and get to the foul line!

I thought a key moment in this game occurred was the 2nd quarter when Aldridge received over a six minute rest. He had it stuck on automatic early on and I think Stotts rested him a tad too long. When your superstar is locked and loaded, you ride that gravy train.

Also, we need to quit fucking overlooking teams! Nico was lazy as hell with the ball tonight. Our bigs were completely outworked on the glass (Dame led the team with seven boards). And I didn't see a ton of intensity throughout the game. The West is a fucking buzzsaw and we need to be dialed in for 82 games if we want a good playoff seed, not to mention taking advantage of OKC while Russ and KD are sidelined. Overall, it was an extremely frustrating game. The kind you would expect during the dog days of January, not in late October.