Game Thread GAME# 76: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 4, 2015 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

I love that he's owning the paint now and not floating out that much..said his sore shoulder made him play inside

 

So if the Blazers wins their final six game they will have home court advantage in the first round regardless of what the other teams finish??


Good win still concerned about loosing big leads but hey if they win them at the end then so be it. I just don't want it to be a habit if it's not already..

 

So when our double-digit lead turned into a 4 deficit, you don't count that as losing a lead? We built another lead, yet still lost the one prior. Do you get it?

 

Hey now be nice, it isn't like 98% of the population get lose and loose wrong .

 

Too bad we won't see NOP in the playoffs, but Kaman has also played pretty well against the Clippers, another former team and a likely 1st round opponent.

His 4 games against the Clippers this year are:

8/7 on 4-5 FG in 18.5 MIN
15/11 on 7-11 FG in 26.5 MIN
8/7 on 4-6 FG in 16 MIN
8/7 on 3-6 FG in 18.5 MIN

In raw numbers that's 9.8 PPG and 8 RPG in 19.9 MPG on .643 FG%.

Or, 17.7 PTS/36 and 14.5 REB/36.

Again damn good production for a back up big man. If we play the Clippers, we're really going to need our bench to step up and all of our big men to play well.

BNM

 

Basketball 101..this I get..every team goes on runs. Every team blows leads. Some games have 20 lead changes. We kept the Pelicans scoreless for 2 minutes at a time just tonight. Blowing anything to me is losing.

 

For years we've been a second half team...recently we've scored more in the first than the second half and that has had mixed results. I like the old monster 3rd qtrs and Lillard time in the 4th but it's not always going to happen

 

I guess I got pulled over by the homer police.

Just because you confuse "losing" with "blowing a lead" doesn't mean I have to. How about you let me enjoy the win without arguing over the obvious fact another double digit lead was lost? Didn't I say we won anyway? Jesus.

 

Correct.

 

It happens to every team in the NBA. Ebb and flow.

 

Um.. We know we won. Why are you telling us?

 

Now what the fuck is your problem?

 

Calm down. Like you said, we won tonight!

 

Kaman ate his Wheaties before the game, damn! Great rebounding and garbage duty.

Meanwhile, non-calls like Anthony Davis still coming from out of bounds to grab a loose ball, Davis goaltending, Lillard's arm being held causing him to lose the ball out of bounds near the final minute, Lopez getting Indian burns on his arms with no foul call, Aldridge getting hammered with no foul call.....I want to throw up. How loud did our booing come across on TV?

 

They kept showing the replays over and over on the big screen..........you know what that does to us fans.........RAGE MODE ACTIVATED.

 

It was awesome. I'm glad our players responded.

 

Yeah. Our boys got pissed off and battled through it. Proud of this team!

 

He wasn't real effective in the second half but CJ is a Bull. It's no wonder why Paul and Neil we're excited about him on draft day. He does things offensively this team desperately needs. Someone called last night. I think he can be very Harden like going to the hoop. He's finding different ways to score the ball going to the hoop without getting blocked. His crossover is sick and as time goes I believe it's going to be more sick for the defender. I really, really like what I'm seeing out of him.