Game Thread PLAYOFFS - ROUND 1, GAME 4: CLIPPERS @ BLAZERS - 4/25/16, MONDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), TNT & KGW

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Do you have more trouble sleeping after a Blazers victory or loss?

  1. Victory

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  2. Loss

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  3. Neither

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  1. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I'll say it again:

    NBA narrative > all other narratives.
     
    Strenuus, Apr 25, 2016
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    We lose meyers they lose paul. Things are evened out now.
     
    Scalma, Apr 25, 2016
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Chris Paul tried to cheat with a guy's shorts and got his hand caught in the cookie jar. Aw, ain't dat too bad.

    He's only Number 2 at fakery to Harden, so this will give him a couple of weeks to practice his fakery. In the off-season, his coach can bone up on his own complaint skills. They should spend all summer at their practice facility and perfect these crucial fakery skills on fake referees.
     
    jlprk, Apr 25, 2016
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    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    Maybe the Clips can suit up Cliff Paul.
     
    e_blazer, Apr 25, 2016
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    My bet is the Clippers and media will play up Griffin's leg a bunch, but he'll probably still play. If he hits a couple of shots early and they are able to stay either ahead or within a few points, he'll suddenly look fine, but if we start hitting shots and going off, he'll be too hurt to continue and throw in the towel early if he's really hurting at all. So I think we need to come out and treat him like he's 100%.
     
    LuckyShot, Apr 25, 2016
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    Sinobas Banned User BANNED

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    Will be interesting to see how the Blazers respond to no Paul. For awhile they didn't really extend the lead much when Paul went down, and that was with JJ and Crawford missing a lot of shots. Portland has been shooting so poorly this series, of the Clips supporting cast gets hot, it'll be enough for them to win game 5.

    The Warriors must have breathed a huge sigh of relief.
     
    Sinobas, Apr 25, 2016
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    He's going to spend the summer working on his left handed flops.
     
    theprunetang, Apr 25, 2016
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    FUCKING AMAZINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG.

    Keep shooting it Aminu! I knew it would come around. Make the Clippers pay for doubling our guards. FUCK YES.

    CROWD WAS LIT TONIGHT.
     
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    But the officiating is so fucked up. They call phantom fouls on Portland, and they didn't call a foul on Dame's 3 when he was obviously undercut. Then they call a flagrant on Ed Davis for allowing gravity to take it's course.
     
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    It's all good
     
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    I think the loss of CP hurts them at least as much on defense. He was shutting down lillard, and I now expect Dame to get rolling.
     
    blazerboy30, Apr 25, 2016
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    That was clearly a "Clippers, you guys suck right now, here's a gift... Don't say we never did anything for you."

    And then the Clippers yelled at them the next play.
     
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    or just learn to tip well
     
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    Sadly Austin has also been doing a great job on Dame. Yeah, he's getting away with hand-checking on half the plays, but the other half he's playing good D and mostly shutting Dame down. It actually kinda disgusts me.
     
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    Well great win and we go down there we still have to play with the same way. Just because Paul out they lose leadership but they still have enough scorers to give us trouble.
     
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    Dame is going to explode for big games the rest of the series.
     
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    Except that dagger 3,ya know.

    Not how many you get sometimes, but when you get them.

    I'll say it all day... Our best player having his worst game of the series and we WIN... I'll take it. Dame will be fine.
     
    Strenuus, Apr 25, 2016
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    We're about to see some serious Lillard time folks...buckle up!
     
    riverman, Apr 25, 2016
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    yenniedn Transplanted Blazer Fan

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    That's it! That's the reason, hands down. What a fortunate break; glad we figured that out b/c I don't think I could've handled going to sleep tonight without resolving this mystery.
     
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    Give credit where credit is due.
    With the Clippers at full strength in game 3, and through the first half of game 4..
    Neither of those games looked in doubt.
    Certainly looked like they were going to win both games regardless of the clippers scheme, complaining, and refs.

    I do however feel horrible for CP3. He can't stay healthy for the playoffs or during... Neither can his team. Even with the Hornets/Pelicans.
    And however you feel about his extra stuff... He's still really damn good.
     
    H.C., Apr 25, 2016
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