Game Thread PLAYOFFS - ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ CLIPPERS - 4/27/16, WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), NBATV & KGW

I expect the first quarter to be a big emotional rush from the Clippers. You've got a bunch of their 2nd-tier players feeling the adrenaline of "everything's on us now, let's show 'em!" and they'll come out to a high single-digit lead, but eventually Lillard and CJ will be too much for them. The Blazers just need to stay calm and poised and not get caught up in the drama of the injuries, or worse, get overconfident. I expect a 7-12 point Blazer win.

 

I was going to say that.

 

Actually, I think this will work to our advantage. They won't know who to go to or what to do. Paul was the general. He called the shots. Redick is going to be worthless without Paul. I imagine we'll see Rivers and Green jack up a bunch of shots. Crawford will take 30 shots as well. It's going to be a lot of iso-ball and me me me basketball.

 

So for us out-of-staters who can't get KGW and don't have NBATV, are there any other avenues to watch this game? I have Sling TV to stream all the TNT and ESPN games, but NBATV is the chink in my armor.

I loved the single game purchase option from League Pass this year, bu they don't let you watch anything on national TV, right? Which is every playoff game.

At the very worst I'll be listening to Wheels.

 

Is this a picture from the window of the Enola Gay?

 

I'm not saying we should change the starters, I'm saying instead of giving Kaman 10 minutes a game, we should roll with this lineup instead.

 

It is weird, I am almost more nervous for this game than the others. Going from dogs to favorites in a lot f peoples eyes has changed things.

 

With so much firepower out, the Clippers might go big because that is Portland's weakest line. Not sure how it would work since they haven't done that much but if they ran out Jordan/Aldrich for a stretch, that might cause Portland some problems.

 

Try here

https://www.reddit.com/r/nbastreams/

They've been having issues with streams getting shut down, but it's a resource none the less.

 

Release the Vonleh!

 

I'm not saying we are not good, but it is better to be lucky than good.

 

How much fun would it be to see Vonleh get minutes and break out in this game. He may get minutes if we need fouls or just big legs to keep the twin behemoth's out of the lane.