Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 1: BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - 4/16/17, SUNDAY, 12:30 PM (PDT), ABC

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Predict the outcome of this series

Poll closed Apr 16, 2017.

  1. Warriors in 4

    6 vote(s)
    8.5%

  2. Warriors in 5

    18 vote(s)
    25.4%

  3. Warriors in 6

    7 vote(s)
    9.9%

  4. Warriors in 7

    2 vote(s)
    2.8%

  5. Blazers in 4

    3 vote(s)
    4.2%

  6. Blazers in 5

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Blazers in 6

    26 vote(s)
    36.6%

  8. Blazers in 7

    9 vote(s)
    12.7%
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  1. Bob Dobalina

    Bob Dobalina Funkee Human Being

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    Bingo.
     
    Bob Dobalina, Apr 16, 2017
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  2. PDXFonz

    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    And you consider yourself some sort of basketball guru.

    The Warriors feasted at the rim tonight without our big man to anchor the paint. No need to mention how he would help take pressure off the guards in the p&r, everyone should know that.

    Learn the game then post, FAMS.
     
    PDXFonz, Apr 16, 2017
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    MightyMouseOps1 Well-Known Member

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    Great effort. Really proud of CJ and Dame as they did everything they could and were still fighting until the end. We are playing a better team. The reason Green is getting blocks like he did on Dame is because they aren't worried about our others, our others aren't consistently making them pay from the outside, and they aren't cutting to the right spot to prevent green/McGee from coming over to help either. Turner played a decent game, but for the most part they look like a deeper, better team with more versatility. Keep fighting and hope we can steal some of these at the end.
     
    MightyMouseOps1, Apr 16, 2017
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    LuckyShot Well-Known Member

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    I mean... it would have been nice to have someone that could finish those bunnies we kept missing right at the rim and to help contest some of the wide open layups on the other end.
     
    LuckyShot, Apr 16, 2017
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  5. Jade Falcon

    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    This. Nurk would not have made that much of a difference. If anything, with his foul history, he'd be getting 5 fouls by the 4th trying to block Durant when he drives to the rim.

    And by the way...we're not getting Nurk back until at least game 3. And he'll be very rusty. You better make peace with that.
     
    Jade Falcon, Apr 16, 2017
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    joeBlazers Well-Known Member

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    I love this team. But it is extremely hard for 2 players to carry it through 7 games, when the other team has 5 guys (KD, SC, DG, Clay and Iggy) who produce whatever their team needs.
    No, I'm not giving up yet. But our other guys need to show up in a big way. I don't know what it is. But they need to show up either on D, on the boards, on blocks or just knock down shots or all of it combined.
     
    joeBlazers, Apr 16, 2017
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  7. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    I think our guards had an above-average (NOT spectacular) night tonight. They take 54 shots, they'll keep scoring 75, if not more, especially if they keep attacking the paint.
    Nurk getting 20 shots instead of Mo/Aminu/Vonleh is going to be more efficient and wear out the W's D.
    The number of cheapies and O-reb W's get will go down.

    THat's why. Maybe I'm way off.
     
    BrianFromWA, Apr 16, 2017
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  8. RipCityDSCPL

    RipCityDSCPL Could be worse, at least it's not Lonzo.

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    BECAUSE WE ARE BLAZERS FANS DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!! Try being one once in a while!

    #positivethoughts
     
    RipCityDSCPL, Apr 16, 2017
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    At least we held Ian Clarke to 12.
     
    SynTax, Apr 16, 2017
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  10. Dougnsalem

    Dougnsalem not barf

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    Butters. Sucks. If he was in, we would have lost by 30.
     
    Dougnsalem, Apr 16, 2017
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  11. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    So what if he's rusty? He's not shooting from 23'. He's dunking on P&R's and getting rebounds. He may be winded quickly, but what part of his game do you think will suffer from rust?
     
    BrianFromWA, Apr 16, 2017
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think people forget that Nurk was "rusty" when he got here. He was barely playing for Denver.
     
    Natebishop3, Apr 16, 2017
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    His post game smack talk after a big victory.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Apr 16, 2017
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  14. BrianFromWA

    BrianFromWA Editor in Chief Staff Member Editor in Chief

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    I'm actually on Bbref right now puling that post up;)
     
    BrianFromWA, Apr 16, 2017
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  15. Jade Falcon

    Jade Falcon Just to piss you off.

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    lmao...really? I mean...really? You don't think his rust is going to play a big part against a fast team like GS?

    Really?

    LMAO.
     
    Jade Falcon, Apr 16, 2017
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  16. DUB

    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    Even though we lost, I'm glad I got up early to watch this. We started with intensity, fought hard, and didn't quit. CJ, and Dame were fun to watch, and Turner had a very solid game. I liked the amount of effort we gave on defence. Our lack of a rim protecting big on help D was noticeable. Our offence was iso heavy, and fell apart when they locked down on Dame, and CJ.

    Reb
    Us - 38
    Them - 45

    Ast
    Us - 15
    Them - 26

    Blk
    Us - 3
    Them - 10

    Turnovers
    Us - 15
    Them - 16

    Points Off Turnovers
    Us - 10
    Them - 19

    Bench Points
    Us - 9 pts @ 21.4% (3/14)
    Them - 22 pts @ 66.7% (8/12)
     
    DUB, Apr 16, 2017
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    It was a really good effort by the guys. We just have zero margin for error because we don't have Nurk out there.
     
    Blazer509, Apr 16, 2017
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    Lillard and McCollum totaled 75 points, two shy of team playoff record by teammates (77 - Aldridge/Lillard-4/20/14; Drexler/Porter-5/19/92).
     
    SlyPokerDog, Apr 16, 2017
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  19. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Green wouldnt have had the night he did
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 16, 2017
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  20. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Dame didn't show up for Dame time
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 16, 2017
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