I actually went and looked at the schedule. The next time the Blazers play Golden State they will be on 2 days rest and the Warriors have a TNT game the night before against the Spurs in Oakland. Figure late start on that game and most likely a solid hard fought game. The Blazers might just luck out on that game. You got to expect the Warriors will not want to come up here and lose twice.
I see 17-7 being our high point. Which would be good for 49 wins and MAYBE HCA at the 4 spot depending on how the T-Wolves and Thunder do down the stretch
Can you imagine if he and Nurkic actually come into the playoffs fully focused? Is it possible that the Blazers could actually be a contender if those two actually played to their potential, were actually locked in on a regular basis? We've seen that they don't seem to have it in them to be their consistent best throughout the season, but what if they are able to bring it consistently in April/May?
I believe I predicted 47 wins at the start of the season, so a 17-9 would work for me, at which point I will declare a bet of $100 against every member of this forum that did not predict 47 wins and start living like Kanye. If that's not happening, I will claim that my job prevents me from betting and will live life like HCP - mowing lawns in trucks around the nation's basketball arenas.
It's time for Utah's streak to end. They almost did it last night - barely escaping at home against Phoenix. The game prior, benefiting from a last minute collapse by Kyle Anderson against a Aldridge-less Spurs team.
Utah is clearly peaking right now. It's very doubtful they'll be able to maintain their hot streak. Shit Joe ingles didn't miss a three for like 30 days.
But KG said that everything is possible. Clearly 15-9 was what I meant. Or not. Too lazy to do the math.
