Game Thread GAME# 74: BLAZERS @ PELICANS - MARCH 27, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

Our bench better score more than 8 points today.

 

Uh-oh. Mo out. Evans bad back. Nurk sore back. Bazz sore "great" toe. Dame exhausted. Could be the CJ show.

Let's just say I'm not putting any money down on winning this game.

 

Meyers to the rescue

 

Did you watch the OKC game? What happened to Carmelo in the corner that created the win?

 

I thought I read Harkless was done pouting?

Oh...'out'...that's a relief. Kind of

Typos are fun. The number of times I've typed "pubic" instead of "public" at work, it's amazing I haven't been fired

 

I'm my son's coach. If he was pouting, I'd DNPCD his lil' ass too!!

 

That trap led to a key TOV that sealed the win. An occasional, unexpected trap seems to rattle an offensive player more than a steady diet of double teams every time they touch the ball.

BNM

 

Freudian slip? I must have been thinking of early season Moe, not post all star Moe.

BNM

 

Freudian on both our parts perhaps?

 

Our bench is averaging 27.9 ppg for the season. 28.6 ppg pre all star break, but only 25.4 ppg post all star break.

The good news is we are giving up the least bench points in the league since the all star break, but at 30.7 ppg, our bench is getting outscored by 5 points on a nightly basis.

BNM

 

What's up with little Dame? He doesn't want to come out yet? Maybe he wants daddy to go for 60 before he announces himself to the world.

 

C.J. better comes to play tonight.
He owes America a 60 points game ... since he screw up against Houston @ Home last week.
C.J. If you read this, every time you get the ball, look to score. I have already told coach to give you the green light tonight.
C.J. Just do your think.

 

Tryna leave the "Smoothie King Center" lookin' like this tonight:

 

Damn, Mo has been a BIG reason that we have been winning. His activity on defense as well as his consistent outside shot. This sucks. I want a win tonight. Will Jake Layman play? God, I hope not. Maybe Baldwin?

 

Done it on purpose just to see who caught it.

 

It's the Pat Show tonight. Let's hope he shows up.

 

Well, I will agree with @swish3 on one thing - 3-point shooting will be a big key to tonight's game.

The Blazers two post all star game losses have come against the teams that are 1st and 2nd in post all star OPP 3FG% (HOU at .324 and BOS at .327). It didn't help matters that both of those teams lit up the Blazers from downtown. HOU shot 19-36 3FGs = .528 3FG% and BOS shot 11-18 3FGs = .611 3FG% against us.

NOP is 4th in the league post all star break in OPP 3FG% at .338. The good news is they aren't exactly lighting it up from downtown themselves (.345 post all star 3FG%). They are also 27th in made 3-pointers per game post all star break at 8.4. POR is 10th at 11.5.

BNM

 

Neither Layman nor Baldwin will play unless it's a blowout, or Turner's back acts up. The bench minutes will be split between Bazz, Pat, Turner, Zach and Ed. No need to go more than 10 deep (that's what she said!), unless someone is in foul trouble.

BNM

 

And even then it’s likely to be Meyers filling in for three minutes because Nurk got two quick fouls in the first three minutes.

 

Guys, I don't normally share “inside” info, BUT........