Game Thread GAME# 81: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - APRIL 9, 2018 - MONDAY, 6:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

That is correct. I'd maybe add Raptors to the least. These are the teams whose wins I'd actually very much enjoy as long as they did not come at the expense of Blazers.

 

Easiest poll question ever. Warriors no doubt.

Aldridge Westbrook or Harden winning a championship? Get fucked

 

There is a recognition by several on this forum that Blazers are slowing down at the end of games, leading to the losses of several recent close games. I agree. What is needed is improved use of talent and energy to win,

Blazer coaches need to bring the chemistry that is being established with increased use of the bench, as was so noticeably effective in the 2nd half of the Rockets game Mar 5, to get the late game scoring up to achieve the total of 116 points that the Blazers may need to win. The Blazers held the Rockets to only 30 points in the 2nd half after allowing them 66 points in the 1st half! Better offense and defense can bring wins in the next 2 games and the playoffs if the Blazers will efficiently use the talent on the bench, especially when there is evidence of slowing down by the starters. The Blazers can hold on to the 3rd seed if the coaches will look for the hot hand shooters and keep the floor running and defensive intensity up by using available talent rather than the usual rotations.

 

Oh yea! Ed will be back, but perhaps with limited minutes as he rebuilds endurance. But Mo will not be for the Nuggets. The point is to build on what we saw Apr 5 to add scoring and consistent energetic defense to the Blazer effort and win these games.

 

Like what?

 

Washington springs to my mind as number one. I still have no idea how they let us win that one.

 

That's the only one I can think of. Every other game is a game we should've easily won.

 

Yeah, That and maybe the Lakers game with the late comeback are the only ones I can think of where we did not actually dominate a game to get the win. Oh and there was one Suns game.

There were many more close games that we lost or simply threw away from a strong winning position.

 

There was also a track meet game in Brooklyn that could have gone either way but the Blazers did get it right before that Washington game. There is two wins vs Charlotte that they got. One which was OT. Some would say the win vs the Lakers in December was gifted to them. Chicago OT win on the road obviously could have gone either way. Win vs Spurs in Jan where CJ makes the shot with 6 sec left and LaMarsha misses his jumper to end the game.
Funny thing is during the streak there was really only one game that came down to the wire vs Phoenix.

 

Need a bounce back win

 

This game is Must Win TV

 

Another team with a good scoring backcourt that we could use Baldwin against. He’s got six fouls. Use them. There’s nobody in their rotation that Connaughton would be better suited to guard than Wade.

 

Nurk’s Kicks is just Fire

 

Nice, no go sit down Meyers!