Game Thread SEEDING GAME# 4: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - AUGUST 6, 2020 - THURSDAY, 5:00, NBCSNW

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Which team will the Blazers be fighting with for the 8th Seed in the Play-In Tournament?

Poll closed Aug 11, 2020.

  1. Grizzlies

    10 vote(s)
    20.8%

  2. Kings

    1 vote(s)
    2.1%

  3. Pelicans

    21 vote(s)
    43.8%

  4. Spurs

    9 vote(s)
    18.8%

  5. Suns

    3 vote(s)
    6.3%

  6. Nobody because the Blazers will have the 8th Seed and be 4 games ahead by season's end

    3 vote(s)
    6.3%

  7. Nobody because the Blazers won't qualify for the Play-in.

    1 vote(s)
    2.1%
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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Officially Murray is out for tonight.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Denver down 4 starters. Also on a back to back.

    How can we fuck this up?
     
    B-Roy, Aug 6, 2020
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Hold my beer.......
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    No Troy Daniels as well.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Is it just me..........
     
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    No Vlatko??? WE GOT THIS!!
     
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    Jokic and Porter could start firing away from everywhere and light us up. Hopefully our defense can key in on both of them and make others try to beat us. We should be able to win this game if we take good shots and bring our A game. If the Blazers think this will be an easy win and play down to the competition it could be disappointing.
     
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    I'm sure it's just you, there is no way that @THE HCP would notice that.
     
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    good point. I could see Porter Jr having a big night off of Melo easily. protect the rim & take our licks from the perimeter would be my best way to go into it. You know they’re going to try to post up with Jokic to make up for their loss of shooters. Need Collins & Nurkic to stay out of foul trouble and play a clean game.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Jokic is about 30% on threes for the season but for some reason he always hits like all of them against us.
     
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    We lost against the Warriors with Eric Paschall leading the way just months ago. Not counting chickens, even with Nurk
     
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    Take nothing for granted, but this is certainly an opportunity to nab another win.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Definitely a knock on wood situation. Multiple times this season the Blazers come up on an easy game/part of the schedule only to bobble the games away like the bad team they are. But this current bubble team feels a bit different. There is somewhat of an identity and confidence that I just have not felt from the team so far this year (aside from just Dame).
     
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    Murray and Daniels are OUT FAMS!
     
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    The only thing I want from this game is Jokic, Bol, Plumlee, Nurkic, Whiteside and Collins all starting
     
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    If this were a normal regular season game I could see us relaxing, playing down to the competition, not having a game plan for Joker and Porter and not taking advantage of all of the guys Denver is missing but this is not a normal regular season game. This is a game we must win. Our guys are dying to lock up that eighth spot so they only have to win one game to get into the playoffs. Nurk wants to punish the Nuggets every time he plays them. Everyone will be giving their best tonight and that should be enough. Vegas had us as a 4 point favorite and it's moved to 4.5 which means people that care enough to put money on it think we will win this by more than 4 points and the handicappers think we will win.
     
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    Joking, Porter, and Bol are going to go off
     
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    Let’s Go Boys... Just Win Baby!
     
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    If Bol does then maybe they can make the game close but I guarantee we have a good game plan for limiting Joker and Porter. They aren't all going to go off. We will win this game.
     
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    My Nurk brand shirt arrived in the mail today, which I'm going to take as a sign that he is going to beast hard.
     
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