Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 2: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - AUGUST 20, 2020 - THURSDAY, 6:00 , ESPN & NBCSNW

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Do you think Dame will drop a fiddy burger in the Playoffs?

Poll closed Aug 20, 2020.

  1. Yes

    44 vote(s)
    81.5%

  2. No

    10 vote(s)
    18.5%
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  1. crandc

    crandc Well-Known Member

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    Lakers will be out for blood. Blazers can't get into the "split on the road" mentality. They need to be totally focused.
     
    crandc, Aug 19, 2020
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    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    Why would they come out hot? They've played badly all bubble and there is no home crowd to get them going. If they were capable of getting hot, they would've done it last game.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Aug 19, 2020
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  3. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

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    Skal isn't on the team, he was traded, and for the bubble, Ariza isn't on it either. Might be that Ariza has played his last game as a Blazer. I don't count either of those guys
     
    wizenheimer, Aug 19, 2020
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    It's too bad, as Ariza is the one guy out of those 5 that I believe could have really made a difference.
     
    oldmangrouch, Aug 19, 2020
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  5. e_blazer

    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    I’m expecting LeBron to try to take on more of the scoring. If he had competent teammates, he’d have had 25 assists. Green is capable of getting hot and so is Kuzma, but I don’t expect James to allow them many misses before he starts calling his own number.
     
    e_blazer, Aug 19, 2020
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    SharpesTriumph Well-Known Member

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    Are you a Lakers fan?

    Skal probably isn't traded away for cash if he isn't hurt. Ariza opted out like Bradley, my point was we are onto 6th options at forwards this year and still beat LAL so I don't want to hear Lakers fans shit excuses for Bradley opting out which there are already rumblings of.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Aug 19, 2020
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  7. Chris Craig

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

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    But, the rim was bent
     
    Chris Craig, Aug 19, 2020
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Even if the NBA allowed Ariza now, he wouldn't be out of quarantine in time to play in this series
     
    Chris Craig, Aug 19, 2020
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    I've hammered all the laker excuses today, over and over

    basically, it's excuses why their team isn't better than it is. Same goes for the Blazer excuses why the team isn't better. Excuse is excuse. It's extremely rare for a team to be 100% healthy for the playoffs. Having injured players is rather unremarkable

    all these guys are injured and not playing, as of this point:

    Rajon Rondo (LAL)
    Patrick Beverly (LAC)
    Will Barton (Den)
    Gary Harris (Den)
    Russell Westbrook (Hou)
    Luguentz Dort (OKC)
    Bojan Bogdanovich (Utah)
    Mike Conley (Utah)
    Ed Davis (Utah)
    Jalen Brunson (Dal)
    Trey Burke (Dal)
    Willy Cauley-Stein (Dal)
    Courtney Lee (Dal)
    Dwight Powell (Dal)
    Zach Collins (Por)
    Rodney Hood (Por)

    not going to bother with the Eastern C

    I didn't bother listing injured guys who aren't in rotations like Nasir Little. And, Bradley & Ariza aren't injured...they cancel

    again, it's part of the playoff picture every year. And sometimes it has a big impact, like when Duncan got injured for the Spurs or Durant & Curry got hurt for the Warriors
     
    wizenheimer, Aug 19, 2020
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  10. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    BonesJones, Aug 19, 2020
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    Well guys if we want to sweep, this is a must win for us. Let’s go Blazers !
     
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    AldoTrapani, Aug 19, 2020
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    I like our chances of a sweep even if we lose Game 2!
     
    Tince, Aug 19, 2020
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    He opted out, he is out even to game 7 of the finals.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Aug 19, 2020
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    Does Ariza get a ring if we win the championship? How about Swanigan?
     
    KSF-ERIC, Aug 20, 2020
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    They should. They did play games for us this season.
     
    Strenuus, Aug 20, 2020
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    I doubt the Lakers even keep this game close..we’re in their heads
     
    PHXBlazer1, Aug 20, 2020
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    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    Skal and Baze too, then? H0w about Tolliver? Did Jonas V get a ring with the Raptors last year?
     
    KSF-ERIC, Aug 20, 2020
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  18. SIeepwalker

    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Your BBall IQ is off the charts
     
    SIeepwalker, Aug 20, 2020
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    They do it in baseball all the time.

    There's probably a cut off date or something, again, like baseball.
     
    Strenuus, Aug 20, 2020
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  20. stampedehero

    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    If we actually play defense (like Nurk, Whiteside??!! and GTJr) then it is a complete circle.
     
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