Game Thread GAME# 39: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 16, 2021 - TUESDAY, 7:00, TNT & NBCSNW

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Whose broadcast do you usually prefer?

Poll closed Mar 21, 2021.

  1. Blazers

    16 vote(s)
    41.0%

  2. ESPN

    3 vote(s)
    7.7%

  3. NBATV

    1 vote(s)
    2.6%

  4. Opposing team

    4 vote(s)
    10.3%

  5. TNT

    15 vote(s)
    38.5%
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  1. Tince

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    Tince, Mar 16, 2021
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    wut?

    apparently 100% win probability doesn't mean what they think it means
     
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    Our offense and defense was absolute dog shit. I think we will shoot like this plenty. The degree of difficultly to our shots is ridiculous since we don't pass the ball to get anything open at the rim.

    So putrid.
     
    AmirIcon, Mar 16, 2021
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Chris Craig, Mar 16, 2021
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    Postgame Notes – March 16, 2021
    Portland 125, New Orleans 124
    Game No. 39, Home Game No. 19


    TEAM
    • The Trail Blazers shot 31-of-31 (100%) from the FT line, while the Pelicans were 16-of-20 (80.0%). It marked a franchise record for Portland for the most free throws made in a game without a miss.
    • After trailing by 17 with 5:56 left in the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers closed the game on a 27-9 run.
    • The Trail Blazers are now the only team in the NBA to make 20 or more free-throws while being perfect from the line in multiple games this season (23-of-23 at WAS on Feb. 2). They have now shot 100% from the FT line a league-leading five times this season.
    • Portland recorded 18 made threes, while New Orleans made 16. The Trail Blazers have made 18 or more three-pointers 14 times this season, the second-most in the NBA (Utah, 16). Portland now has made at least 10 three-pointers in 52 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in NBA history.
    • New Orleans recorded 38 assists to Portland’s 20. The Pelicans have recorded a combined 76 assists over their last two games, a franchise best (previous record was 73, April 7- April 9, 2018).

    PLAYER
    • Damian Lillard led Portland with a season-high 50 points (13-20 FG, 6-13 3-PT, 18-18 FT), six rebounds and 10 assists. His 18 made free-throws tied his own franchise-record for makes without a miss.
    • Damian Lillard recorded his 12th career game with 50-plus points, tied with LeBron James for seventh-most all-time. He is the fourth player to record three or more career games with at least 50 points and 10 assists (Archibald, Westbrook, Harden).
    • Lillard is the fourth player in NBA history to record at least 16,000 points and 4,000 assists over the first nine seasons of his career (Bird, Robertson, James).
    • Gary Trent Jr. finished with 22 points (6-10 FG, 3-7 3-PT, 7-7 FT), three rebounds, one assist and two steals. It was his second consecutive game with at least 20 points, and ninth such game for the season
    • Robert Covington recorded nine points (3-8 FG, 3-7 3-PT), five rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
    • Enes Kanter had 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, one steal and two blocks.
    • Carmelo Anthony finished with nine points (4-10 FG, 1-3 3-PT), four rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block in 30 minutes off the bench.
    • Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 30 points (10-22 FG, 3-9 3-PT, 7-10 FT), six rebounds, two assists and one steal. It was his eighth game with 30 or more points this season.
    • Zion Williamson added 28 points (11-17 FG, 6-6 FT), five rebounds, eight assists and one steal in 33 minutes. It was his 18th consecutive game with at least 20 points.
     
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    We'll win on Thursday if we bring that same energy and intensity on defense we brought over the final six+ minutes of the game.
     
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    We would be about a .700 team if we played that locked in on defense... that is we would be there right now. With the upcoming schedule I don't know if we'd end up there at the end of the season but probably close.
     
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    42N8Bounce Red Hot And Rebuilding

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    99.6% chance of victory for NOP at the 5:56 point in the 4th quarter, leading by 17 points.

    99.6% does not equal 100% when Dame is still in the game.
     
    42N8Bounce, Mar 16, 2021
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    Had he got hurt, people would have been asking why he was in a game that was already over!
     
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    That is amazing!
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Both were good. Covington and Jones are preventing us from being 30 on defense but they can only do so much. Either way, we’re farther from contention than I thought going into the season, so I’m fine with tearing it down around Dame.
     
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    I don't think it's reasonable to think this roster, as constructed with about 6 bad point-of-attack defenders to play good defense for long stretches.

    I'm not sure it's an effort thing myself.
     
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  15. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    This is a good point. Without Stotts always allowing teams to do whatever they want on offense would Dame have been able to build his legend like he has?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That’s horse shit. Teams constantly body the fuck out of Dame. He’s acting like Dame gets Harden treatment.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    sure but the schemes are really questionable for long periods, And Stotts plays a rotation that ends up favoring the poor defensive players. We have two consistently positive guys on defense and one of them is playing less minutes as the season rolls on, which makes no sense considering the guy that Stotts is choosing to play ahead of him.

    Beyond that, the communication is just awful. No one talks on defense and it’s a big reason why there’s so many miscues and open shots even when guys ARE in position. Frankly that’s something the coaching can shore up, or emphasize at the very least. Our team has never been vocal defensively in the Terry Stotts era post Aldridge. Maybe we are lacking a voice on court. Maybe that’s something you can pin on our personnel. But I’ve seen enough NBA to know that it’s something the coaching can have some impact on.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I just watched Bledsoe body the fuck out of Dame with 2 minutes left in the game.... no call.
     
    Natebishop3, Mar 16, 2021
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    Wait until you see that we won.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Mar 16, 2021
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    Yeah it's like if we had a better coach, Dame would have built his legend by hitting conference finals and championship winning walk off threes. It would be horrible if Dame had a coach that taught him and motivated him on both ends of the court the way Dame and his trainer have done on offense. We'd feel so robbed if Dame had a second option that makes any sort of sense playing with him and role players that complement him within the offensive structure he was being coached in.

    Those things would suck. So thanks Olshey and Stotts, you've really made us (Blazers fans) feel extremely exhilarated with regular season and first round heroics from the clutchest player to ever do it.
     
    blazerkor, Mar 16, 2021
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