Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #72 - BLAZERS VS CELTICS - MAR 23, 2025 - SUN - 3:00 PM - CHARGE - BLAZERVISION

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  1. Chris Craig

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

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    Not much of one
     
    Chris Craig, Mar 23, 2025
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    Not enough of a break for Houston today.

    The currently-2nd-seeded Rockets lost at home to the same Denver players that the Blazers beat on Friday.
     
    blazerfan11, Mar 23, 2025
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    played the Cavs without their best player, an all star
    played Boston without their best player, a 1st team all-NBA, and 2 other starters
    played OKC without their best player, a 1st team all-NBA and 3 other starters including another all-star
    played the Knicks without their best player, a 2nd team all-NBA
    played Memphis without their best player
    played Denver without their best player, a 3-time MVP

    those are pretty significant breaks, even if Portland didn't capitalize on most
     
    wizenheimer, Mar 23, 2025
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    No! Teams are targeting the Blazers on their schedule as rest days. C’mon you know this to be true.
     
    kjironman1, Mar 23, 2025
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    What about all of OUR players who missed those games?
     
    KingSpeed, Mar 23, 2025
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    Some of those teams still had an All Star or championship pieces though. While we missed some of our best players.
     
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    Caught some breaks? This is the NBA. Players are always out.
     
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    Golden State lost to that Denver team too! In SF.
     
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    Memphis’ best played. All Star JJJ.
     
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    Watching Scoot the past four games has been so disheartening. Tough to preach patience and not getting too high or too low but damn man.... these lows are low.

    Rooting hard for the kid but tough to see him play right now.

    Also.... he needs a haircut. Bring back the braids.
     
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    illmatic99, Mar 24, 2025
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    We should've drafted Amen ;)
     
    inconceivable, Mar 24, 2025
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    so if you put Jokic on the blazers with this current roster, are we a championship contender?
     
    blazedanugz, Mar 24, 2025
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    doesn't that assume the Nuggets are a contender? I'm not sure they are
     
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    You know that is a great question. Honestly I think they would be every bit as good as the Nuggets are right now with room to grow. Understand the Blazers also still have Grant and Simons with Timelord should he ever actually play a season.
     
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    They are certainly on a downward trajectory.
     
    Chris Craig, Mar 24, 2025
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    Same roster and coach that won it all less than 2 years ago. If they’re not a “contender,” no team is.
     
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    Nah they lossed some guys

    Plus they hit their peak and are on the way down.
     
    Chris Craig, Mar 25, 2025
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    they lost KCP and Bruce Brown off that title team and both players were solid rotation guys. And they were a 2nd round exit last season. And they won't have the easy path and HCA in every playoff series they had in 2023
     
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    All true but their championship core is intact. If they’re not a contender, who is? Cavs and OKC lost in the 2nd round too.
     
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    well who would you say is a contender in the western conference?
    OKC..
     
    blazedanugz, Mar 25, 2025
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