Game Thread GAME# 14: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - NOVEMBER 14, 2018 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 PM, ESPN

I don't know. At one point the Blazers had something like 16 assists on 21 made shots. They finished with 24 assists on 41 made baskets. Sure, they iso their fair share and when the ball was moving in the first 20 minutes or so of the game the offense was flowing better but I definitely didn't think the Lakers were passing better or more often. They had 25 assists on 44 shots. There were plenty of possessions were Ingram in particular almost every time he touched the ball and LeBron sometimes just attacked by themselves without passing.

 

My hate for Lakers is stronger than ever.

 

Problem last night wasn't the offense.

Lebron decided he wanted to score, and that was that.

We need Harkless back. Aminu can't be our sole defender on the wing.

 

Long season...we will bounce back!

 

Lmao hoopsjock still quoting peoples comment after the Game

 

Which is exactly what Lebron did last night also. They were down and the Blazers were in control so Lebron decided to exert himself. Dame does it all the time. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't last night was Lebron's night.

 

I'm sure the hate is strong in many today my young apprentice....

 

I really was feeling it for Aminu. He worked like dog all game. Some players simply cannot be guarded at times.

 

Just we all know that team isnt very good, the NBA’s is gonna make sure they win though.

 

The issue is that the ball movement stopped.

I don't remember when exactly it happened.... maybe I'm making this up.... but it seemed like the Lakers stole or came very close to stealing a pass on like 4 of 8 possessions in the second quarter. The Blazers were telegraphing the passes, and the Lakers were jumping the pass. Shortly after that, the good ball movement stopped.

 

My point was compared to the Lakers the ball movement was pretty equal as they iso a ton too. I agree that the movement should've continued the whole game.

I bet LeBron and Lonzo won't ever combine to make 8 straight 3 pointers ever again in their careers.

 

I agree. Most of those stolen passes were egregiously bad. I hope Stotts had a long discussion today about the importance of not being sloppy with the ball. Between the stupid unforced turnovers and James's and Ball's hot shooting from deep, the Blazers didn't have much chance. I also thought that the team just looked whipped about halfway through the third and never really played to win from that point on.

 

This was a stupid game. I want to wad it up into a ball,stomp on it,wipe my ads with it,set it on fire and flush it down the toilet.

 

If the Blazers win 3 of the next 4 which i think they can. That would have them at 13 and 5 if i am correct? My bet is Curry will play that game. Even more so if the Warriors lose a couple against either the Rockets, San Antonio or OKC. They have two nationally televised games against Houston and OKC before they play the Blazers. If this week goes poorly for them he will play against the Blazers. Just the way i see it.

 

Nice!

 

Like I said, I've got no problem being called on my shit when it's during a regular thread. But if it's make a statement I make during the game and you say, "it's sad, sad, sad....." You are reading WAY TO MUCH into that statement. I may direct anger as a car commercisl next when we are losinc like we did last night.

 

It's kind of why i don't comment much on threads during games. If you were to listen to me yelling at my TV you might think i was gonna pull out weaponry and blow the place up?

 

Bingo. But I just lack restraint I guess. Now I made a statement AFTER the game about Layman's defense without checking his +/-. Turns out I was wrong. I got no problem being called out for that. But I didn't make that when I was yelling at the T.V. screen. That's why I put a time limit on what I say in the game threads. Fuck. A million emotions go through our heads during a loss like last night.