Game Thread GAME# 28: BLAZERS @ PELICANS - FEBRUARY 17, 2021 - WEDNESDAY, 6:00, NBCSNW

Jones vs Ingram
RoCo vs Zion
Kanter vs Adams

maybe, but the Blazers do have two good defenders to run against the young Pels forwards. Kanter vs Adams should be interesting

 

Zion is going to annihilate RoCo, his skillset plays to RoCo's weaknesses. I hope Jones can annoy Ingram enough. Kanter vs Adams is a fun matchup. We've actually seen it before in a 5 game series....

 

Look at their bench. We have more talent in our current 3-man bench rotation. Assuming Dame is playing, we'll have a decent shot. His postgame interview tonight was even more stone-cold killer vibes than usual.

 

Because they have NO bench besides Hart.

 

Bro our front court is going to pick up fouls quick in this game! Quick!

 

NO EXCUSES!

 

our zion stopper

 

I did not even recognize Zion. He must have put on over 100 pounds since then.

 

Don’t really care if they win this one or not. I mean I do, but considering the circumstances, road back to back, etc, I’m definitely not gonna lose sleep if they lose. I would actually consider resting Dame and Melo.

 

This game would be almost impossible to win without a backup Center

 

You didn't see him walk off the court at all last night. After the game he went straight to interview and at the end of the interview he immediately sat down in the chair behind him and they started working on his knee.

 

I'm just glad this hcp guy can get paid while slobbering all over the knob of Zion.

 

This game has the feel of a letdown game. I get both teams are in the 2nd of a bank to back, but this seems almost like a 'schedule' loss.

If Portland could have kept that 20+ point leaf from the 3rd quarter and given Dame more test, I'd feel better about it, but he had tu play big minutes and go nuclear.

They are also so small (hello Neil Olshey...2- way big please), and not sure who is going to show Zion down.

It feels like they will need big time performances from players other than Dame to have a shot at this.

Little... this may mean you.

 

There isn't a game where I wouldn't consider resting Melo

 

You need someone ready to step in when Zion drives. Of course, who wants to take charges on him, and, even if we do, will they get called.

The thing is Zion has to guard someone, too. We need those guys to make plays. We have to score at least 120 to think we have a real shot at winning this. Against the Pels, that's achievable. It's just on given nights they can score 130-140.

 

What I'm saying is I'm not optimistic about winning tonight, which means we'll win tonight.

 

At this point, I would be happy with only a one way big, preferable defensive.

 

Nas will get a lot of burn tonight. Roco and Nas will have to guard Zion and both will probably pick up multiple fouls.

 

I don't see us let down because what I see in this team now there really lock in. We might loose but it will be a tight game and lately we been winning those game. Our beach might be the key to this game.