Game Thread GAME# 41: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 19, 2021 - FRIDAY, 7:00, NBATV & NBCSNW

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Which Blazer do you predict will make one of the All-Defensive teams this season?

Poll closed Mar 25, 2021.

  1. Covington

    19 vote(s)
    44.2%

  2. Jones Jr

    2 vote(s)
    4.7%

  3. Lillard

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Little

    1 vote(s)
    2.3%

  5. Trent Jr

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Other

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. None

    24 vote(s)
    55.8%
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  1. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

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    no, Trent is not the player that CJ is

    but I think a lot of the talk was a little more nuanced that just Trent for CJ. The thinking was that Trent was more like Matthews, and Dame and Matthews had a better mesh than Dame and CJ have ever had. So if CJ could be the main part of a trade that brought in a high level forward, Trent might be able to fill in at SG and help Portland get a team that fit better around Dame while strengthening the Blazer front-court and balancing the roster

    the problem was finding acceptable trade ideas. I'd be fine with CJ traded but I sure didn't see many good trade proposals floating around. At least not many that were realistic
     
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    ...or keep playing him around 28 minutes and preserve him (and continue development of others with those few extra minutes) he clearly doesnt need more minutes to score 30+ or for the team to win :dunno:
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Postgame Notes – March 19, 2021
    Portland 125, Dallas 119
    Game No. 41, Home Game No. 21


    TEAM
    • Terry Stotts became the 35th coach in NBA history to reach 500 career wins. Stotts ranks eighth among active coaches in career wins. It was his 385th win as head coach of the Trail Blazers
    • The Trail Blazers shot 22-of-47 (46.8%) from 3-PT range, while the Mavericks were 19-of-42 (45.2%) from deep. It was the fourth time in franchise history the Trail Blazers have made at least 22 three-pointers.
    • The Trail Blazers 46.8% shooting from deep was the team’s third-highest mark of the season. Portland improved to 10-0 when they shoot at least 42.0% from the three-point line.
    • Portland committed just six turnover while forcing Dallas into 12. Portland has recorded single-digit turnovers 14 times this season, tied for the most such games in the NBA (San Antonio).

    PLAYER
    • CJ McCollum led Portland in scoring with 32 points (11-23 FG, 7-13 3-PT, 3-3 FT), four rebounds and four assists in 28 minutes. It was his fourth game with 30+ this season, and his third-highest scoring total of the season.
    • Damian Lillard scored 31 points (10-19 FG, 4-10 3-PT, 7-7 FT) to go with three rebounds and six assists in 34 minutes. It was his league-leading 25th game with at least 30 points this season.
    • Carmelo Anthony had 18 points (6-11 FG, 3-4 3-PT, 3-4 FT) and four boards in 28 minutes. With his fifth point of the night, Anthony became the 11th player in NBA history to record 27,000 career points.
    • Robert Covington recorded 11 points (4-10 FG, 3-8 3-PT), seven rebounds and three steals in 36 minutes. It was his ninth game this season with at least three steals, tied for the fifth-most in the league. His first three-pointer of the night marked the 1,000th triple of his career.
    • Enes Kanter added 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field and pulled down nine rebounds in 23 minutes.
    • Rodney Hood had six points (2-3 3-PT), a season-high eight rebounds, two assists and one steal in 22 minutes off the bench.
    • Luka Doncic led Dallas with 38 points (15-27 FG, 4-13 3-PT, 4-5 FT), nine rebounds, nine assists and one steal. 38 is tied for his fifth-highest scoring game this season.
    • Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 25 points (9-14 FG, 7-11 3-PT), to go with five rebounds and five assists. It was his seventh career game with at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists, and first such game in a Mavericks uniform.
    • Maxi Kleber tied a season-high with 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-7 3-PT), and had four rebounds, four assists and one block in 34 minutes.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Mar 20, 2021
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    Dame is a machine
     
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    We should’ve won by more. Hardaway Jr. was heaving up and hitting shots he never makes.
     
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    actually didn’t know that the Blazers were scheduled to play Dallas last night lmao. I came home from a friend around midnight and went to sleep. I woke up briefly at 4 a.m. and checked the live score on nba games on my phone and saw Blazers were leading the Mavs at halftime and i was like wtf how could i not know that the Blazers were playing this night xD :D :D :D
     
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    It's not Stotts getting them. Stotts caring his sorry ass on Dames back. He can not coach, he can not even talk about coaching. At this point I prefer they go 0:4 in first round, so I don't watch this mascot next season.
     
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    Just FIRE SOMEBODY dangit!
     
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    Yeah he was Making silly shots. He's good but not that good and the Blazers had a hand in his face on a number of them. His career number is lower but the last 2 seasons he is a 40% 3 pt shooter.
    Last night he goes 7-11 for 63%. Crazy.
     
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    Any updates on Dame's knee? For a few minutes I thought the world had ended.
     
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    nah too logical
     
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    both teams were crazy hot from three point range, Dallas a little hotter. There were some shot with a high degree of difficulty, and Hardaway hit a couple. But there sure seemed to be many more three's taken that were wide open, for both teams, last night. I don't know if the numbers confirm that; I'm not even sure where you'd find them. It just looked like both defenses were stuck in the mud on perimeter defensive rotations

    there was definitely a Dame/Doncic factor at work. Both of those guys require so much defensive attention that there are open areas all over the floor. It's just a matter of guys getting to those spots and the ball finding them there. I love Dame, and Doncic has a really punchable face, but damn, he's good
     
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    he played thru it so I doubt it's more serious than a 'bone bruise' (can bones actually get bruised?)

    he wasn't moving with any speed or explosion in the 4thQ though. With CJ back, I wouldn't mind seeing Dame get a game off for load management
     
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    He lumbers down the court, the guy makes up for lack of speed with his ability to stop and go, euro step more stop and go and easily lay it up. It like he has a force field of some type around him where players are slow to react to his moves. Its like he's moving in slow motion. Larry Bird like.
     
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    exactly, and that force field extends for quite a few feet all around him. Inside the field, he controls time & space, and opponents are confused. Kind of like my wife
     
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    My wife would tell you I have a magnetic field around me. But the field needs flashed most the time.
     
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