Game Thread GAME# 42: MAVERICKS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 21, 2021 - SUNDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

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Most pleasantly-surprising Blazer player this year?

Poll closed Mar 26, 2021.

  1. Carmelo Anthony

    17 vote(s)
    39.5%

  2. Robert Covington

    4 vote(s)
    9.3%

  3. Harry Giles

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    0.0%

  4. Derrick Jones Jr.

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  5. Enes Kanter

    9 vote(s)
    20.9%

  6. Damian Lillard

    1 vote(s)
    2.3%

  7. Nassir LIttle

    12 vote(s)
    27.9%

  8. CJ McCollum

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Anfernee Simons

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  10. Other

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  1. GrandpaBlaze

    GrandpaBlaze Predictions Game Master

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    And then expects Stotts to make Lemonade.....
     
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    dafuq.

    our roster tonight was more talented than dallas and we got whooped by 40.

    Stotts is trash and took the night off because we won on Friday. this game was identical to our GS loss earlier. Won the first game of the series, got satisfied, and took the second game off while letting Curry go for 62 without our idiot fucking coach making a single adjustment on defense.
     
    illmatic99, Mar 21, 2021
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Well obviously "Tonight" they were not more talented. Maybe tomorrow but certainly not tonight.
     
    kjironman1, Mar 21, 2021
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    wasn't home...couldn't watch the game....didn't record...came home, saw the score, said wut?

    was this a case of Dallas playing really well, or Portland playing like total shit? 40 point loss at home....really?

    Portland's big-3 of Dame-CJ-Melo 0-16 from three.....yeeeeeesh. Over an 82 game season that would be 0-1312.

    how was Dame moving tonight on his bad knee? This should have been a load management game for him.
     
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    Still more talented. May have have played like hot garbage, but our roster is better than theirs.
     
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    Postgame Notes – March 21, 2021
    Dallas 132, Portland 92
    Game No. 42, Home Game No. 22


    TEAM
    • With nine three-pointers made, Portland’s streak of consecutive games with 10-plus three-pointers ended at 54. It is the third-longest streak in NBA history, one game shy of second-place (Houston, 55).
    • The Trail Blazers recorded seven turnovers to the Mavericks 11. It was the 15th time Portland has committed single-digit turnovers this season, tied for the most such games in the NBA (SAS).
    • Portland’s reserves outscored the Dallas bench, 42-41. Six of Portland’s nine three-pointers came from the bench.
    • Portland outrebounded Dallas on the offensive glass, 9-8, but the Mavericks obtained a 15-11 advantage in second-chance points.


    PLAYER
    • Damian Lillard led Portland with 19 points (7-16 FG, 5-5 FT), one rebound, four assists and one steal in 30 minutes.
    • Gary Trent Jr. had 16 points (6-13 FG, 3-7 3-PT, 1-2 FT), two rebounds, one assist and two steals in 22 minutes off the bench.
    • CJ McCollum scored 13 points (6-15 FG, 1-1 FT), to go with two rebounds, one assist and one steal.
    • Nassir Little had 14 points (4-9 FG, 2-5 3-PT, 4-5 FT), two rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes off the bench. It was the third-highest scoring game of his career.
    • Robert Covington recorded six points (2-4 3-PT), six rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block.
    • Derrick Jones Jr. finished with eight points on 3-of-4 shooting (1-2 3-PT, 1-2 FT), three rebounds, one steal and one block.
    • Enes Kanter had four points (2-3 FG), six boards and two assists over 16 minutes.
    • Luka Doncic led Dallas with 37 points (13-19 FG, 8-9 3-PT, 3-6 FT), seven rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes. His eight made three-pointers tied a career-high, which was set previously against Portland (Jan. 17, 2020).
    • Josh Richardson added 21 points (8-11 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 3-3 FT), three rebounds and four assists. It was his fifth game scoring 20+ this season.
    • Dorian Finney-Smith finished with 13 points (4-8 FG, 3-6 3-PT, 2-2 FT), five rebounds and two assists. His 13 points were one shy of his season-high (14, three times including against Portland on Feb. 14).
     
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    Blazers were better for 1 quarter out of the last 8. That was enough to get them a split. But it doesn't bode well for playing good teams.
     
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    people actually trying to blame tonight on anything other than our defense have wool over their eyes.
     
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    I guess that needed green font. I didn't really think it did but I'm rarely right about that sort of thing.
     
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    You answered this with This
    and this
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Here's another key stat:

    Dallas went on a 19-0 run at the start of the 3rd quarter. Game over after that.
     
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    Darkwebs, Mar 21, 2021
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    how does a coach just let that happen with no adjustments
     
    Scalma, Mar 21, 2021
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    he did make an adjustment. he brought in hood for kanter.

    ugh
     
    illmatic99, Mar 21, 2021
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    Excuse me?
    Watching the game much different than many.
    Blazers went completely cold from about 8 mins left in the second quarter. They lead after the first quarter. When they got to about 44 points they pretty much couldn't score. Went into half with 54 and didn't score for the first 4 minutes of the third.
    They ended the 3rd quarter with 15 points. That was not because of defense.
     
    kjironman1, Mar 21, 2021
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    ok then....shit it is!

    how well was Dame moving?
     
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    Dame never really looks injured but his shot clearly was not falling. he did get a huge dunk but even that ended up on the floor without a call for a foul.
     
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    lol wut, you don't understand the game.

    we gave up 132 points. and a guy hit 8 threes from essentially one spot on the floor and we didn't bother changing the coverage once.
     
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    at least Portland spent about 8 hours in 5th place, before falling back to 6th

    and, giving up 132 points on 86 shots won't be good for Portland's stellar defensive rating
     
    wizenheimer, Mar 21, 2021
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    A 19 0 run is inexcusable. In-ex-cus-a-ble.
     
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