Game Thread GAME# 68: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - MARCH 14, 2016 - MONDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

I really like our backcourt on offense against their defense. Westbrook is very overrated as a defender and Robertson while great in general isn't as good against small quick guards.

I hope our second unit can expose Kanters defense.

Aminu has his hands full on Durant and our team needs to prevent Westbrook from getting in transition where he's deadly.

I like our chances. Would we rather them have the lead early in the 4th? That team collapses down the stretch. They've had some bad games the last month. Still have enough talent to get going and really slaughter any team on any night.

Go Blazers!

 

I don't know what to expect from this game.

 

Went with 2 wins. But i am hoping for more.
The Thunder have not played the Blazers since Jan 10th here in Portland.
Most of us know all too well what happened that night. Anyone care to post some pics?
I'll try to dig some up after work and get them on here.

 

We have two winnable games on this trip. @NO and @DAL . The NO game comes on the 2nd night of a back to back.

Really unfortunate trip at the worst time, but the schedule should clear up a bit after this trip.

 

Thunder have not been playing well and have lost a number of close games down the stretch. That said, Portland has NO answer for offensive minded guards and that doubly so against someone like Westbrook. Hopefully Aminu can slow down Durant a bit.

 

I'm sure Aminu will do fine against Durant, but I'm counting on Russ to really slow him down (like he has in the past).

 

Westbrook is going to kill us with that weak ass drop back help defense on the pick n roll we run..

 

With the way our bigs sag back seems like we have more trouble with PG's such as CP3 who are deadly from the midrange.

 

You really might want to start following another team and stop with the doom and gloom predictions. I've yet to see a reason for you to cheer for the Blazers so in a nut shell Tunchi....what's the point? Some of us actually enjoy Blazer basketball around here

 

Sometimes there's just a troll...

 

My fault

 

All ya gotta do is make more buckets than they do.....

 

OKC is an enigma. They have the talent to beat any team in the league, but then they commit 24 TOVs and lose at home to MIN. This is a team with a history of being their own worst enemies. Westbrook is playing less hero ball under Donovan than he did under Brooks, but he still commits some absolutely horrible TOVs and takes I'll advised shots. He had 9 TOVs against MIN, including 6 possessions where nobody else on his team even got to touch the ball.

OKC is 4 - 8 since the All-Star break, including 1 - 4 at home. Let's steal this one while they are down. Don't let them turn things around against us. We may face them in the playoffs and I want them entering the post season in turmoil. This is a team that is physically gifted, but mentally week. We need to use that honour advantage. I want them going into the playoffs in disarray with the added distraction/pressure that Durant will leave if they lose in the first round. Really, who could blame him?

BNM

 

I hope this new Collom guy plays well tonight.

 

That's OK, they also misspelled Westbrick.

BNM