Game Thread GAME# 68: CAVALIERS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 15, 2018 - THURSDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Mar 13, 2018.

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Biases aside, who do you think deserves MVP this season?

Poll closed Mar 20, 2018.
  1. Harden

    54.7%
  2. LeBron

    5.8%
  3. Anthony Davis

    3.5%
  4. Dame

    30.2%
  5. Durant

    3.5%
  6. Kyrie

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Westbrook

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Steph Curry

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. DeRozan

    2.3%
  1. kjironman1

    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Both teams played hard.
     
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    So basically six teams ending the season within 4 games of each other and so no one really knows. That is pretty much how i see it also. Literally 2 games deciding possibly having home court up to the WCF.
    I actually don't think home court really means that much with this group. It's just who plays either the Warriors or Rock-etts in the first round.
     
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  3. KingSpeed

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    Hopefully, we already have it locked up by then.
     
  4. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Would be nice, but my current projection has us needing that win over Utah to win the division and keep the 3 seed. We'll need to steal a road game (or two) against a good team in order to clinch early.
     
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    We'll win outright, not steal. Last year, people said it would come down to the last night and it didn't. We'll clinch early.
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    What's up with our tie breaker situation?
     
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    If we are division winner, that trumps all other tiebreakers.
     
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    lose to MIN (div record)
    win v OKC (h2h)
    need to win @NOP 3/27 for that tie breaker (conf record) unless we win division
    need to win all remaining div games for tie-break v UTA (div record)
    not worried about LAC, SAS, or DEN
     
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    @Darkwebs If you want to avoid biases, you need to put the names of the dudes in the poll in alphabetical order.

    But, yeah, I voted for your obvious first choice, too - Harden.
     
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    I would be very cool playing Minny, UTA, or the Pels in the first round. The others, not so much.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I said this the night we took over third last week, that I believe it will come down to the very end. I think we will go into the 2nd half of our last game of the season not knowing who we will play. I do know obviously that all the teams listed would rather end up 6th and playing us, than 7th or 8th and have to play the Rockets or DUbs.
     
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    Depending on Kawhi/Butler I think I'd rather face SAS than MIN. Drawing NOP in the 1st would be ideal, IMO.
     
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    Just Win Blazers!
     
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    So pumped for this game.

    Really hope Dame's shot is on. He usually destroys George Hill.
     
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    I agree with you. I just think we match up better against SA.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    Not to mention his biggest fanboy around these parts. ;)
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    So what the Thunder lost the series to the Blazers in 4 games. Westbrook averaged a triple double. Recognize greatness. FAMS!
     
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    Dame has a chance to pass Lebron in scoring tonight and climb to fourth in the league. James is sitting at 26.89 ppg, and Dame at 26.88.

    Names behind Dame: Durant/Curry/Westbrook/Kyrie.

    I remember pouring over the the Oregonian sports page every morning looking through ppg leaders hoping one day one of our dudes would be at the top of those lists. I used to get excited when ZBo climbed that leader board one season. This day and age, we seem to completely ignore these raw stats, but it's still cool for me to see Dame up near the top.
     
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