Game Thread GAME# 71: BLAZERS @ SUNS - MARCH 27, 2015 - FRIDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), NBATV & CSNNW

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Mar 26, 2015.

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Regarding their ailing players (Batum, Aldridge, etc), which road should the Blazers take:

Poll closed Apr 7, 2015.

  1. Rest them to get them healthy and recharged for the Playoffs

    4 vote(s)
    20.0%

  2. Play them to get enough wins to clinch their Division and then rest them

    9 vote(s)
    45.0%

  3. Play them to get as many wins as possible for the chance at home court advantage in the 1st round

    7 vote(s)
    35.0%
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  1. DUB

    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    Heat gets Dragic, Heat wins.

    Suns lose Dragic, Suns lose.

    Dragic. Trail Blazers killer.
     
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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Isn't that what you said? Lol
     
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    I also hope Phoenix is so frustrated by this game that they take it out on OKC on Sunday. Magic number of TWO!
     
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    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    'Cause he plays in Portland.

    He'd be in the MVP discussion nationally if he played in the East, or in LA.
     
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    OneLifeToLive Well-Known Member

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    I thought the bench looked great on both ends. CJ is was out there creating and finding the open guy. Freelands defense was outstanding. This is great news heading towards the playoffs.
     
    OneLifeToLive, Mar 27, 2015
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    This LaMarcus guy is pretty good. Maybe they should re-sign him?
     
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    Isn't Aldridge shooting something close to 90% from the line in March?
    (I'm asking cause I don't know where to search)
     
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    Yubu dubba doo.
     
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    Aldridge made his last 6 shots.
     
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    I'm ready to trade Afflalo. He has been nearly invisible since coming to the Blazers. He doesn't do the little things that help teams win.
     
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    lol.
     
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    Wow? Better go make a thread about that.
     
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    Yeah it's not like he had 23/12/8 just last game...

    He had a horrible shooting night but so did Batum, Afflalo, Kaman and CJ. And ten missed FT's?!

    Amazing the Blazers won when they scored only 31 points in the 2nd and 3rd quarters combined.
     
    noknobs, Mar 27, 2015
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    Defense won this game. We got a ton of stops that we couldn't convert
     
    riverman, Mar 27, 2015
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    Please don't tell me that Nic's gonna start being terrible again, and this time we have to say it's because of a nagging back injury
     
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    Figure Nic still wasn't 100% but was out there trying to help. Awesome finish by LA - that's what a superstar does. Winning in Salt Lake and Phoenix in 48 hours is pretty damn good considering our history in each city.
     
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    Hell yeah!!

    I agree he'd be in MVP conversation if he was in NY and had our record BUT Westbrook is in OKC and he is in the conversation. So it's possible in a small market. I think the key to Aldridge winning MVP is s winning 60 games. For the same reason, I think Curry is going to win it. Best player on the best team.

    Hell yeah!
     
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    Well it won't happen. The trade deadline has passed and he is a FA this summer. We'll either sign him or not. As for his play, take another look at our last win over OKC. He was our third leading scorer with 18 points and he grabbed the most important rebound of the night. There was a playoff atmosphere and he came up big. Wait til after the playoffs to judge them.
     
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    Blue9 must be very proud of Aldridge tonight
     
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    "Why did he chuck up the last 6 shots? I'm glad he made them, but if he had taken 5, we still would have won!"
     
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