Game Thread GAME# 79: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - APRIL 5, 2019 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

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How do you feel about home-and-away series during the regular season?

Poll closed Apr 11, 2019.

  1. Love 'em. The competition/rivalry is more fierce & fun playing 2 straight against the same team.

    9 vote(s)
    18.4%

  2. I like 'em. It adds some intrigue and interest to an otherwise long season.

    9 vote(s)
    18.4%

  3. Meh. No opinion either way

    22 vote(s)
    44.9%

  4. I don't really like them. They don't add much to a regular season game.

    3 vote(s)
    6.1%

  5. Hate 'em. I don't like seeing the same team again so soon. And these seem to always end in a split.

    6 vote(s)
    12.2%
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  1. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    None of the seeding talk means much if we don't take care of this game first.
     
    hoopsjock, Apr 4, 2019
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    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    Yeah I typo’d that.
     
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  3. illmatic99

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    No. We'd invoke a three way tiebreaker. If we win out, we are still only guaranteed 4th and will have to rely on DEN/HOU to lose a game or two to get up to 2/3.
     
    illmatic99, Apr 4, 2019
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    Not sure i follow. Why is a game on the road against the #2 seed so important? Even more so without both CJ and Nurk? This game is all but over already on paper. Will take a huge effort to win it.
     
    kjironman1, Apr 4, 2019
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    Weren't we the 4 seed, but HOU had HCA? That was weird.
     
    blue9, Apr 4, 2019
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    No matter where we finnish, i dont want to play OKC in the Playoffs, give me the Clippers, Jazz or San Antonio, but not OKC
     
    Labinot41, Apr 4, 2019
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    This will be the first good team we've played since...IND on 3/18. Reality is about to come crashing through that door.
     
    blue9, Apr 4, 2019
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  8. PtldPlatypus

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

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    No, not that year. We had home court, but gave it up immediately in game 1.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 4, 2019
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    They changed the tiebreaker rules after that season, didn't they?
     
    Shaboid, Apr 4, 2019
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    I cannot wait for this game and at this point sit CJ til last game of season then play him like 20 to 25min and let him get some game action to be rdy for the playoffs. After Nurks injury my hope was best case maybe they sneak into round 2 but i think this team has a chance to make it to the finals of the conference if the bench players continue to play like they have in the past few games.
     
    Ripcity4life77, Apr 4, 2019
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    Tie-break rules? No idea. I know the home court rules had been changed prior to that (case in point, the 55-win 5 seed Rockets hosting the 54-win 4-seed Jazz in the first round in '08), and they changed the seeding rules shortly after that (possibly after that same year, since the 55-win 6-seed suns were a bit unhappy about being seeded so low).
     
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    If we could continue to play G-League teams, then there might be a chance of those players continuing to play like they have been. But we can't, and they won't.
     
    blue9, Apr 4, 2019
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    Jokic and Kanter are going to slaughter each other offensively. They both have great numbers against each other.
     
    Scalma, Apr 4, 2019
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    That's right, it was home court if you win the division or something like that.
     
    Shaboid, Apr 4, 2019
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    Just Win Baby!
     
    DDolla, Apr 4, 2019
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Maybe someone should start a tiebreaker thread ;)

    :cheers:
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Enes Kanter's offensive rebound % is 16.2% for the season. He's 3rd behind Whiteside (16.6%) and Drummond(16.8%).

    However in his games with the Blazers it's at a staggering 18.1%. That is actually kind of insane. Obviously his offensive rebounding is one of his most touted skills, but boarding literally 1/5th of all misses is just absolutely nuts.
     
    B-Roy, Apr 4, 2019
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    He just has a nose for the ball. It's uncanny. He reminds me of a young ZBo before he started hogging the ball.
     
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  19. Chris Craig

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    Blazers:

    @Denver
    Vs Denver
    @lakers
    VS Kings

    Denver:

    VS Portland
    @Portland
    @Jazz
    VS Minn

    Houston:

    VS NYK
    VS PHX
    @ OKC


    Blazers can only get 2nd if they win out and Denver loses 3 games.

    If Blazers win out its not automatically 3rd. Portland could win out. Denver could go 2-2 and Houston win out - All are tied Portland would get 4th.

    Most likely Houston will go at worst 2-1 (Thunder may beat them) but I can see them winning out.

    Denver will at worst go 1-3 with Portland winning both and Jazz winning. But will probably at least win one against Portland. To go 2-2or 3-1.

    Portland will likely beat LA and SAC and maybe one against Denver for either 3-1 or 2-2. (Though Portland could somehow beat Denver twice and win out, though I don't see it happening.)

    It's going to be hard as hell to get 2nd, and if Utah is going to beat Denver, the Blazers better beat them at least once to stay ahead...twice for 2nd and good measure)

    3rd will be almost just as hard. Blazers need to go at least 3-1 and hope OKC beats Houston.

    Looking like 4th is most likely

    Blazers could fall to 5th too

    Blazers need to win 2-3 games to keep them at bay. If Utah wins out and Portland goes 2-2, they are tied and Utah wins tie breaker and takes 4th. Utah could lose to Denver with Portland going 2-2 and Blazers would get 4th.


    There are like 60 scenarios of what can happen. With maybe 5 likely. You never know. Blazers need to keep winning.
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 4, 2019
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  20. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Yeah that would mean 4th place
     
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