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

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Darkwebs, Apr 4, 2019.

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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. TorturedBlazerFan

    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    Well... It was bad but also Washington was hitting some lucky shots in that game too and to be fair to the Blazers they've done extremely good at taking care of the teams they should this year.
     
    TorturedBlazerFan, Apr 5, 2019
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  2. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    When you're a good team these things tend to even out. For example, the win in Golden State where Dame hit the improbably 3 in OT and Durant missed an easy jumper to win stands out as well.
     
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  3. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I wish you hadn't reminded me. That one stung. And continues to burn.
     
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    Blazers are 0-2 against Denver with CJ and Nurk. Can we beat them at their own place without our 2 best players? Tough two games ahead for us. Murray and Jokic always torch us.
     
    DDolla, Apr 5, 2019
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  5. wizenheimer

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    that's a big key to where they are right now: with a chance to take 3rd seed from Houston, and if not, good odds of denying the 4th seed to Utah

    in the last 6 weeks, Blazers have only dropped the ball once against a 'bad' team...that game at Memphis a month ago

    * in the same period, Houston has lost at Minny, at the Lakers, and at Memphis.

    * and, Utah lost at home to New Orleans, and at Memphis and at Atlanta

    in both cases, those are 2 game advantages for Portland. Without those advantages, Blazer would have practically no chance at 3rd seed and likely not have HCA as 4th seed
     
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    Yeah, that one sucked but....

    It's hard to single out that game in particular when Portland was a league best 24-6 against the East this year. If you told me before the season that we'd go 13-2 at home versus the East (only other loss was to Miami), I would take that in a heartbeat. 11-4 against the East on the road is more than acceptable too with the only losses being Miami, Milwaukee, Toronto, and Detroit.
     
    hoopsjock, Apr 5, 2019
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  7. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Dammit, don't jinx them!
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    We should have won the Toronto and Detroit road games.
     
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    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    Eh, that's kinda my point that even if we "should have" won those games you can't really expect this team to be better than a league best 24-6 against the East. If you want to nitpick wins it should be in the West where the Blazers are only 26-22 so far.
     
    hoopsjock, Apr 5, 2019
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    Fuck this fucking injurys
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Tibia soreness? Like his bone is sore? How does one diagnose this?

    I don't want to take any risks with leg stuff. Rest him all we need to. Play Ant.
     
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  12. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Ya, who after us that could have drafted Giannis, got a better player than CJ? Or before us for that matter?
     
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  13. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    MIXUM!!!!!!!!!
     
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  14. illmatic99

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    2. Oladipo
    10. CJ
    12. Adams
    15. Giannis
    27. Gobert

    Was a horrific draft.
     
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  15. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I go visit your sister whenever my BONE is sore!
     
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    If Curry sits, I’d bet anything robocops second unit would be

    Turner
    Hood
    Layman
    Collins
    Leonard
     
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  17. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    9 man rotation? Who starts at 2?
     
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  18. LayneStaley

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    If Curry sits we lose.

    Go Blazers
     
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  19. Scalma

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    Hood. He’ll get staggered like stotts used to do with McCollum. Probably means more minutes for someone like Jake though.
     
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    I am going to go out on a limb and say Dame is our best player, so unless he is not playing we won't be without our 2 best players. Now I would say 2 or our three best players won't be playing with CJ and Nurk out. Or the second and third best players on the team, but kind of a slap in Dame's face to say he is not the best player on the team.
     
    twobullz, Apr 5, 2019
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