GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - MARCH 9TH, 2014 - SUNDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), KGW

That's what I thought at the time. It doesn't make sense to run that play with so much time left.

 

I can't forgive 0 FG in the last 7min of the game

Plus the fact Wesley missed a chance to ice the game when he missed that FT to put the Blazers up 4. He missed, the lead stayed at 3, Harden came down on the next possession and tied the game.

Choked. Again.

This loss is on the Blazers because they didn't play a complete 48 minutes. That's been happening too much lately, especially against the best teams in the west (1-10 vs western conference playoff teams in 2014).

 

This may be your best post I've ever read. It's not fun to watch players flop all over the court for true fans of basketball. Beverley and Harden are perfecting the art, and are being rewarded for it. Harden is an elite player, too, and doesn't need to do that shit. I've noticed that Blake Griffin flops much less this season, and guess what, he's a legitimate MVP candidate for it.

 

There were 2 picks set up on the play for Lillard to get to the rim. That was the play. Lin somehow sniffed it out. Maybe he watched film of the Laker/Blazer ending? He went to Harvard, so it's not like he wouldn't pick up on a formation. Plus, it was a bad pass. It was 2' lower than where Lillard should have caught the ball. I can't blame Batum for that, though, because it's not an easy pass at all. It was just a stupid play call. Either ISO Lillard or post LMA. A drive or a fade-away at the buzzer would have been much better.