GAME THREAD: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - FEB. 11, 2014, TUESDAY, 7:00 PM, NBATV & CSNNW

Because the Blazers like to torture us, they make EVERY game close. But shooting that % yeah, I don't know how we even were in the game. This team sure faded fast. I didn't want to write them off for awhile, but they went from being contenders, to outside contenders, to a team with a slim chance of getting out of the first round.

 

13-11 vs teams .500 or better

 

Give OKC credit, they didn't want to lose the season series to Portland. Then..

Give Portland credit for making it hell for them to tie series.

Chill out, get on board and stay on board with the team.

 

Shouldn't take Lopez out for the deciding possession, makes us more predictable and hurts our chance at offensive rebound. Also why didn't Batum inbound the last ball? Wesley shoots a higher percentage on 3s and is not as good a passer.

 

Durant missed a bunch of shots at the end of this game. We just missed more.

 

No, no, you don't understand. Only the Blazers have to play 82 games. The only actual games the other teams play are those against the Blazers and those on national TV. All those other scores every night? Fake. Played on a computer and posted on the internet to deceive us. The Blazers are the only team that has to deal with real fatigue or injuries.

Or maybe fatigue is just a weak excuse for a team not playing well.

 

I thought overall we had a lot of energy, just couldn't hit our open shots in the second half.

 

Well, if you really want to blame his poor shooting in on his groin, then yes, we'd have been better off without him, or he shouldn't have taken so many shots. He's had many poor shooting games lately. To chant "MVP" for him is a joke. He's not amazing, he's shooting a career low, he's a volume shooter.

 

I really wanted Portland to win this game because it would have made me feel better about the rest of the season to some degree.

LA is shooting %42 in his last 5 ball games (41/97) which isn't all that bad but considering that he's a volume shooter, it certainly doesn't help the team. I think that teams are playing him far differently now versus the beginning of the season. Teams are crowding him when playing defense which Louis scola always did that was effective. I myself would like to see him shoot the ball from down low more.

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It is most definitely a weak sauce excuse. It's their job to be ready to play.

 

This game was lost when Freeland went down and we had to watch the MyLe and TRob show.

 

maybe the key is don't play defense and just outscore our opponents. It seems like the more D we play, the more we lose.
I am kind of joking, because we have to play D, but we did finish games better.......

 

If LA is the best pf in the game, doesn't that make a superstar by default?