Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 1: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - MAY 22, 2021 - SATURDAY, 7:30, ESPN

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What do you predict to be the final outcome of this series?

Poll closed May 23, 2021.

  1. Blazers win 4-0

    8 vote(s)
    10.1%

  2. Blazers win 4-1

    8 vote(s)
    10.1%

  3. Blazers win 4-2

    38 vote(s)
    48.1%

  4. Blazers win 4-3

    14 vote(s)
    17.7%

  5. Nuggets win 4-0

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%

  6. Nuggets win 4-1

    2 vote(s)
    2.5%

  7. Nuggets win 4-2

    7 vote(s)
    8.9%

  8. Nuggets win 4-3

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%
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  1. riverman

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    snakes in the locker room...the Rockets old trick
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Game is 7:30 on saturday.
     
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    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    Where did you see this?
     
    KSF-ERIC, May 18, 2021
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    blazerkor Well-Known Member

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    Is this a I have TheHCP blocked joke or do you have him blocked? If you do, it's on Woj's Twitter
     
    blazerkor, May 18, 2021
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    Perhaps HCP hasn't paid him the $100?
     
    BigGameDamian, May 18, 2021
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    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    He's not blocked. I missed it.
     
    KSF-ERIC, May 18, 2021
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    They’ve been doing this for the last 20 games.
     
    Fairly-Hard, May 19, 2021
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    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    Jokic averaged 27/14/8 against us the last time we faced him in the playoffs. He wasn't nearly as good back then.

    But we were guarding him with an injured Kanter.

    He averages 29/6/3.5 against us in three games this year, when he's been playing like the MVP against most teams. Those are not MVP-quality numbers.

    He averaged fewer assists against us than all but one NBA team (Toronto). He went from 8.5 assists against everyone else to 3.5 in three games against us.

    The difference is Nurkic.

    Probably the most underrated story line in this series is going to be Nurk and Kanter turning Jokic from "NBA MVP" to "NBA Regular Season MVP." So much of his offense comes from passing over smaller guys and using his size to body smaller guys. That will not be a problem for us.
     
    mook, May 19, 2021
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  9. stampedehero

    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    You can be the next Governor of Oregon!
     
    stampedehero, May 19, 2021
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    "But Jokic is not as mobile as many C's.......}" I'll disagree on that point. "And Melo is almost certain to have at least one hot game. On the other hand, he's also almost certain to shoot like shit one game and Porter has the skills to really erupt offensively." Agree!.
    Also, Campazzo is the one Denver player that will surprise all of us.
     
    stampedehero, May 19, 2021
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    A paper weight. He would be a surprise to us all if he contributed anything at all except for star bench cheer leader. .
     
    stampedehero, May 19, 2021
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    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    Game 1: Saturday @ 7:30 pm on ESPN.
     
    e_blazer, May 19, 2021
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  13. Chris Craig

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

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    Both here in Portland and over in Colorado there are a lot of nugz getting blazed
     
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    I don' t know all you Blazer fans are spending so much time on analyzing the Nuggets series. It is real simple. The Blazers engine has all its cylinders running, while the Nuggets are missing two of them. Spend all your analysis effort for the Round 2 opponent, which almost certainly will not be at such a great disadvantage as the Nuggets. Jokic, Smokic neither one will make a difference. The Blazers have lucked out again in getting to play an opponent at a severe disadvantage. Why even play the series?
     
    garbagetime, May 19, 2021
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    Lol wut

    We didnt have Nurk against Denver two yrs ago and Enes played with a messed up shoulder and Dame banged up as well.

    Dame missed games against LA last yr after getting hurt multiple times.

    Lucked out? Dafuq. We have had the worst injury luck of any franchise in the NBA. Oh nooo but jamal murray. Lol
     
    illmatic99, May 19, 2021
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    Disregard the troll. The Blazers have had an injury advantage twice (In 2016 vs LAC and the WCF in 2019 against the GSW who did not have Durant - Blazers didn't have Nurkic either) in the last 10 playoff series they have been in. It's not a common thread they have relied upon. In fact more than not teams have faced an injured Blazer team in the playoffs.
     
    Chris Craig, May 19, 2021
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    I counted just 19

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    BoomChakaLaka, May 19, 2021
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    does reverse fake woofing counter any real woofing, or does it make the original woofing worse?

    asking for a friend.
     
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    So let me get this straight, I post this 12 hours BEFORE you and you actually get 3 likes for this...... What is happening to this place?
     
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