Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 1: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 14, 2018, SATURDAY, 7:30 PM PDT, ESPN & NBCSNW

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How do you see the series playing out?

Poll closed Apr 14, 2018.
  1. Blazers in 4

    5.9%
  2. Blazers in 5

    26.5%
  3. Blazers in 6

    52.9%
  4. Blazers in 7

    8.8%
  5. Pelicans in 4

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Pelicans in 5

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Pelicans in 6

    1.5%
  8. Pelicans in 7

    4.4%
  1. tykendo

    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Nurk played well in the 4th. I thought the Blazers went away from Nurk too early. Got to get back to feeding him, and he needs to stop giving away good passes inside, to pass it outside to a bricker.
     
  2. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    We really lost by 5. That last 3 meant nothing.
     
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  3. riverman

    riverman Writing Team

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    I thought you were an accountant....we lost by 2 pts dude
     
  4. KeepOnRollin

    KeepOnRollin Well-Known Member

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    While I am not happy about tonight (of course) I still believe we win in 6.
     
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  5. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    I knew the Blazers would lose when I saw an ad for Taco Cat on the big screen in the Moda. I don't even know what a Taco Cat is, but it's a cat and that is always a bad thing.

    Right @SlyPokerCat?
     
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  6. Cippy91

    Cippy91 Habitual Line Stepper

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    I’m probably one of the biggest dame fan boys but yes, his playoff performances haven’t been memorable. I think a huge factor is he is so heavily schemed against because most teams don’t have to worry about anybody else offensively on our side. The clippers did the best job before Paul and griffin got injured. I think tonight he forced a lot of stuff to try and get in rhythm. Still made some big shots but that last shot trying to draw that foul was a very poor decision. I think he should of went floater there. Instead he tried to draw contact. Not smart. I think he will be better Tuesday
     
  7. KingSpeed

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    Dame at the podium now on NBATV
     
  8. TBpup

    TBpup Writing Team

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    Damn....Stotts has rubbed off on Dame. "We just didn't make shots".
     
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  9. KingSpeed

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    Dame- we didn't make shots
     
  10. rotary111

    rotary111 Well-Known Member

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    It's one game. That's it. Nothing more.
     
  11. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Another note: Nurk was missing chippies that he should have just dunked. I thought he was over that....... ugh
     
  12. KingSpeed

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    Dame- we don't need to change defensively, we only gave up 95 points
     
  13. riverman

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    nurk dame and cj combined barely cracked 10 pts in the first half....most of our pts were Chief and ET up until then
     
  14. KingSpeed

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    Dame- we gotta be sharper; we didn't have a bad defensive game
     
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  15. A$AP Meyers

    A$AP Meyers Well-Known Member

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    This is actually pretty accurate but we also have to realize Dame got us back into that game and he was guarded primarily by a guy who is going to be First Team Defense. Also against Houston he was guarded by Pat Bev and against Memphis by Conley and Tony Allen.

    He needs to elevate his game no doubt that’s what greats do but that’s a lot easier to do when the guys you’re passing to aren’t Aminu and Evan Turner. The Pelicans weren’t scared of anybody tonight except Damian Lillard. Hopefully tonight proves to some folks that Nurkic is not the 3 we need in a big 3. He’s a dimasuar. Didn’t belong in this game and as the league continues to evolve he’ll become more of a dinosaur.

    That’s not to say he’s a bad player, he’s not, he just can’t matchup with a team like NO. Nor can he against most other playoff teams. Look at what happened to Whiteside today against Philly, played 12 minutes. There was no place for him in the game.
     
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  16. DUB

    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    We scored more points in the paint than them. We took 15 more three point attempts than them. So basically they beat us by making long two point shots, the exact type of shot our defence tries to force the opposition to take. It worked for them this game, can they keep it up for a whole seven game series?

    FGM/A (%)
    Us - 37/98 (37.8%)
    Them - 41/86 (47.7%)

    3PM/A (%)
    Us - 12/39 (30.8%)
    Them - 8/24 (33.3%)

    Points in the Paint
    Us - 46
    Them - 44
     
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  17. Boise Blazer

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    Unlike a lot people here I am not all convinced that we can win on their court and even less so now that they have stolen game one.
     
  18. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    On the score, yes. But I will always look at it as a 5 point less since no basket mattered with no TO.

    The two previous plays? Yeah, those mattered. And were extremely bad plays.
     
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  19. KingSpeed

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    Dame- CJ popped to strong side corner ;Pat was flaring and he wide open; ball was supposed to come to me on that play but Pat was open
     
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    Here's what i see happening Ptown felt sorry for New Orleans and gave them an atta- boys. Ptown in 6!
     

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