Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ GRIZZLIES - 4/29/15, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KGW

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Who will score more tonight?

Poll closed Apr 29, 2015.

  1. McCollum

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  2. Leonard

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  3. Tie

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  1. Draco

    Draco Well-Known Member

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    Last game was to avoid embarrassment. This game is to make it an actual series. Teams come back from down 3-2 so we win this one and all the sudden it gets interesting.

    Without Conley this is an entirely different series. So we got a real chance now but its of course still a big long shot. I'd say we have a 45% chance of winning in Memphis and 60% chance winning in Portland so .45x.60x.45 = 12.5%. 7/8 times we lose this series. But if we win tonight our odds go up to 27% which is definitely plausible.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Solid probability work. But I wouldn't give us a 45% chance to win game 7 on the road.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    IMO: With Wesley Matthews on the floor with Dame, Conley doesn't tame anybody. Look at our starting SG production the first four games. Wes takes pressure off of not just Dame but also LaMarcus.
     
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  4. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    The headline on nba.com: "Shorthanded Memphis returns home with a chance to close out Portland."

    They have 1 player injured and they are the ones that are shorthanded? We have two players out and two more playing through injuries.

    Look, I get that we benefit from Conley being out, but they have benefited all series long from the absence of Wesley Matthews. They went up 3-0 on a shorthanded Portland team. It's not like we suddenly got Wes back when they lost Conley. Both teams are down one key starter, and in our case, his replacement also missed Games 1 and 2 and is playing hurt (and it shows).

    Injuries are part of the game. It sucks that Conley got hurt. He's a great player and a good guy, but if MEM loses this series, blaming it on an injury is lame when your opponent has had even more injuries.

    BNM
     
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    Draco Well-Known Member

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    The Wes headlines happened months ago, the team, fans, and the media all moved on from that and readjusted expectations of the Blazers team. Conley was arguably Memphis best player this series and they won every game he played where he shut down Lillard. Afflalo has been a mixed bag even when healthy for us so I think the headlines are justified.
     
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    Oh, I forgot that LA was being covered with the smothering perimeter defense of Zach Randolph. But really, this is just LA doing what LA does.

    Somebody else needs to step up? Like maybe CJ or Meyers? LA still did the same shit.

    Your post is a complete failure. Instead of being annoyed at me for pointing out the obvious, why don't you be annoyed at LA for his crappy shooting?
     
    Sinobas, Apr 29, 2015
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  7. blue32

    blue32 Who wants a mustache ride?

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    How many games did we play Memphis, with Wes and Dame at the helm vs Conley and team? Also what was the outcome?
     
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    Months ago? Didn't Wes go down last month? I know what you mean though.
     
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  9. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    It was the use of the term shorthanded that I object to. It makes it sound like they have fewer healthy players than we do, which is opposite of the truth. A better headline would be: With Conley out, can Memphis closeout Portland?

    BNM
     
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  10. MarAzul

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    One last thought for Stotts. Show Damian the stats sheet for the Playoffs. Then remind him, when you think about taking a three, find someone else, almost anyone will do but that big white boy would be a good choice and tell him you will buy dinner if he hits it.

    http://www.nba.com/blazers/stats
     
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    You do know the big white boy eats a lot. Are you suggesting Dame should foot the bill for that?
     
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  12. MarAzul

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    If he hits the shot, you bet.
     
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    Did you get a chance to read the story about what he usually eats before every game? It's funny. I could live on that much for about a week.
     
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  14. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Dude has a 12,000 calorie metabolism.

     
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    Breakfast foods, good man.
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Exactly. Breakfast is the only meal I need... I just have it five times a day.
     
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    Ha! No I didn't, but I can imagine. When I was his age, I needed a mule to pack my lunch. No where near his size.
     
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    I've gained a shit ton a weight over the past few years and my solution is gonna be breakfast foods lol eggs, bacon, sausage, lots of water and working out a ton. It should do magic because of the lack of carbs!
     
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  19. stampedehero

    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Yeah. Creative coaching is needed tonight to make LA better. As kjironman1 said LA opening on the left block and subsequent failures to score bury us instead of creating our tempo, our lead and the way we dictate this game. That 3rd quarter is a killer and Stotts needs to be the decision maker who can master the matchups. Through this series he has been throughly outcoached and without Conely, its' his move to create a win.
     
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    This doesn't bode well for us.
    @HPbasketball: Via @nbastuffer, NBA home teams with Ken Mauer as chief official were +1.1. Home teams with Malloy as crew were +5.8. http://cbsprt.co/1Ai9jvg
     
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