Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 2, GAME 3: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - MAY 3, 2019 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM , ESPN

Then they need to pay @ThePosterFormerlyKnownAsTheHCP handsomely for not being able to work. Then he can buy us all tickets to the games beings he isn't allowed to sit at home and watch them live anymore.

 

There's a lot to be said for continuity.

 

I've been a bit critical of Stotts in the past, mostly concerning his utter lack of in-game adjustments, late game (lack of) play calls, and his sometimes bizarro lineup tinkering. I also have faulted him for leaning too hard on Dame and giving CJ free rein (I've never written "free rein" before and just realized it's an equestrian idiom. Neat.).

BUT Stotts has been savvy in these playoffs with game-to-game adjustments, as well as in-game experiments. He's been patient and decisive and has exploited any hint of an available advantage. I've seen swarming defense (!!!) and double teams! What in the actual hell?!! I'm proud of coach. I think he's raised his game for the playoffs.

 

Plus there must be a reason his coaches are getting looks from other teams

 

You know all he would do is take his family on vacation and rub it in with photo's mostly blurry ones.

 

It's VERY difficult to win in Denver. It's a normal game in the first 36-40 minutes, but the last quarter or eight minutes the legs just go. It forces opponents to go deeper in their rotation and takes a toll psychologically.

The problem is you never have time to acclimatize yourself. It takes a few weeks for your blood to be able to handle the increased oxygen required to live at a mile high.

My point is that now we've stolen one here, we can't give it up in Portland. We're unlikely to win two in Denver. SA surprisingly didn't take advantage when they jumped on Denver in Game 1. It took Denver seven games, but they won the series. Don't give them life. Games 3 and 4 are the key. We win both, we likely win the series.

 

Exactly this.

 

Exactly. This is not the same coach we saw in the 2018 play-offs. This isn't the same coach we saw for much of this season. I give him all due credit for what he is doing now, but that doesn't mean that past criticisms were wrong.

 

I just noticed this on the site twitter feed. Man I miss these guys, but I'm now ok with what we have. It always could be WAY worse. Lol

 

So they can beat the Warriors 4 times in a series ? Ok Jason

 

Could not have said it better myself. Kudos. We can’t mess up a good thing like stealing one in Denver. Absolutely have to be the great home team that we have been all year as well as thru out the playoffs. Anyone going to the Blazer game tonight needs to be stupid loud and disturb Denver as much as you possibly can from a seat. We NEED Game 3 and 4 if we want a comfortable series victory.

 

Must win these 2 to win the series.

 

Damn, I'm excited about this game! Go Blazers!

 

Wade Garrett was continually good.

Okay. I can understand why that seems unlikely. But remember. The Warriors have no answer for a scoring big like Kanter. Steph just dislocated his finger and is also nursing a bad ankle. Draymond i think has 3 T's already and i highly doubt he goes the rest of that series without another or even two?
All it takes is the Rockets pushing that series to 7 games and making it tough and the Blazers (If they can get by the Nuggets at all) have a punchers chance to win a game on the road.
Heck there isn't even a guarantee the Warriors beat the Rockets at this point.

 

Exactly. I thought it was some regal freedom.

 

My daughters got all the good luck gear on

 

Blazer win 11 straight games starting now and we'll celebrate a championship! 11 more wins!

 

Oregonians have so many names for rain

 

The Lord of Light - Hearted Locker Room Chemistry smiles upon our brotherhood.