Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 2, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - MAY 7, 2019 - TUESDAY, 7:30 PM, TNT

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If not the Blazers, whom would you want to win the Championship this year?

Poll closed May 12, 2019.
  1. Warriors

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  2. Rockets

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  3. Nuggets

    10.0%
  4. Bucks

    51.7%
  5. Celtics

    1.7%
  6. Raptors

    21.7%
  7. 76ers

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  8. Any team in the West

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  9. Any team in the East

    11.7%
  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2018-19 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    53 - 29
    (21-20 Road)
    DENVER NUGGETS

    54 - 28
    (34-7 Home)


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    PROBABLE STARTERS---------


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    DAMIAN LILLARD VS JAMAL MURRAY

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    C.J. McCOLLUM VS GARY HARRIS

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    MOE HARKLESS VS TORREY CRAIG

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    AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS PAUL MILLSAP

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    ENES KANTER VS NIKOLA JOKIC

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    WHEN: 7:30 PM (PDT), TUESDAY, 5/7/2019

    WHERE: PEPSI CENTER, DENVER, CO
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    --------------BENCH--------------
    - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS -
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    CURRY , SIMONS , HOOD
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    TURNER , TRENT Jr. , LAYMAN
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    LABISSIERE , COLLINS , LEONARD


    ----- DENVER NUGGETS-----
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    THOMAS , MORRIS
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    BEASLEY , BARTON , VANDERBILT
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    HERNANGOMEZ , LYDON , LYLES
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    PLUMLEE , WELSH


    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Moe Harkless (right ankle sprain): PROBABLE
    Enes Kanter (separated left shoulder): PROBABLE
    Jusuf Nurkic (left leg injury): OUT
    NUGGETS
    Jamal Murray (right thigh injury): PROBABLE
    Michael Porter Jr. (low back surgery): OUT




    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- MICHAEL MALONE



    :reading:OFFICIAL NUGGETS' GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES




    PREVIOUS MEETING IN THE SERIES
    GAME #1: LOSS 113-121


    GAME #2: WIN 97-90


    GAME #3: WIN 140-137


    GAME #4: LOSS 112-116



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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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  3. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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  4. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    I'm not saying the refs cost us Game 4, but......

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  5. Bruno_Sabino

    Bruno_Sabino From Brasil (Belem-PA)

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    Biggest game of the year so far. A win and Moda Center will be on fire for game 6. Let’s go!
     
  6. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    The question is weird but i'm going with Nuggets. Figure if the Blazers get past the Nuggets it's gonna be tough to root for a team that beat the Blazers because that would be either GS or Rock-etts.
    If the Blazers do not get past the Nuggets then i usually always wish the team that beat them the best.
    That will not happen to the Warriors or Houston.
    No... The east can suck it! I watched that Raptors vs Philly game today. What a freaking joke.
    The West is out there killing each other and the East teams are lolligagging there way through the second round.
     
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    Just regroup and continue to play with the same intensity.
    Make some shots that usually fall and keep the composure.
    Game 5 can be won. Just got to go earn it!
     
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  10. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I honestly think we can now win this game in 5!
     
  11. TorturedBlazerFan

    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    You mean we can win game 5?
     
  12. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Nope. We kick their ass so bad in game 5, they just give us the series.
     
  13. TBpup

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    Simply put, Dame is going to have to step it up. In the last 3 games he is a paltry 24-63, a not very attractive .380 from the field. Yes, they won 2 of those games but that isn't what you need from your star who is supposed to be the best player on the court.
     
  14. blazerkor

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    It's really obvious that we're missing Nurk and the pick and roll a ton. Both Dame and CJ have become ISO heavy and we all know that's not the most efficient way to play. We can still win the series, it's just going to take a little more from Dame: more shots falling, more driving to the hole and finishing and more drawing in their whole defense and kicking the ball out for uncontested shots... that our other guys need to hit. We really don't need much more but if we get that little extra bit, I think we can still take this series in 6.
     
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    Deliver Dame !
     
  16. illmatic99

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    Maybe credit the defense? Gary Harris is in his jersey on every possession and they keep throwing 2/3 guys at him on every P&R. And Dame can't really hide on defense cuz he's actually one oof our better defenders now. His workload is ridiculous.

    Look at what's happening to Curry/Kyrie/Lowry/Paul/etc. What superstar point guard is actually doing well right now? It's just rare for them to sustain their efficiency this late in the playoffs. (and no, Murray doesn't count when he's getting single coverage and is an afterthought of our defensive game plan).
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Someone here brought up the idea of taking out Murray by trapping him. Terry threw that look out there in the last few mins for some success. I think that deserves a look.

    While Jokic is their best player, they go as Jamal goes. Take Murray out.
     
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    You lost me at yes, we won 2 of those games. He shot great in game 1 but we lost. Winning as team is all that matters.
     
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    We are just here to play spoiler now. We shouldn't even be in this position without nurk. But I bet we'd have already swept them with him.
     
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    Honestly i feel Dame is fine. He is scoring and he draws a double every time. He is working as hard as any point guard in the playoffs right now.
    I feel the real need is to have that one thing we all got used to seeing this year. Aminu hitting 36-40% of his threes. If that happens in either loss this series is a sweep.
    In game one Chief went 0-1 from three point.
    In game 4 Chief went 1-4 from three point.
    The kick out to Aminu has been there but he has not been taking the shot and he has been converting at the basket. He was 6-10 FG's in game four. but was a dismal 1-5 overall in game one.
    I'm thinking Aminu is putting a bunch of effort out there on defense and he is not willing to rely on the three?
    If Aminu is not available to shoot from three the Blazers need another shooter on the floor.
     
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