Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 2, GAME 6: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - MAY 9, 2019 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM , ESPN

If we lose this game, I'm going back to NYC. Who wants a 50 inch Roku TV and a microwave? Make a bid in a PM. Oh and GO BLAZERS!!!!

 

Chris and I went over a few stats on our podcast such as...

1) The Blazers have never come back from a 3-2 deficit to win a series
2) The Blazers have only ever played in two Game 7s. 1990 vs Spurs, 2000 vs Lakers. We won the former.
3) Dame/Stotts are 2-5 in must win games. Wins against Spurs and Grizzlies and losses against Warriors (twice), Spurs, Grizzlies, and Pelicans.

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King, the Blazers played a Game 7 in 2003 against the Mavs.

 

I hope Nurkic doesn't come sit on the bench, watch the game from home, stay comfortable, tweet some motivation, that will do.

Regarding the game, Kanter on Jokic and Aminu on Milsap is I think the better strategy with all due respect.
Dame on their best backcourt player.
CJ showing up would be nice. I hate to hate on CJ as his offensive game is sometimes so pure it's almost sexually satisfying but please if you can not disappear when the season's on the line.
Harkless STAYS ON THE COURT this time, thank you very much.
Meyers I think earned some run, at least when they play Jokic and Plumlee and Kanter is already on the bench.

Dame, the shots will be falling only after you feed the other players. I hate to be that blunt but ET at least doesn't dominate the offense. I want Kanter in the post even if he tears his arm out. I want Harkless more than two field goal attempts. Aminu is fine.
Then if the shots are still not falling GO INSIDE, don't make me call you out. Get in the game like I explain it to you and you'd be back in business.

That's all, for now

 

No brainer. Rockets so we retain home court.

 

I'm expecting a better performance than the carnage that was last night.

 

I didn't want this series to go seven, now we will be tired in the WCF

 

Yes they did. Kind of forgot about that one.

 

What I want to see how much pride this team got. With the bad performance they had last night I want to see know quit in this team. I also think Stotts needs quick hook on who plays Millsap. If Millsap start going off on Aminu again he must bring in Zach to guard him. Zach got to play him some last night and real good job on him.

 

Hopefully Stotts can coach another great game in game 6. Hopefully the players just decide to follow along this time. Then we should win easily.

 

So get back to Portland put a good game together and even the series up.
Close out game!
Who is going?

 

Id go if tickets werent so goddamn expensive.

 

What a grotesque end to what was almost a feel-good season.

 

Yeah, losing to the Warriors always feels annoying, even if it's in the WCF

 

I certainly hope we don't go into the Moda for game 6 with this attitude/vibe.

Game 5 sucked, no doubt, but I feel good about how many feel goods on this season I've had. Win or lose, Happy with the teams improvement this year and look forward to next.

 

I'm not expecting much tbh. Think they showed that they are the better team. Living and dying by our results in these games is taking a massive toll on my overall mindset --that loss broke me last night. Our effort, drive, and strategy pissed me off to a point where I have given up. The icing was seeing Dame laugh it up on the bench in the fourth quarter with the team getting literally run off the floor.

So I've decided that I'm getting into summer mode. I'm gonna look up some undervalued assets today: Ben Simmons is screaming out to me as someone who needs a change of scenery.