GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ CAVALIERS- 12/17/13, TUES, 4 PM (PST), CSNNW

Waiters went so off on us last year. Jack always has a chip against us.

Let's Go!

 

Nah, left hand Tristan Thompson and the Waitress.

 

If you're record watching, the Blazers need 6 more consecutive wins to tie the best starting record in franchise history, and 7 (@OKC on the 2nd of a back to back) to surpass it. GO BLAZERS!

 

The numbers that matter

Cleveland is
2-1 vs the Northwest division
2-0 on two days rest
1-0 on Tuesday
4-2 in December vs 4-12 in November
Cleveland erupts on 2 days rest, and has the second lowest opponents ppg on two days rest/ They also erupt on Tuesday in ppg, and hold their opponents to the fewest ppg on Tuesday

Portland is
5-0 vs the Central division
12-1 on 1 days rest
0-1 on Tuesday
8-1 in December vs 13-2 in November
Portland scores it's highest points on 1 days rest while giving up the least. However, on Tuesday, Portland has been outscored by 15 points

 

Thats fine if he is their leading scorer.

 

And we get to look forward to another game of Mice Rice's infatuation with saying Alonzo Gee's name. Hehe

 

Reminds me of Tony Kornheiser's obsession with Drew Brees's name.

 

Don't take this one for granted. Cleveland is a MUCH different team at home than on the road. In fact, they are a very good home team. They have won 4 in a row at home, including a recent win over the Clippers and are 7-3 overall at home. They score more, defend MUCH better and rebound better at home.

At Home:

Record: 7-3

Points/G: 96.5
Opp Points/G: 94.7
Net Points/G: +1.8

Reb/G: 47.2
Opp Reb/G: 41.1
Net Reb/G: +6.1

eff: 109.4
Opp eff: 107.8
Net eff: +1.6

That looks like a pretty good team and explains why they are 7-3 at home. Now. compare that to how they do on the road.

On the Road:

Record: 2-11

Points/G: 92.8
Opp Points/G: 104.1
Net Points/G: -11.3

Reb/G: 40.7
Opp Reb/G: 44.6
Net Reb/G: -3.9

eff: 92.8
Opp eff: 124.8
Net eff: -32.0

So, don't let their overall record deceive you, they are a good home team and absolutely abysmal on the road. This is very typical of a young team with some talent.

In addition to rebounding very well at home, they also defend the 3-pointer exceptionally well at home:

Opp 3FG: 7.4-24.1
Opp 3FG%: .307

This has trap game written all over it. I hope the players don't overlook the Cavs. At home, they certainly seem to have the ability to neutralize two of the Blazers biggest strengths (rebounding and 3-point shooting). Keep an eye on those two stats tonight. I hope we can escape with a win and move on to Minnesota tomorrow.

BNM

 

BNM, this is really a trap game, but I have confidence with this team. I think our team actually believes we can win each and every game. I think most of that has to do with how focused they are to each and every game. I think we blow them out, homerly speaking!

 

How many trap games have we had on this trip

seems like every game so far is a trap game

 

Tell me about it

 

Another piece of shit city:
[video=youtube;oZzgAjjuqZM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oZzgAjjuqZM[/video]

 

This should be another game that goes right down to the wire. The thing I like about this team, is their ability to play tough in crunch time. We have multiple players who are not afraid to take a big shot. And since most games are close at the end, I have more confidence than normal. The next two games will be tough.

 

There are no trap games. Every game teams will give Portland their best shot. The secret is out around the NBA teams, even if everyone in the media hasn't got that memo 21-4.

 

Who in the media has said we aren't a good team?