ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KGW

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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    WHEN: 6:30 PM, WEDNESDAY, 4/30/2014​

    WHERE: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    S T A R T E R S
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    VS


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    BENCH ROTATION

    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    WILLIAMS , WRIGHT , ROBINSON , FREELAND

    HOUSTON ROCKETS
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    LIN , DANIELS , GARCIA , JONES




    INJURIES
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    TERRY STOTTS--- KEVIN MCHALE




    PREVIOUS MEETINGS IN THE SERIES

    GAME #1: BLAZERS WIN IN OT 122 - 120
    [video=youtube;NnevBhk-V6w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnevBhk-V6w[/video]

    GAME #2: BLAZERS WIN 112 - 105
    [video=youtube;pWNwDCtUsAA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWNwDCtUsAA[/video]

    GAME #3: ROCKETS WIN IN OT 121 - 116
    [video=youtube;J5cLdOtrMtE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5cLdOtrMtE[/video]

    GAME #4: BLAZERS WIN IN OT 123 - 120
    [video=youtube;3iS0ezbXQi0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iS0ezbXQi0[/video]






    :reading:BLAZERS' GAME NOTES
    :reading:ROCKETS' GAME NOTES



    GO BLAZERS!
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    Yay Darkwing!
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    HCP is stoked at Darkwings' work!
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    Lets finish this!! Go Blazers!!!
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    No work will be done by me today. None.

    It's not the matchups, but the psychology that is my concern tonight. My fear is the Blazers will relax a little bit, thinking they have three chances to close them out. I think tonight is the best chance, even better than Game Six at home, because if we get a lead, I think this is the game the Rockets are most likely to pack in. In Game Six, all they're going to think about is getting home for Game Seven.
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    I have to work and go to a meeting this morning. I'll be gone by noon to work out and burn some nervous energy, and I'm not going back. No point in it. :)

    In the playoffs, every game is 'must win'. Especially this one. :pimp:
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    Ref Assignments:

    Portland @ Houston
    Danny Crawford
    David Jones
    Michael Smith
    Josh Tiven

    Thoughts?
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    None of those names really stick out. I don't pay a ton of attention to refs, but the only name I even recognize is Danny Crawford - and he's no Joey!
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    I just checked the ref stats on this site, and they seem to favor the road team: http://www.nbastuffer.com/referee_stats

    Search name by name. Crawford, Smith and Tiven have reffed seven playoff games in total, with zero home wins (Crawford 0-4, Smith 0-2, Tiven 0-1). David Jones has reffed four playoff games and the home record is 2-2.

    I'm cautiously optimistic we may get a fair shake. I don't want favoritism; I just want a straight-up game. In the NBA, sometimes that's too much to ask for.
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    LET'S GET READY TO RUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBBLLLLEEE!

    Let's go Blazers! One.... MORE.... GAME!!! Close it out.
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    Seeing how these games have gone, with Houston taking leads at the beginning and through most of the game, only to cough them up at the end, I'm wondering if there isn't something else at play we haven't discussed. Is our team in superior physical condition to the Rockets? I'm wondering if they're just getting tired at the end of games and that's the reason they can't close us out?
     
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    Re: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 4/30/14, WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM (PST), TNT & KG

    This. Take them out while they're on the ropes and coming off that tough, tough loss.
     
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