Game Thread 2022-23 Game #19 - BLAZERS @ KNICKERBOCKERS - NOVEMBER 25, 2002 - FRIDAY - 4:30 PM (PDT) ROOT

[Cugel]

Trendon Trendon Trendon, wtf man?

 

[blazerfan11]

How does Watford earn playing time over Jabari walker with a ridiculously stupid foul like that?

 

[crandc]

Come on Jerami.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Damn I didn’t realize Grant sucks at FTs

 

[crandc]

Please Jerami. Please. No more fucking around.

 

[blazerfan11]

Nurk and Watford trying to extend the game for what ever reason.

You should count Grant in that list too

 

[FlashWad]

The losing streak is snapped. It was very difficult and we needed our players to have career highs but we got the win.

 

[Chris Craig]

Feels good to get a win.

 

[crandc]

This won't go under great classic games but after four losses I will take it. Time for a win streak.

 

[Idog1976]

Whew! Gritty win and fantastic work by Grant, Simons and Hart. Nod to Watford for good minutes. Nurk was good early and then again late super clutch in 4th and OT.

 

[Chris Craig]

13 pts from the bench lol

 

[Tince]

You should count Grant in that list too

Missing shots is on a much lower level than unforced turnovers and fouls up 6 with under 40 seconds to go.

I'm not going to knock the guy who had 44pts on 50% shooting.

 

[Hoopguru]

Gritty team!

 

[Wade Garrett]

Quite a few outstanding individual performances.
Anfernee, Josh, Jerami, Justise, Nurk, Trendon....
That would have been a tough loss.

 

[Tince]

The Knicks made 3 shots outside the restricted area in the last 20 minutes of the game....

 

[Mr. Robot]

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

13 pts from the bench lol

two starters with over 45 minutes and two over 40.

 

[illmatic99]

Needed that win

 

[wizenheimer]

* too bad Hart fouled out...I wanted to him to get 20 rebounds. A 6'5 wing gets 6 offensive rebounds about never

* Ant took a couple of bad shots down the stretch but he was really clutch at the close of the 4th and OT

* speaking of bad shots, am I the only one who doesn't think going 2-for-1 as a period winds down is not always a good idea? Seems to me that one good shot is better than 2 bad shots. That's why Ant forced up that stupid 30' three.

 

[hoopsjock]

Blazers 132, Knicks 129
Portland ends their losing streak with a win in New York. There are some crazy stat lines from the Blazers in this one, led by Jerami Grant's 44 points. Come talk about the game with us!

 

[Mr. Robot]

ant was right to go 2 for 1, but it was a bad shot, like, really, really bad

 

[OneSport3]

I swear you Ant haters are ridiculous.

 

[Driew]

Still tied for most road wins in the league.

 

[illmatic99]

Simons with a much better game than he's had in the past few. Looked very controlled and I loved his read of double teams late in the game.

 

[blazerfan11]

best of the game perhaps. Smart play

Would like to see more like that.

 

[riverman]

Good win! OT in the Garden after Thanksgiving on the road...rotation players out...gotta love it!

 

[illmatic99]

josh also looked DESPERATE for a win. was going after the ball hard.

love that guy

 

[Tince]

* speaking of bad shots, am I the only one who doesn't think going 2-for-1 as a period winds down is not always a good idea? Seems to me that one good shot is better than 2 bad shots. That's why Ant forced up that stupid 30' three.

I'm sure there are scenarios where the math doesn't play out, but in general, it's the right play.

A "bad" shot probably has a 30% chance of going in, meaning you could expect about 0.66-1pt/attempt. Let's average that out and say you can expect 0.83pts/possession.
A "good" shot probably has say 50% change of going in, meaning you could expect about 1-1.5pt/attempt. Lets average that out and say you can expect 1.25pts/possession.

0.83 x 2 posssessions = 1.66 expected points on a 2 for 1 vs the 1.25 expected points taking one "good" shot. A 30% difference is fairly signficant.

Obviously my math is overly simplistic, but I think you get the point. We've had scenarios where that strategy has got us a quick 6-0 run. We've also had times where we miss both and get outscored by 2-3. Overall, you've got to play the numbers. 4 extra possessions in an NBA game probably means an additional 3-4 wins over the course of the season.

 

[Mr. Robot]

nurk doesnt rebound as much as he used to, im thinking its cause hart is in a contract year and he lets him get them

 

[BlazerBeav]

That felt like a very disjointed game, but our execution was actually pretty good. Anyway, much needed win!