Game Thread 2022-23 Game #28 - BLAZERS @ SPURS - DECEMBER 14, 2022 - WEDNESDAY - 5:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

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Ant having another nice game since Dame’s been back? Very nice to see.

I still have very high hopes for this backcourt. Ant’s too good at 23 to give up on, especially for any package that doesn’t involve at least 2 1sts.
 
cdub503 said:
missed the game due to work.... any cliff notes? sharpes box score looks efficient
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Blazers were/are the better team, especially with the Spurs missing the two best bigs.

Dame and the Blazer offense was far too versatile for the Spurs in the first half (73pts). Portland came out and played a flat 3rd quarter, but started the 4th solid, then the starters came back in to put it away with 4-5 minutes to go. Sharpe was able to finish at all levels, which was nice to see.
 
Solid win, bad 3rd, otherwise a dominant performance for 3 quarters and we got a double digit win and 4th place.
 
BankTeller said:
Ant having another nice game since Dame’s been back? Very nice to see.

I still have very high hopes for this backcourt. Ant’s too good at 23 to give up on, especially for any package that doesn’t involve at least 2 1sts.
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this times 10000.
 
Lillard moves up 3 spots to #79 on the NBA/ABA Career Points board -

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Simons moves up 1 spot to #41 on the Blazers Career Points board -

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70 more points for Lillard to claim that top spot. 2 more games?
 

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Mavs lost at home tonight… good luck Blazers beating them next game
 
42N8Bounce said:
Lillard moves up 3 spots to #79 on the NBA/ABA Career Points board -

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Simons moves up 1 spot to #41 on the Blazers Career Points board -

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70 more points for Lillard to claim that top spot. 2 more games?
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After its all said and done.... where does lillard end up on the all time list...? top 10.... top 5? 10 seems for sure doable..... 5/3 (the one i can see) seems a lot harder...
 
42N8Bounce said:
Lillard moves up 3 spots to #79 on the NBA/ABA Career Points board -

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Simons moves up 1 spot to #41 on the Blazers Career Points board -

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70 more points for Lillard to claim that top spot. 2 more games?
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This shows he still has a ways to go to catch Drexler in career points. over 4000 points till he catches him there.
 
wizenheimer said:
the last unicorn similar to Wemby was Porzingis and he didn't alter any balance of power. And yeah, I know, Wembeyana looks better, but I think he's getting a bit overrated at this point
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Porzingis is kind of like Meyers Leonard. Doesn't have the brain to match the body.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
This shows he still has a ways to go to catch Drexler in career points. over 4000 points till he catches him there.
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That's career points. The other is points as a Blazer. I hope Dame goes off for 73 against the Mavs on Friday to pass Clyde. That would be badass.
 
cdub503 said:
After its all said and done.... where does lillard end up on the all time list...? top 10.... top 5? 10 seems for sure doable..... 5/3 (the one i can see) seems a lot harder...
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I think top 25 is pretty reasonable to see but top 10 is gonna be tough. That is Shaq at 28596 and remember Durant is still going. He's at 26366 right now. You gotta figure he's in the top 15 this year for sure.
 
blazerkor said:
That's career points. The other is points as a Blazer. I hope Dame goes off for 73 against the Mavs on Friday to pass Clyde. That would be badass.
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That's what i said. Career points. He's still 4000+ away from that.
 
With the way that both can go on heaters, Dame and Ant are the most explosive backcourt in the NBA. Are they the best backcourt yet?
 
Always love listening to Spurs and Sean Elliot. Always gives love to Dame and the Blazers
 
Fairly-Hard said:
That's what i said. Career points. He's still 4000+ away from that.
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So a couple more seasons to beat Clyde’s career total points. It took Clyde 16 seasons to get to his total. Dame should pass him in 12. I loved Clyde as a Blazer, and he was a great player, but Dame is better.
 
blazerkor said:
That's career points. The other is points as a Blazer. I hope Dame goes off for 73 against the Mavs on Friday to pass Clyde. That would be badass.
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if i know anything about Dame (and i think I do having followed him over the past 11 yrs as if he were a family member), i think Dame wants to get this achievement in Houston on Saturday in front of Clyde. Expecting another 40 piece in Dallas on Friday so that he gets in shot to do it at HOU on the b2b.

i know he would have rather done this at home, but this is the next best thing.
 
illmatic99 said:
if i know anything about Dame (and i think I do having followed him over the past 11 yrs as if he were a family member), i think Dame wants to get this achievement in Houston on Saturday in front of Clyde. Expecting another 40 piece in Dallas on Friday so that he gets in shot to do it at HOU on the b2b.

i know he would have rather done this at home, but this is the next best thing.
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That’s exactly what I was thinking.
 
e_blazer said:
I loved Clyde as a Blazer, and he was a great player, but Dame is better.
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Dame is my favorite Blazer ever, but as far as 'Best Blazer Ever'?

Drexler:
- 8 All-Star Appearances
- 1 All-NBA 1st Team
- 2 All-NBA 2nd Team
- 2 All-NBA 3rd Team
- 2 NBA Finals Appearances
- 94 Blazers Playoff Games
- #1 Blazers Career Points (for now)
- #2 Blazers Career Rebounds
- #2 Blazers Career Assists
- #1 Blazers Career Steals
- #7 Blazers Career Blocks
- 1 50-point game as a Blazer

Lillard:
- 6 All-Star Appearances
- 1 All-NBA 1st Team
- 4 All-NBA 2nd Team
- 1 All-NBA 3rd Team
- 61 Blazers Playoff Games
- #2 Blazers Career Points (for now)
- #3 Blazers Career Assists
- #7 Blazers Career Steals
- 14 50-point games as a Blazer

Stats wise, I think Drexler still has the lead as 'Best Blazer Ever'. But Dame is closing fast...

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We are the best road team in the West, 3rd best in the entire league (only behind Boston and Milwaukee).
 
42N8Bounce said:
Dame is my favorite Blazer ever, but as far as 'Best Blazer Ever'?

Drexler:
- 8 All-Star Appearances
- 1 All-NBA 1st Team
- 2 All-NBA 2nd Team
- 2 All-NBA 3rd Team
- 2 NBA Finals Appearances
- 94 Blazers Playoff Games
- #1 Blazers Career Points (for now)
- #2 Blazers Career Rebounds
- #2 Blazers Career Assists
- #1 Blazers Career Steals
- #7 Blazers Career Blocks
- 1 50-point game as a Blazer

Lillard:
- 6 All-Star Appearances
- 1 All-NBA 1st Team
- 4 All-NBA 2nd Team
- 1 All-NBA 3rd Team
- 61 Blazers Playoff Games
- #2 Blazers Career Points (for now)
- #3 Blazers Career Assists
- #7 Blazers Career Steals
- 14 50-point games as a Blazer

Stats wise, I think Drexler still has the lead as 'Best Blazer Ever'. But Dame is closing fast...

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Ya.... but dame will not go into the HOF in any other jersey.

how's that for data?

clyde can kick rocks. can we please rename the street in front of moda?
 
A lot of teams Doug McDermott at trade deadline. I wonder if the Blazers will be one of those teams?
 
blazerkor said:
I love all of you in here who must not watch any other game in the league. Every team, even the bottom dwellers make a run in a game. It's extremely rare to jump out to a double digit lead and never see that get down to single digits. People in here seem to like to evaluate this team based on the bad runs within a game they have instead of the overall results. Most in here definitely don't judge the team on their best runs.

It's just pathetic and has to be the worst way to watch basketball.
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Yes, it’s common to lose leads in the NBA as teams run hot and cold. But if a team gets “happy” and sloppy and lackadaisical on defense like the Blazers did this game, you’ll lose a lot more than you’re fair share of leads and you’ll never win a title. Championship caliber teams instinctively step on the throat. Run of the mill teams instinctively let up.
 
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bobf said:
Yes, it’s common to lose leads in the NBA as teams run hot and cold. But if a team gets “happy” and sloppy and lackadaisical on defense like the Blazers did this game, you’ll lose a lot more than you’re fair share of leads and you’ll never win a title. Championship caliber teams instinctively step on the throat. Run of the mill teams instinctively let up.
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I think the phrase is "in the NBA everyone makes a run" that's against championship teams and treadmill teams. We didn't give up the lead once we had it established but they did make a run to get it down to a 5 point lead and then we stepped on the throat.

I'm not saying I don't want this team to make changes. I think there needs to be changes in the way we adjust within the game, I think there needs to be changes to the roster and I think there does need to be more consistent effort/killer instinct throughout the game like Dame said the other night. We don't want to be in games where we have to get our hearts broken or break theirs. We want to finish with a big lead like we had tonight and agreeing with you we really want to do the best job we can protecting big leads when we get them and limit the runs that make games close again.
 
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