Game Thread 2022-23 Game #54 - TRAIL BLAZERS VS BUCKS - FEBRUARY 6, 2023 - MONDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT, NBATV

[Tince]

If Watford can hit 3 pointers he can play with Eubanks on the court at the same time.

If they're both on our second unit, maybe I'll be ok with it.

 

[KingSpeed]

Wow. Mavs gonna win in Utah without Kyrie and Luka.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

we came out with a plan to have grant guard the PG yet again and let Ant/Josh guard Giannis.... like this was our actual game plan.

We haven't really made any strategic adjustments from what i can tell outside of Dame deciding he's gonna attack their P&R coverage and go to the rim.

Lamar talked about trying to keep them out of the paint and let them (Giannis in particular) shoot the ball.
I kinda think that’s all they can really try without any size to play them.
So I guess I kind of agree with Hurd. Keep ‘em out of the paint best you can and hope you shoot better.

 

[KingSpeed]

Now the refs look at the box score and adjust their reffing, right?

 

[illmatic99]

Shut down Giannis and then stretched out the Bucks’ defense. I don’t want to go into specifics in case Bucks’ staff is reading this board at halftime.

good call.

 

[illmatic99]

Grant , Lillard and Simons combined 3-15 on 3-pointers. That's 20 percent.
If they shot those at a rate of 40 percent, that would be 6 makes, 3 more threes and the Blazers would be 1 point behind.

bucks 3pt (and rim) defense has been terrific

 

[OneSport3]

Jevon Carter is a good backup PG for the Bucks.

I don’t understand why somewhere in time, this franchise decided that the starting SG would play the backup PG minutes. We haven’t have a true backup PG since Shabazz Napier.

 

[Idog1976]

Jevon Carter is a good backup PG for the Bucks.

I don’t understand why somewhere in time, this franchise decided that the starting SG would play the backup PG minutes. We haven’t have a true backup PG since Shabazz Napier.

Also how can you play essentially this same Buck team for the past 4-5 years and not say, "You know what, maybe we DO need some lengthy guys over 6'5!".

 

[OneSport3]

Did we really come out of halftime and say that we need to get Drew more involved offensively???

 

[illmatic99]

someone correct me if im wrong, but how does one get to a 100th percentile? even if you're leading and #1, shouldn't it be 99th percentile?

what genius made that dumbass graphic?

 

[Shaboid]

Grant , Lillard and Simons combined 3-15 on 3-pointers. That's 20 percent.
If they shot those at a rate of 40 percent, that would be 6 makes, 3 more threes and the Blazers would be 1 point behind.

Swish3 logic

 

[B-Roy]

I’d rather take a shit 3 than these shit mid rangers we keep settling for

 

[AldoTrapani]

Are you guys really comfortable paying Grant 200 something million?

 

[Idog1976]

Eubanks taking WAYYYY too many shots.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Not sure Alpo, ask us another 23 times.

 

[KingSpeed]

Did we really come out of halftime and say that we need to get Drew more involved offensively???

Get their top scorer in foul trouble

 

[Idog1976]

Not sure Alpo, ask us another 23 times.

Oh you haven't muted him yet? I'm sorry.

 

[KingSpeed]

Giannis in foul trouble. Good gameplan by Chauncey.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

There is no doubt we have a better chance to win being down 10-15 going into the 4th than being up by that much.

 

[DDolla]

This team has no energy at all and they’re playing at home

 

[Strenuus]

Wow. Mavs gonna win in Utah without Kyrie and Luka.

Can the mavs trade Kyrie? He's not needed on the team clearly.

 

[PCmor7]

Good grief, every time we have a chance to gather a little momentum and maybe make a run, Drew Eubanks decides to shoot the ball.

 

[Idog1976]

Why. The. FUCK. Is. Eubanks. Shooting. So. Fucking. MUCH!??!?!

 

[OneSport3]

Get their top scorer in foul trouble

Drew midrange floaters did not draw a single foul on Giannis.

 

[KingSpeed]

Bucks running out of answers. All they can do is foul. And Watford isn’t even yet. They’re in trouble.

 

[Strenuus]

This team has no energy at all and they’re playing at home

How new to basketball are you? There's an adage for that.

Then again, youre a bandwagon fan of whatever some team does in the league so it's not a surprise.

 

[KingSpeed]

Can the mavs trade Kyrie? He's not needed on the team clearly.

They actually haven’t even officially traded for him yet. Looking for a 3rd team.

 

[Strenuus]

They actually haven’t even officially traded for him yet. Looking for a 3rd team.

Oof, you haven't heard the latest. It was official like 3 hours ago lol.

Also, I was joking.

 

[B-Roy]

Dear Blazer centers, please stop challenging Lopez

 

[KingSpeed]

Drew midrange floaters did not draw a single foul on Giannis.

Um they’re top scorer in first half was Lopez. We were attacking Lopez. You have to react to what’s happening in the game.