Game Thread 2025-26 GAME #38 - BLAZERS VS ROCKETS - JANUARY 7, 2025 - WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM - KUNP - BLAZERVISION (3 Viewers)

[blazerkor]

Lamar making a good point that because we barely won this there is a lot to learn from.

 

[inconceivable]

Refs tried to screw us. That overturn on the foul on Love was bullshit. Was glad to see Houston celebrating only for the win to be reversed.

love was fouled

 

[blazerfan11]

That Caleb Love foul reversal was assinine. (I like it better spelled with ASS in it.).

They should have actually called a foul before the ball was even inbounded.

 

[Chris Craig]

love was fouled

Yes, he was. He got elbowed in the back and knocked out of bounds. Incidental contact my ass. Refs tried to give the game to Houston.

 

[Everything Beagle]

We put in a gritty effort, but Houston lost this game. I hope we win the next one.

 

[TYDame]

Yang need more playing time please

 

[Everything Beagle]

Yang need more playing time please

He’s earning it for sure

 

[B-Roy]

Lol

 

[blazerkor]

We put in a gritty effort, but Houston lost this game. I hope we win the next one.

I don't know. Both teams had huge lapses in this game. If we would have lost the game I would have felt more like we lost it than Houston won it. I guess that's the nature of games that are this close and as you said, gritty.

We made one of the better closers in league history miss a mid range jumper to win this game... and yet again we didn't box out but the clock ran out on them... and that's all because of them having a chance to win it when Caleb should have had the chance to at least force them to take a three for the tie.

So yeah we didn't play our best and they didn't either. It's actually a great win for our young team because there are a ton of things for them to learn from and we still got that winl.

 

[KingSpeed]

POR needs more rebounding. Absolutely destroyed on the boards.

And piss off back to Houston ya cunts

They’re staying for Friday game

 

[blazerkor]

Lol

The Rockets broadcast avoiding the replays that showed the ball obviously still on the hand and repeating "You have to have clear and conclusive evidence." was like a little kid covering their eyes and saying, "You can't see me."

 

[Everything Beagle]

It’s neither here nor there now but in the last big fracas under our rim where Houston got the rebound and passed it out, the Houston rebounder was clearly over the line when he passed the ball and the refs just didn’t call it.

 

[blazerkor]

It’s neither here nor there now but in the last big fracas under our rim where Houston got the rebound and passed it out, the Houston rebounder was clearly over the line when he passed the ball and the refs just didn’t call it.

Wow, those refs really tried to fuck us but in the end they had to overturn their final shitty call and give us our win and the Rockets their loss.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Wow, those refs really tried to fuck us but in the end they had to overturn their final shitty call and give us our win and the Rockets their loss.

It feels so good!

 

[Everything Beagle]

Deni is only like two points away from getting 1000 points this season.

 

[BlazerBeav]

That was a lot of fun. Neither team put on a shooting clinic, but good back and forth effort.

Also - longest current winning streak in the NBA!

 

[SheedSoNasty]

What a wild finish! Anyone who doubted the Deni trade needs a whole heaping of fresh crow. That dude is a BALLER.

 

[Everything Beagle]

What a wild finish! Anyone who doubted the Deni trade needs a whole heaping of fresh crow. That dude is a BALLER.

The trade was fantastic but you have to think NOBODY on either side of the trade thought he’d turn into this!

 

[crandc]

Add this to the Dame 0.8 game and Houston is going to start thinking they are cursed in Portland.

 

[BBert]

He went through Love. Wtf? Marginal contact???

I understand that he tipped the ball before the foul.

What I don't understand is why the foul wasn't a foul

 

[BBert]

The best thing about this game to me is that it was Durant who missed the last shot.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Deni is only like two points away from getting 1000 points this season.

If he stays healthy, he'll have a shot at being just the 6th player in franchise history to break 2000 points in a season

 

[Domihatin]

Hansen embarassing

What the hell are you talking about? He played great. He had one mistake or bad pass out of quite a few great ones? Ease up on the guy! At this point, it is starting to smell like racism or SOMETHING other than genuine concern over his game.

 

[Domihatin]

I understand that he tipped the ball before the foul.

What I don't understand is why the foul wasn't a foul

Because refs are literally crooked and can be bought. Gambling is a big thing. Refs need to be replaced with AI. I want that fucking housekeeping robot from the Jetsons out there instead of these dishonest little prigs!

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

We have a win streak!!! And we have won 6 of the last 7!!!
One game below .500 ball and still severely iniured. Fully healthy, we are a playoff team.
Might be time to bump that season prediction thread.

 

[kjironman1]

Watched that a bunch of times. It's really really close and if you ask me the Blazers got a gift in them overturning that last shot. Could very easily been called a score and a win for the Rockets. To see the refs actually take the points back off the board was a tough call at best.

 

[Domihatin]

Watched that a bunch of times. It's really really close and if you ask me the Blazers got a gift in them overturning that last shot. Could very easily been called a score and a win for the Rockets.

It was clearly still being touched by the Rocket player's hand with the red light on around the backboard. Open your eyes. If anything, this corrected the egregious overturn of the foul against Love, where the refs tried to hand the game to the Rockets.

Do you realize how many people bet on this game? And the dollar amounts? You think the refs aren't crooked? The NBA is literally tied with the mob. Documented. Have you seen how many couches have been getting technicals lately and ejected? The officiating is a joke. Completely crooked.

 

[Domihatin]

And actually, it's amazing that the refs didn't try to gift the Rockets the game with the last call on the tip-in, but you know what? This is a fact: it was not up for interpretation or argument; when you pause the replay, his hand is clearly touching the ball when the red light goes on. It would have caused an extreme backlash and investigation into the refereeing. It couldn't be called anything but a no basket. The refs are crooked, but they aren't dumb.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Watched that a bunch of times. It's really really close and if you ask me the Blazers got a gift in them overturning that last shot. Could very easily been called a score and a win for the Rockets. To see the refs actually take the points back off the board was a tough call at best.

You watched it a bunch of times and didn't see his fingers clearly on the ball with the red light on? I mean replay paused it. It was clear as day.

Hmm….

 

[kjironman1]

You watched it a bunch of times and didn't see his fingers clearly on the ball with the red light on? I mean replay paused it. It was clear as day.

Hmm….

I don’t know man. It’s really close. And in my opinion the shot doesn’t show clearly that the ball was already tipped or being tipped. Not “clear as day” as you call it. Glad they got the call but you have to admit that might not have warranted an over turn.