Game Thread 2026 NBA PLAYOFFS - RND 1 - GAME #2 - BLAZERS @ SPURS - APRIL 21, 2026 - TUESDAY - 5:00 PM - NBC - PEACOCK (8 Viewers)

[blazerkor]

This doesn't mean anything for a concussion. Does he have a headache? Can he pass all of the focus/memory tests? Can he pass the physical/balance tests?

There's a lot that goes into it. The last thing anyone wants is for Wemby's head to brush up against someone's shoulder and for him to be knocked out again.

 

[wizenheimer]

Our best player (or at worst second best player) is also injured.

Deni?

last 5 games:


avg 26.6 pts; 6 reb, 6 asts

what would you expect from him 'healthy'?

This doesn't mean anything for a concussion. Does he have a headache? Can he pass all of the focus/memory tests? Can he pass the physical/balance tests?

There's a lot that goes into it. The last thing anyone wants is for Wemby's head to brush up against someone's shoulder and for him to be knocked out again.

he did run off the floor without help. Probably depends on the severity of the concussion and how he performs in the tests. I wouldn't expect him to play Friday; quite possible Sunday. But we won't know for a while if he even flies to Portland

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Probably AI like those 6 fingered Netanyahu videos.

 

[Idog1976]

Deni?

last 5 games:

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avg 26.6 pts; 6 reb, 6 asts

what would you expect from him 'healthy'?


he did run off the floor without help. Probably depends on the severity of the concussion and how he performs in the tests. I wouldn't expect him to play Friday; quite possible Sunday. But we won't know for a while if he even flies to Portland

Gee I wonder which game he got hurt in and which game he played all hurt? One of these things is half of the others. Deni has no explosion and is clearly hobbled out there. Maybe he will be fine in game 3 if so then I think we will do well especially if no Wemby.

Our best player is a fully healthy Dame. Will he ever come back at that level? Maybe not. Point is, unless Dame is now washed he’s extremely good and he is on the sideline and Sharpe is still coming back from injury. Deni is either our best or second best player depending on how Dame comes back.

Also follow up, the Spurs are the luckiest/tankingest team in the league so fuck them. Nobody cares that Oden got injured or Roy’s career was cut short. Fuck the Spurs.

Honestly the NBA gods should be mad at them for their tanking for Duncan, then Wemby and then Castle when they already had Wemby that’s disgusting. I get tanking for Wemby, but I always felt their tank for Duncan was disgusting and annoyed they got rewarded.

They have now drafted 3 of the 4 best big men of the past 40 years. Them having bad luck for once seems only fair given their insane run of luck for 40 years. Having already a 20 year title window going back to the 1990’s 5 championships, and then a brief blip and boom back to contending likely for the next 10-15 years is a dream scenario for any team. Them having a minor injury that maybe loses them a series is a tiny blip in their insane run of luck for 40 years.

Luck goes both ways and the entire league mocked us around the failure of the Oden draft due to injuries. Wemby’s impact is what Oden’s should have been, sure Oden wasn’t going to shoot like that but we should have had a title run and the whole ass run was stolen. Wemby bumping his head isn’t even CLOSE to Oden’s career ending injuries and then Roy’s

I hope Wemby makes a full recovery, but I also hope we win this series and every game without him helps our chances. Its not like a career ending injury or even one that bothers him next season. Luck is part of winning in the playoffs see Kevin Love, Durant injury etc etc ad nauseum.

And in summation, fuck the Spurs and I hope we take their lunch money.

 

[inconceivable]

Even if he cleared the protocol, the Spurs would be dumb to let him play Game 3. The human brain is not something to take lightly. You need to err on the side of caution. Esp with a generational player like him.

 

[KingSpeed]

now

so do I. I just don't want to see injuries and am not biased enough to discount what they mean

Oh by all means, tell us what they mean.


Btw, I’m watching the game again I know everyone has been bashing Grant and while he had a rough game overall, he scores maybe the most important bucket, a 3 point play to break their 12-0 run in the 4th quarter. We were dead in the water before that play. Also- we were playing awesome D on Wemby before he went down. I’m pretty sure we win even if he doesn’t get hurt. Wemby was, after all, a -7 on the court.

 

[Domihatin]

Sure I want him to recover, but this is a gift. Nobody cried for us when Oden and Roy went down and the dynasty that never was got strangled in the crib. I have no sympathy for probably the luckiest team in the entire league. Wemby is fine he just will miss a few games. The Spurs have a decade of contention ahead of them to add to the prior almost 20 year stint with Duncan. Honestly fuck the Spurs they have had enough luck for a century.

Especially since Wemby is a flailing flopper. He looks out of control at times and I don't think it's accidental. I hate how he was allowed to slam down on Deni's vulnerable back in game 1 during the first minute of the game without a call.

Wemby: Whooooooooops, I was falling, ohhhh, another player got in my way? I just had to break my fall with their back. Oooops, sorrrry, my bad!

Refs: Oh, no worries! We won't blame you for that! It was Deni's fault for being there! Not gonna call a foul on the famous Wembinator! Gosh, you're tall! Autograph after the game?

 

[tiredhunter]

I keep thinking of this Sterling.


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Is it too much to ask him to yell "Lana" while attacking the defender a few possessions in a row? And what would the trigger to shout Danger Zone?

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Hoping Sharpe got a wake up call after not playing in the 2nd half of game. I assume it was because of his defense. I don’t like seeing Thybulle and Murray playing ahead of a guy who’s supposed to be one of our cornerstones. Right now if I had to guess he and Yang are two most likely young guys on our roster to be included in any big trade this summer.

I’m still huge Sharpe fan so hoping he has that moment where he finally flips the switch on both ends of the court.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Hoping Sharpe got a wake up call after not playing in the 2nd half of game. I assume it was because of his defense. I don’t like seeing Thybulle and Murray playing ahead of a guy who’s supposed to be one of our cornerstones. Right now if I had to guess he and Yang are two most likely young guys on our roster to be included in any big trade this summer.

I’m still huge Sharpe fan so hoping he has that moment where he finally flips the switch on both ends of the court.

I agree and disagree.
Thybulle's defense, his knack for steals or at least knocking the ball away on passes, is insane.
Yang isn't getting traded.

 

[BassPlaya]

Oh by all means, tell us what they mean.


Btw, I’m watching the game again I know everyone has been bashing Grant and while he had a rough game overall, he scores maybe the most important bucket, a 3 point play to break their 12-0 run in the 4th quarter. We were dead in the water before that play. Also- we were playing awesome D on Wemby before he went down. I’m pretty sure we win even if he doesn’t get hurt. Wemby was, after all, a -7 on the court.

Dead on.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Hoping Sharpe got a wake up call after not playing in the 2nd half of game. I assume it was because of his defense. I don’t like seeing Thybulle and Murray playing ahead of a guy who’s supposed to be one of our cornerstones. Right now if I had to guess he and Yang are two most likely young guys on our roster to be included in any big trade this summer.

I’m still huge Sharpe fan so hoping he has that moment where he finally flips the switch on both ends of the court.

Why are people parroting that he didn’t play in the second half? He played a shift in the third quarter. He didn’t play in the 1st or the 4th quarter though.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Why are people parroting that he didn’t play in the second half? He played a shift in the third quarter. He didn’t play in the 1st or the 4th quarter though.

Not sure why they feel he played badly in just 13 minutes. No, he was not perfect on D, but who was?

Shaedon Sharpe with the block | NBA.com

Shaedon Sharpe with the block

www.nba.com

 

[wizenheimer]

Gee I wonder which game he got hurt in and which game he played all hurt? One of these things is half of the others. Deni has no explosion and is clearly hobbled out there. Maybe he will be fine in game 3 if so then I think we will do well especially if no Wemby.

Our best player is a fully healthy Dame. Will he ever come back at that level? Maybe not. Point is, unless Dame is now washed he’s extremely good and he is on the sideline and Sharpe is still coming back from injury. Deni is either our best or second best player depending on how Dame comes back.

Also follow up, the Spurs are the luckiest/tankingest team in the league so fuck them. Nobody cares that Oden got injured or Roy’s career was cut short. Fuck the Spurs.

Honestly the NBA gods should be mad at them for their tanking for Duncan, then Wemby and then Castle when they already had Wemby that’s disgusting. I get tanking for Wemby, but I always felt their tank for Duncan was disgusting and annoyed they got rewarded.

They have now drafted 3 of the 4 best big men of the past 40 years. Them having bad luck for once seems only fair given their insane run of luck for 40 years. Having already a 20 year title window going back to the 1990’s 5 championships, and then a brief blip and boom back to contending likely for the next 10-15 years is a dream scenario for any team. Them having a minor injury that maybe loses them a series is a tiny blip in their insane run of luck for 40 years.

Luck goes both ways and the entire league mocked us around the failure of the Oden draft due to injuries. Wemby’s impact is what Oden’s should have been, sure Oden wasn’t going to shoot like that but we should have had a title run and the whole ass run was stolen. Wemby bumping his head isn’t even CLOSE to Oden’s career ending injuries and then Roy’s

I hope Wemby makes a full recovery, but I also hope we win this series and every game without him helps our chances. Its not like a career ending injury or even one that bothers him next season. Luck is part of winning in the playoffs see Kevin Love, Durant injury etc etc ad nauseum.

And in summation, fuck the Spurs and I hope we take their lunch money.

you're really going to town on this....fine

I said a couple of things: that beating the Spurs without Wemby was a lot easier than beating the Spurs with Wemby

and that as a BB fan, I like to watch Wemby play. That doesn't mean I'm not a Blazer fan; doesn't mean I don't want the Blazers to win; doesn't mean I don't recognize the extraordinary luck of San Antonio being in a position to draft David Robinson, Tim Duncan, and Wemby while Portland ended up with Walton, Bowie, and Oden. It also doesn't mean I'm going to try and compensate for the impact of Wemby's absence by claiming Deni is injured or that Dame not playing has anything to do with this season's Blazers

 

[1 Eye Jack]

I agree and disagree.
Thybulle's defense, his knack for steals or at least knocking the ball away on passes, is insane.
Yang isn't getting traded.

I agree on Thybulle but to me if Sharpe is truly cornerstone then I would hope he wouldn’t be 8-9th guy off bench as a 3rd year player. Getting 12 minutes isn’t really cornerstone minutes. I know it’s one game but if I remember correctly he was also one 8-9th guy off the bench in 1st game.

As far as Yan I like the kid and still think he’s going to be a good player but him and Clingan can’t be your center rotation. Neither guy likes extending out past the free throw lane on defense. You need a center like Rob who is athletic enough to cover guys in high pick and rolls and able to cover out to 3 point line.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Why are people parroting that he didn’t play in the second half? He played a shift in the third quarter. He didn’t play in the 1st or the 4th quarter though.

You’re right sorry my mistake but he played 12 minutes and at end of game they didn’t sub him in on offense for those key possessions

 

[Everything Beagle]

You’re right sorry my mistake but he played 12 minutes and at end of game they didn’t sub him in on offense for those key possessions

I agree with that, and I hope he comes back with a vengeance at home

 

[inconceivable]

Hoping Sharpe got a wake up call after not playing in the 2nd half of game. I assume it was because of his defense. I don’t like seeing Thybulle and Murray playing ahead of a guy who’s supposed to be one of our cornerstones. Right now if I had to guess he and Yang are two most likely young guys on our roster to be included in any big trade this summer.

I’m still huge Sharpe fan so hoping he has that moment where he finally flips the switch on both ends of the court.

The dude is also still recovering from injury.

 

[Idog1976]

Is it too much to ask him to yell "Lana" while attacking the defender a few possessions in a row? And what would the trigger to shout Danger Zone?

I'm pretty sure he could shout "PHRASING!" to Reggie like 30 times a game during his homoerotic glazing of Wemby.