Game Thread 2026 NBA PLAYOFFS - RND 1 - GAME #4 - SPURS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 26, 2026 - SUNDAY - 12:30 PM - ESPN (14 Viewers)

[Rastapopoulos]

Dame’s 2 game winners, Jordan’s game winner, Mutombo on the floor…

Exactly - those are single plays in close games. Blowouts are boring because there's no drama.

 

[KingSpeed]

38pt turnaround.
could have been worse, could have been a really important game.

40 actually. We led 58-39 late in the 2nd

 

[Chris Craig]

Here's something I'm going to get torched for suggesting: maybe Deni ain't the guy? I mean, the one game he was basically incapacitated is the one we win. I mean, it might not be his fault, because whenever he plays we tend to lapse into giving him the ball and just have him try to make something happen, but... maybe he's more Corey Magette than Luka Doncic?

He's not.

He's a proto star. Not even a star. He's like Jupiter. Not quite big enough to ignite into a star. Missing elements. He's probably gone if we get Giannis. But, that won't happen.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

so far, in this series, Clingan has taken 35 shots; 18 of them have been three's; more than half; the best offensive rebounder in the NBA has been parked out near the 3 point line.

IMO, Splitter could be fired for that....among other things

I don't know if you've noticed, but if you try to stand near the basket, there's this 7'5" guy standing in the way who makes everybody look foolish.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

40 actually. We led 58-39 late in the 2nd

Still can't touch Chauncey's two 60-point losses in a single season

 

[LayneStaley]

I hope you are proud of yourself @LayneStaley

You can go to the spurs forum now.

Everyone was thinking it.

 

[LayneStaley]

 

[KingSpeed]

I think Blazer fans have every right to be livid. We just tanked for years only to find out this wasnt about playoff experience but instead needing to make multiple major moves. And from a team that has been to one WCF and no finals appearances in over 30 years.

1999 WCF
2000 WCF
2019 WCF

All in the last 30 years. 3 more in the 9 years before that

 

[Chris Craig]

At least that would put you out of your misery. As, it is we are mired in ours, left to suffer.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Spurs got a top 10 pick when they had a fucking UNANIMOUS DPOY possible MVP candidate. It's the worst tanking since the SPURS sat Robinson the last 20 games of the season and got Duncan. Why the fuck are you making excuses for them? That's why I said the PICK that became Castle.

Yeah, they tank all the time bro. Fuck em! When is it our turn to tank?!?!

 

[Chris Craig]

Yeah, they tank all the time bro. Fuck em! When is it our turn to tank?!?!

The NBA isn't going to hand us good picks.

 

[AldoTrapani]

This just isn't accurate. He has some plays, like every perimeter defender, where he gets blown by but he works on defense and gets stops too.

Made big strides on that end of the floor this season but people like you just want to find guys to shit on.

It wasn’t me who tweeted that lol

 

[LayneStaley]

I didn’t expect to win more than 1 game. I was just hoping the losses would all be competitive and not complete second half breakdowns.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

The NBA isn't going to hand us good picks.

If this doesn't show what its like to be a Blazers fan, I don't know what does.

 

[AldoTrapani]

He was so lazy on defense. It’s fucking game 4, home game and the team is winning and he looks like he couldn’t be bothered to care

I’ve been a big supporter of Shaedon but I think he’s getting traded and I don’t blame Cronin

no dog in him

 

[PDXFonz]

Everyone was thinking it.

I wasn’t

 

[blazerkor]

It wasn’t me who tweeted that lol

No it was just your constantly negative ass that reposted it here. It's not funny. You're a shitty fan who badmouths our players and never talks about the good things that they're doing.

A repost is the same as a post if you don't qualify it with a statement of disagreement.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I hate having a businessman for an owner. No enthusiasm during the game.

I’m that sense, he’s the worst owner in the league

 

[wizenheimer]

Yeah, they tank all the time bro. Fuck em! When is it our turn to tank?!?!

not on the schedule...."it's winning time now!!"

 

[LayneStaley]

I don’t think Cronin will be the one trading Sharpe.

 

[KingSpeed]

I said I was prolly done -- I am done

I do not even care for game 5 at this point cause I am not sure this team could beat the WNBA Fire at this point. I got some advice for Tom ...

You want to save money ... just go to the NBA and say the team forfeits the game to save on the gas for the flight back to San Antonio.

I hope everyone's Sunday gets better after watching this shit show but see you all for the next game when they will prolly get another lead and shit it away cause they have shown to be very good at that and not much else.

Actually, our two postseason wins were after trailing by double figures with 5-6 minutes left.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Heading there in a few

Well THAT could have gone better

 

[LayneStaley]

I hate having a businessman for an owner. No enthusiasm during the game.

I’m that sense, he’s the worst owner in the league

I didn’t even see him. He’s not rooting for something he can’t take credit for is my guess.

 

[Boise Blazer]

1999 WCF
2000 WCF
2019 WCF

All in the last 30 years. 3 more in the 9 years before that ?

I stand corrected. So does me changing that to 25 years make you feel better as a fan? Do you really feel that because we were good in the 90s thats enough to justify it. Or is that more of a reason to feel like our effort as an organization has been unacceptable. If you are happy without outcomes for the last 25 years then more power to you and I am not here to rain on your happiness.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I don’t think Cronin will be the one trading Sharpe.

It was shock the shit out of me if that cheap fuck of an owner pays Cronin AND a new GM. Unless he holds a raffle and has one of the forum members do it for free.

I hate this DumDum dude

 

[Everything Beagle]

So how did the game thread go?

 

[LayneStaley]

It was shock the shit out of me if that cheap fuck of an owner pays Cronin AND a new GM. Unless he holds a raffle and has one of the forum members do it for free.

I hate this DumDum dude

I think it’s gonna be LA. I’m serious. LA don’t need the money, he’s probably just bored.

 

[MrDraftGuy]

- This team is not built for the brand of uptempo basketball we're seeing from them. Deni is built for uptempo basketball but the rest of the team isn't. I don't know if old Dame would be, either. Maybe Toumani, if he were more consistent. Now, they can play uptempo basketball but because they're a terrible shooting team and commit far too many turnovers, they're just giving the other team extra possessions.

- I feel part of the reason, too, is that the team gets way too tired and their legs get weak after the half due to all the chaotic movement on both ends as they desperately try to generate offense. Hence, a 3rd quarter collapse is synonymous with Blazers basketball (Portland is the worst 3rd quarter team of the 16 playoff teams). For all the talk of making them feel uncomfortable and playing scrappy defense, it goes both ways. The pitfall here would be becoming like George Foreman versus Muhammad Ali's rope-a-dope strategy.

Need to find better ways to conserve energy while having the lead.

- Tiago was outcoached. This is another game where he should've called timeout sooner in the 3rd & made adjustments when the lead hit 10-12. By the time he made adjustments, it was too late and he played right into the Spurs hands as the lead was already too close to successfully play at a slower pace. While Portland was making buckets at that slower pace, it was simply trading buckets to tie or take a one posession lead rather than ensuring the lead remained stable in the double digits. When you play that game, a less exhausted Spurs and an MVP candidate in Wemby can exploit that.

- Sharpe should've played 20+ minutes rather than 13 minutes, especially in the 3rd and maybe even 4th. Even if his defense was exploited on a few plays, the Spurs were going to score regardless. And if Portland couldn't score? Well, offense wins championships, too. Just bad overall mismangement of Sharpe and I think, if Portland mismanages him to the point where he becomes a trade piece under new ownership? I think that Portland's loss will be similar to how the Wizards mismanaged Deni despite him demonstrating 17ppg Per 36.

Get healthy soon, I guess.

- Clingan? I'm a little disappointed but he's a 2nd year player who is primed to be Gobert 2.0. Gobert didn't become consistently reliable until 3-4 years into his career. Even then, he was supposed to be have been obsolete a few years ago....but is currently giving Jokic fits. So I'd relax on him. We're already seeing flashes of how he slows down guys in the paint, which is a good thing. Here's hoping he continues to improve.

- I do hope the Pelicans pick remains in the 7-10 range. Top 4-5 and it is simply unforgivable. Why? Well, look at the Spurs, Thunder, Pistons, etc. Those are NBA teams built with a ton of draft picks.

- In all honesty, Portland is where the Pistons and Rockets were, 1-2 years ago. It's possible they're a Top 3-4 team in 2027 or 2028, with some minor adjustments and Dame's return. Even prior to Chet's arrival a few years back, the Thunder were a 40-42 team. Maybe the Bucks pick wins the day here for Portland.

 

[LayneStaley]

The Rockets fucked up with the Durant trade. Hope that’s not what’s about to happen here.

 

[AldoTrapani]

This is why you humble yourself. We go from the cool calm assassin (Dame) to a guy who gets hellla happy off random shots. Smh