Blazers need 3 point scoring

[kjironman1]

The Blazers won the swish3 contest Mar 2 in the 130-107 win over ORL Magic. The Blazers scored 16 of 33 vs ORL 14 of 43. This was a satisfying win with all starters + Mario in double figures, defense played, and a strong game for CJ, Gary, Trevor, Mario, and Hassan.

CJ led scoring 6 of 12, Gary scored 4 of 6, Simons scored 3 of 5, Trevor scored 2 of 7, Wenyen scored 1 of 1. Mario and Hassan were 0 of 1.

This was a game when swish3s allowed the lead to be established and the game to be won. This was the 6th game missed for Dame, who is expected to return for the WIzzards game on Mar 4. Let's continue with the better defense and the good swish3 shooting!

CJ hit his free throws too.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won the swish3 contest in the Mar 4 home win 125-104 over WAS Wizards. Blazers scored 13 of 31 vs WAS 11 of 35. Dame was back, we finally got win 28, and all 5 starters scored double figures, with 4 of them scoring at least 22. Melo had his best game scoring 25 with 5 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals in 31 min. Hassan scored 24 pts with 16 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 blocks. Dame and CJ each scored 22 pts with 5 assists and a block, and Dame had 2 steals. Trevor scored 15 pts with 4 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals and the highest +/- rating of 36.

Dame led scoring 4 of 7, Melo scored 3 of 5, Trevor scored 2 of 4, CJ scored 2 of 7, Mario scored 1 of 1, and Simons scored 1 of 3. Nassir was 0 of 1 and Gary was 0 of 3.

The balanced scoring and consistent defense complemented the good passing and communication. This should be the 2nd of a winning streak that could grow to 8 and a playoff slot if the Blazers can stay focused and energetic for all 4 quarters of each game. Let's imagine wins from here on!

 

[kjironman1]

The balanced scoring and consistent defense complemented the good passing and communication. This should be the 2nd of a winning streak that could grow to 8 and a playoff slot if the Blazers can stay focused and energetic for all 4 quarters of each game. Let's imagine wins from here on!

Gotta hit their Swish3's

 

[Minstrel]

What's a Swish3? A brand of mouthwash?

 

[swish3]

The Blazers clearly lost the swish3 contest Mar 6 in the 117-127 loss to PHO Suns. Blazers scored 13 of 32 vs PHO 19 of 42. The 18 point deficit, poor rebounding (just 39 vs 47 by PHO, and lack of defense resulted in a loss that should have been a win. Blazers allowed Baynes to score a career high 9 of 14 swish3s.

Trevor led scoring 3 of 5, Dame scored 3 of 7, and CJ scored 3 of 8, Hassan, Wenyen, and Mario each scored 1 of 1, and Melo scored 1 of 3. Simons was 0 of 1 and Gary was 0 of 5.

This was a poor game for the Blazers in which lethargic defense, with many uncontested swish3s and easy layups seemed to be correlated with cold shooting and thus the loss of an opportunity. Let's imagine energized play for a win over SAC on Mar 7.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers badly lost the swish3 contest in the Mar 7 home loss 111-123 to SAC Kings. Blazers scored only 10 of 39 (25.6%) vs SAC 21 of 39. SAC put on a demonstration with the 33 point advantage, with Bogdanovich scoring 7 of 11 and Hield scoring 6 of 9, and Barnes scoring 5 of 7. The Blazers allowed SAC 40 pts in the 1st Q and 37 in the 2nd Q and never recovered. The only Blazer lead was at 4-2.

Mario led scoring 2 of 4, Gary scored 2 of 5, Dame scored 2 of 10, Melo and Wenyen each scored 1 of 2, Trevor scored 1 of 5, and CJ scored 1 of 7. Simons and Nassir were each 0 of 2.

Blazers failed to challenge swish3 shooting and allowed uncontested layups, while losing rebounds 41-47 and assists 22-30. FT shooting was poor at 17 of 26 (65.4%). This was an unpleasant loss that should have been a win. Playoffs are now unlikely. Let's imagine a revenge win over the Suns.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won the swish3 contest in the Mar 10 home win 121-105 over the PHO Suns. Blazers scored 17 of 35 vs PHO 11 of 32. Blazers played defense in this game and that allowed the win. This was a good game for Trevor, Hassan, Melo, Mario, and Dame.

Trevor led scoring 5 of 8, Dame scored 5 of 10, Mario scored 2 of 2, Melo scored 2 of 3, CJ scored 2 of 6, and Simons scored 1 of 2. Nassir was 0 of 1 and Gary was 0 of 3.

Next up is the essential MEM game in which the Blazers must score 15+, play solid and consistent defense, aim for a total of 125+, and get that 30th win!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Let's imagine energized play for a win over SAC on Mar 7.

Will this turn out as badly as me imagining Bernie Sanders will win the presidency?

 

[swish3]

The Blazers decisively won the swish3 contest over DEN scoring a record 23 of 39 (59%) vs 14 of 28 in the 125 to 115 win. Swish3 dominance is the way to beat HOU and DEN and potentially also LAC. This was a great game for Dame and Gary who accounted for 18 scored swish3s!

Dame led scoring 11 of 18, Gary scored 7 of 10, CJ scored 3 of 5, Zach and Melo each scored 1 of 2, and Nurk was 0 of 2. Nurk, please stop attempting swish3s! Dame had 12 assists and notably led the team to this victory!

Blazer sweet spot scoring may be 125 if there is sufficient defense. With at least 3 swish3 shooting threats, attempting 38+ swish3s per game appears to be a good strategy.

 

[beast blazer]

The Blazers decisively won the swish3 contest over DEN scoring a record 23 of 39 (59%) vs 14 of 28 in the 125 to 115 win. Swish3 dominance is the way to beat HOU and DEN and potentially also LAC. This was a great game for Dame and Gary who accounted for 18 scored swish3s!

Dame led scoring 11 of 18, Gary scored 7 of 10, CJ scored 3 of 5, Zach and Melo each scored 1 of 2, and Nurk was 0 of 2. Nurk, please stop attempting swish3s! Dame had 12 assists and notably led the team to this victory!

Blazer sweet spot scoring may be 125 if there is sufficient defense. With at least 3 swish3 shooting threats, attempting 38+ swish3s per game appears to be a good strategy.

Standing for the anthem. Big balls.

 

[bobf]

The Blazers decisively won the swish3 contest over DEN scoring a record 23 of 39 (59%) vs 14 of 28 in the 125 to 115 win. Swish3 dominance is the way to beat HOU and DEN and potentially also LAC. This was a great game for Dame and Gary who accounted for 18 scored swish3s!

Dame led scoring 11 of 18, Gary scored 7 of 10, CJ scored 3 of 5, Zach and Melo each scored 1 of 2, and Nurk was 0 of 2. Nurk, please stop attempting swish3s! Dame had 12 assists and notably led the team to this victory!

Blazer sweet spot scoring may be 125 if there is sufficient defense. With at least 3 swish3 shooting threats, attempting 38+ swish3s per game appears to be a good strategy.

Ask and ye shall receive! slamdunk2's are pretty good too.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won the swish3 contest Aug 8 over the LA Dippers scoring 17 of 43 vs 15 of 34, but lost the game 120 to 122. The Blazers led almost the entire game, by as many as 10 points, but were behind when time ran out going cold in the 4th Q.

Gary led scoring 6 of 10, CJ scored 6 of 13, Dame scored 2 of 10, Zach and Nurk each scored 1 of 2, and Melo scored 1 of 3. Mario was 0 of 1 and Simons was 0 of 2. The Dippers had a FT advantage scoring 23 of 28 vs the Blazers 12 of 17. And the Blazers were out-rebounded 45-41.

Edit: Final score was 117 to 122 because the final buzzer CJ swish3 was not counted. After scoring 75 in the first half, the Blazers only scored 21 each in the 3rd and 4th Q, not even able to win with a 115-110 lead in the final 2 min.

 

[Orion Bailey]

The Blazers won the swish3 contest Aug 8 over the LA Dippers scoring 17 of 43 vs 15 of 34, but lost the game 120 to 122. The Blazers led almost the entire game, by as many as 10 points, but were behind when time ran out going cold in the 4th Q.

Gary led scoring 6 of 10, CJ scored 6 of 13, Dame scored 2 of 10, Zach and Nurk each scored 1 of 2, and Melo scored 1 of 3. Mario was 0 of 1 and Simons was 0 of 2. The Dippers had a FT advantage scoring 23 of 28 vs the Blazers 12 of 17. And the Blazers were out-rebounded 45-41.

Myou say we won the contest only because we made more?

their percentage was much higher and they only made two less. That, to me, is a win for them. Not us.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers lost the Aug 9 swish3 contest scoring only 11 of 35 vs PHI 14 of 30 in the 124-121 win. This time, the Blazers held on to the late lead despite being out-rebounded 41 - 48, which is disappointing.

Dame led scoring 4 of 12, Melo scored 2 of 4, Mario scored 2 of 5, CJ scored 2 of 6, and Gary scored 1 of 6. Nurk and Simons were each 0 of 1, and should stop attempting swish3s. Leave those shots to Gary and others who are averaging >40%.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers lost the swish3 contest Aug 11 to the MAVs scoring 15 of 38 vs MAVs 20 of 44 in the 134-131 win. Dame was dazzling scoring 61 pts including an exceptional Dame Time 4th Q strategic swish3 that hit the back rim, but dropped from high with a satisfying swish!

Dame scored 9 of 17, Melo scored 3 of 5, Zach scored 1 of 1, CJ scored 1 of 5, and Gary scored 1 of 6. Nurk was 0 of 1 and Mario was 0 of 3.

This was a game led and willed by Dame, for which he deserves top player praise. We need this Dame again on Thursday against the NETs!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers lost the swish3 contest Aug 13 scoring 13 of 39 vs BKN Nets 14 of 33 in the 134-133 win to get the 8th seed. This was another terrific playoff game that should certify Dame as the Bubble MVP. BKN outrebounded the Blazers 42-46.

Dame led scoring 8 of 14, Gary scored 4 of 10, and Melo scored 1 of 4. Simons was 0 of 1, Zach and Mario were each 0 of 2, and CJ was 0 of 6. Both Dame and Nurk made key defensive plays late in the 4th that showed enough determination to win the game!

Dame scored another feature of the year swish3 from the center court logo followed by another long swish3 to get us the 117 to 116 lead that was strategic for the momentum. Let's imagine more determined play for the win over MEM on Saturday!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won the swish3 constest scoring 15 of 40 vs MEM Grizzlies 14 of 25 in the 126-122 win that finalized the 8th seed and into the playoffs against the LA Fakers. This was a great game for Nurk (22 pts, 21 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks in 40 min), CJ (29 pts), Dame (31 pts, 10 assists), and Melo (21 pts).

Dame led scoring 5 of 14, CJ scored 3 of 7, Nurk scored 2 of 3, Wenyan scored 1 of 1, Zach scored 1 of 2, Gary scored 1 of 3, Mario scored 1 of 4, anc Melo scored 1 of 6. Although the Blazers allowed MEM 42 points in the 3rd Q, there were some bursts of defense and rebounding, notably in the 4th that contributed to the win. Dame has won the well deserved Bubble MVP Award!

Let's imagine good swish3 shooting and determined defense in the Playoffs, and let's beat the LA Fakers!

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

Ya know, I read an article today that postulated that the Heat may not resign Sir Meyers and he may have the opportunity to take his swish3 skills elsewhere. Good luck to ye.

 

[Shaboid]

Ya know, I read an article today that postulated that the Heat may not resign Sir Meyers and he may have the opportunity to take his swish3 skills elsewhere. Good luck to ye.

For the league minimum, I'd take him!

 

[julius]

Ya know, I read an article today that postulated that the Heat may not resign Sir Meyers and he may have the opportunity to take his swish3 skills elsewhere. Good luck to ye.

He should take his skills to youtube, where he can be the next Logan Paul or his brother Jake Paul.

And I'm going to go shoot myself because I didn't actually need to google those names.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers will most likely never have another player who can score 83% of his swish3s (G4 first half against GSW) as he did more than once. It would sure be great to have Meyers back next year. Meyers was at the game today!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers decisively won the swish3 contest in Playoff Game 1 scoring 13 of 34 (38.2%) vs LAL 5 of 32 (15.6%) in the Aug 18 win 100-93! This was a game led by the Blazers with much better shooting but out-rebounded 50-55. The officiating was biased in favor of LAL with many fouls of Blazers not called (like Dame being pushed out of bounds and being called for traveling in the 4th Q) but 5 fouls on 4 Blazers.

Dame led scoring 6 of 13, CJ scored 3 of 8, Melo scored 2 of 5, Nurk scored 1 of 2, and Gary scored 1 of 4. Mario was 0 of 2.

This game showed the superiority of the Blazers over LAL in swish3 shooting, and that strategy should be featured in the remaining games in this series to advance to the next round! Let's aim to increase swish3 scoring to 15+ each game!

 

[Strenuus]

The Blazers decisively won the swish3 contest in Playoff Game 1 scoring 13 of 34 (38.2%) vs LAL 5 of 32 (15.6%) in the Aug 18 win 100-93! This was a game led by the Blazers with much better shooting but out-rebounded 50-55. The officiating was biased in favor of LAL with many fouls of Blazers not called (like Dame being pushed out of bounds and being called for traveling in the 4th Q) but 5 fouls on 4 Blazers.

Dame led scoring 6 of 13, CJ scored 3 of 8, Melo scored 2 of 5, Nurk scored 1 of 2, and Gary scored 1 of 4. Mario was 0 of 2.

This game showed the superiority of the Blazers over LAL in swish3 shooting, and that strategy should be featured in the remaining games in this series to advance to the next round! Let's aim to increase swish3 scoring to 15+ each game!

See! Without Meyers we can win! So glad he's off the team!

 

[swish3]

See! Without Meyers we can win! So glad he's off the team!

As noted in my Sat (Aug 15) quote above, it would be great to have another NBA leading swish3 shooter in the person of Meyers to make scoring 45+ pts as swish3s each game something to rely on.

 

[swish3]

The Blazers decisively lost the swish3 contest Aug 20 in Playoff Game 2 scoring only 8 of 29 vs LAL 14 of 38 in the 88-111 loss. This was a terrible letdown game in which Dame was injured in the 3rd Q and we threw in the towel, but several bench players were included. The Blazers did not play this game with determination, as shown by being out-rebounded 41-50, several inept turnovers, and many missed shots, especially from our usually reliable swish3 scorers.

In this aberrant game, Simons led scoring 2 of 3, Gary scored 2 of 4, Nurk scored 1 of 3, Wenyen scored 1 of 4, CJ scored 1 of 5, and Dame scored 1 of 7. Melo was 0 of 1 and Adams was 0 of 2. Melo was only 1 of 6 (16.7%) for FG!

This was a bottom performance night when LAL was hitting shots. Team FG% was only 40 for Blazers vs 47.8 for LAL. Blazers had only 14 assists vs LAL 26 and had 17 Turnovers vs LAL 14.

The Blazers can beat LAL 3 more times, but will need the 15+ swish3 scores, driving scores by Dame and CJ, and paint points including ORB by Nurk and Hassan and Wenyen, coupled with determined defense and minimized TOV. Let's imagine it for Saturday! Go Blazers!!!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers won the swish3 contest Aug 22 in Playoff Game3 scoring 12 of 35 vs LAL 10 of 30 in the 108-116 loss. This game was officiated strongly favoring LAL who had 43 FTA vs Blazers 19. Blazers and LAL each had 39 made FG, but Blazers scored 18 FT vs LAL 28, and that 10 point advantage was more than the final score margin. In the 1st half, the refs kept LAL in the game with an grossly unbalanced number of foul calls. Davis was going to the line way too many times!

Dame led scoring 5 of 11, CJ scored 4 of 12, Melo scored 2 of 3, and Gary scored 1 of 3. Nurk was 0 of 1, Mario was 0 of 2, and Simons was 0 of 3.

The Blazers were out-rebounded 38-55 and had only 17 assists vs LAL 26. The foul bias and the foul fear seemed to insert the refs especially in the 3rd Q to eliminate the 57-54 half-time lead and damage the attempt to recover in the 4th Q. The Blazers need an evenly called game for the chance to win more games!

 

[swish3]

The Blazers lost Playoff Game4 Aug 24 scoring 12 of 28 vs LAL 17 of 39 in the 115-135 loss. For the first 8 min of the game, EVERY foul called was against the Blazers in this outrageously biased officiating game. In this game like no NBA game that I have seen, the refs took deterministic control calling fouls on the Blazers while failing to call fouls on LAL that gave an early 15-0 LAL lead in that time frame and built to a 30-10 lead. The refs held the Blazers down with fouls and fear of fouls and failure to call fouls that kept the Blazers down the entire game. Calling a bunch of fouls in the 4th Q only served to even the final FTA count. This game was a travesty in which the Blazers did not have a chance.

In addition, Dame suffered a right leg injury in the 3rd Q that ended his time in the game. The officiating was so bad that there were 3 technical fouls called on the Blazers for making comments on egregious missed calls!

Gary led scoring 3 of 6, Mario scored 2 of 2, CJ scored 2 of 3, Hassan and Wenyen each scored 1 of 1, Dame scored 1 of 2, Hoard scored 1 of 2, Simons scored 1 of 4, and Melo scored 1 of 6. Nurk was 0 of 1 and Adams was 0 of 2.

LAL has a talented team and LeBron and LeDavis both played well. The NBA needs to remove the game control by refs bias to allows us to see how well LAL fares against the Blazers in an evenly called game. Do they have the courage to do so, or are the accusations of ref bias to insure that LAL wins as true as is evident?

 

[swish3]

The Blazers lost the swish3 contest in Playoff Game5 Aug 29 scoring 13 of 27 vs LAL 14 of 36 in the 122-131 loss. In this game without Dame, the Blazers showed some fight with several leads of up to 6 pts and tying at 100 and 109 before the 4th Q 11 pt run by LeDavis.

Melo and Simons led each scoring 3 of 4, CJ and Gary each scored 3 of 7, and Nurk scored 1 of 4. Mario was 0 of 1.

This was a high scoring game which was tied at 68 at the half, but the Blazers did not score any swish3s in the 3rd Q and fell behind. Although the distribution of scoring of swish3s is excellent, the Blazers need more players than 8 against a top seeded team.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

The Blazers lost the swish3 contest in Playoff Game5 Aug 29 scoring 13 of 27 vs LAL 14 of 36 in the 122-131 loss. In this game without Dame, the Blazers showed some fight with several leads of up to 6 pts and tying at 100 and 109 before the 4th Q 11 pt run by LeDavis.

Melo and Simons led each scoring 3 of 4, CJ and Gary each scored 3 of 7, and Nurk scored 1 of 4. Mario was 0 of 1.

This was a high scoring game which was tied at 68 at the half, but the Blazers did not score any swish3s in the 3rd Q and fell behind. Although the distribution of scoring of swish3s is excellent, the Blazers need more players than 8 against a top seeded team.

Do you really think they lost the 3 point contest , when they shot so much more efficiently? Maybe they needed more layups and dunks?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Maybe they do need more three-point shooters, though. I would like to see a team where every guy can shoot the three efficiently but also make cuts to the basket, catch a pass and finish strong!