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Forensic Fan Game 33, POR vs. TOR, 12/30/14
From the top: The obvious…hey, another overtime game! Reason for overtime? Maybe the fact that we scored as much in 5 minutes of OT as we did in 12 minutes of the 2nd quarter? The team shot 40%, and for much of the first 3 quarters it looked like Kyle Lowry and Jonas Valanciunas were going to give Drake what he wanted.
Sadly for them, Red Hot Revival met Red Hot and Rolling. The Blazers went 10-19 from 3 in the second half and overtime, and pulled away from the Eastern Conference leaders to win their 15th win in 16 games against the E-League.
Player of the Game(s) Damian Lillard. On a night when the team couldn’t hit the broad side of an ocean through the second quarter, Damian kept firing away to keep the team within shouting distance. 26 points on 9-24 shooting combined with 9 assists were just enough to get the team to Lillard Time in OT and secure the win.
(sure, it's a bit dated, but when stealing from @NBAmemes you get what you pay for)
Other Monster Games LaMarcus Aldridge overcame his upper respiratory infection to go 10-19 for 23 points and 13 rebounds. Joel Freeland had only two points (the game-clinching dunk!) but 12 rebounds.
Points Per Shot What started out really ugly got better in the 4th and overtime. Dame had a below-average-for-him night, going for 26 points on 24 shots (for a 1.08); LMA had 1.21 pps on a smooth 23 on 19 shots (with a good 10-9 mix of in-the-paint to outside J’s), but tonight’s efficiency hero is Wessy Wes. 19 points on 14 shots (including 5-10 from 3) make you the big winner at 1.36pps.
Coin Ratio On a night that a lot of shots didn’t go down, it’s expected that the ratios weren’t stellar. Lillard had 9 assists against 24 shots for a decent 37 cents, Blake had a substandard-for-him 1 assist on 5 shots (barely qualifying, and still only getting 20 cents), and Nic had three assists against 11 shots (28 cents). The team as a whole had another over-20-assist night, and it was barely enough.
Bench Coach stayed very short with the bench (rotation was only 9-deep), and keeping a veteran tone with it. CJ’s 5 minutes (of 61 minutes total) were the only bench minutes by someone under 29 years old. 7-22 (32%), 1-6 (17%) from 3, 19pts, 15 rebounds, 4ast and 3blk. Kaman was solid, going 4-9 for 10pts/8reb (3 offensive). Not much else to say, really.
Questions for the Group:
1. Do you think that tonight showed a preview of a “playoff” rotation (basically 8-man, with Wright as the wing)?
2. Do you think that, with our bigs making up the best part of our bench (Kaman, Freeland, Robinson, Leonard, Claver), that there should be a “minor” trade to shore up our 2/3 spot? Or do you want to let it bake?
3. Do you think that Paul Allen offered Marshawn Lynch his seats, or did Lynch ask for them?
So with that… stay tuned here for more Blazers/NBA content (including RC2 Power Rankings), and stick around to chat awhile. Enjoy the days off, and be safe tonight. I know SlyPokerDog will:
From the top: The obvious…hey, another overtime game! Reason for overtime? Maybe the fact that we scored as much in 5 minutes of OT as we did in 12 minutes of the 2nd quarter? The team shot 40%, and for much of the first 3 quarters it looked like Kyle Lowry and Jonas Valanciunas were going to give Drake what he wanted.
Sadly for them, Red Hot Revival met Red Hot and Rolling. The Blazers went 10-19 from 3 in the second half and overtime, and pulled away from the Eastern Conference leaders to win their 15th win in 16 games against the E-League.
Player of the Game(s) Damian Lillard. On a night when the team couldn’t hit the broad side of an ocean through the second quarter, Damian kept firing away to keep the team within shouting distance. 26 points on 9-24 shooting combined with 9 assists were just enough to get the team to Lillard Time in OT and secure the win.
(sure, it's a bit dated, but when stealing from @NBAmemes you get what you pay for)
Other Monster Games LaMarcus Aldridge overcame his upper respiratory infection to go 10-19 for 23 points and 13 rebounds. Joel Freeland had only two points (the game-clinching dunk!) but 12 rebounds.
Points Per Shot What started out really ugly got better in the 4th and overtime. Dame had a below-average-for-him night, going for 26 points on 24 shots (for a 1.08); LMA had 1.21 pps on a smooth 23 on 19 shots (with a good 10-9 mix of in-the-paint to outside J’s), but tonight’s efficiency hero is Wessy Wes. 19 points on 14 shots (including 5-10 from 3) make you the big winner at 1.36pps.
Coin Ratio On a night that a lot of shots didn’t go down, it’s expected that the ratios weren’t stellar. Lillard had 9 assists against 24 shots for a decent 37 cents, Blake had a substandard-for-him 1 assist on 5 shots (barely qualifying, and still only getting 20 cents), and Nic had three assists against 11 shots (28 cents). The team as a whole had another over-20-assist night, and it was barely enough.
Bench Coach stayed very short with the bench (rotation was only 9-deep), and keeping a veteran tone with it. CJ’s 5 minutes (of 61 minutes total) were the only bench minutes by someone under 29 years old. 7-22 (32%), 1-6 (17%) from 3, 19pts, 15 rebounds, 4ast and 3blk. Kaman was solid, going 4-9 for 10pts/8reb (3 offensive). Not much else to say, really.
Questions for the Group:
1. Do you think that tonight showed a preview of a “playoff” rotation (basically 8-man, with Wright as the wing)?
2. Do you think that, with our bigs making up the best part of our bench (Kaman, Freeland, Robinson, Leonard, Claver), that there should be a “minor” trade to shore up our 2/3 spot? Or do you want to let it bake?
3. Do you think that Paul Allen offered Marshawn Lynch his seats, or did Lynch ask for them?
So with that… stay tuned here for more Blazers/NBA content (including RC2 Power Rankings), and stick around to chat awhile. Enjoy the days off, and be safe tonight. I know SlyPokerDog will:
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