Game 1: Blazers vs Rockets - Game Thread

[maxiep]

Trip is dead on. Houston has come in and stepped on our neck. Do we have a response? That's what Playoff basketball is about.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

The refs are swallowing their whistles on the Blazers' end. Typical.

 

[Natebishop3]

Two things from my seat in the garden:

1 - fuck the blazers for their ticket sales. There are empty seats all over the arena. There are four empty seats right next to me. That shouldn't happen.

2 - houston shot 80 percent for most of the quarter. That's fucking insane. They can't keep that up.

 

[mook]

It's insane that Houston scored over 30 in the opening quarter. Just Houston hitting everything they throw up. I was shocked when the Battier 30 footer didn't go in.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

Aldridge needs to step it up a bit. He's getting burned defensively and kind of a blur on the offense right now. He's trying to set up but he is getting swarmed.

Roy is a madman though. Without him, we'd be down 20.

 

[BasX]

He was going for the two for one.

Ya i know, it's just i looked up and BAM, he shot it. Caught me off guard. Big time.

 

[illmatic99]

Two things from my seat in the garden:

1 - fuck the blazers for their ticket sales. There are empty seats all over the arena. There are four empty seats right next to me. That shouldn't happen.

How exactly is that the Blazers' fault?

 

[maxiep]

So what the hell, we can't guard these guys, and we're getting our asses kicked. If we lose this game, we don't have much of a chance of winning the series.

That's not true. It just means we have to win one in Houston. But it's not over yet.

 

[MARIS61]

Blazers are going to have to adjust to the officiating.
If you aren't getting calls, you need to work twice as hard.
Bad quarter.....but we can still take this!!!!!

They've got no answer for the Spanish Armada!

 

[mook]

Well, Yao isn't going to put up 60.

 

[Sedatedfork]

Rudy & Outlaw -- get us going!!!!

 

[Sedatedfork]

Mutumbo looks 4 years younger.

 

[BasX]

Lowry, nice shot.

 

[BasX]

Oden and 1.

 

[Trip]

Oden nice move in the post. Let's see if Houston's 2nd line can keep up the hot shooting.

 

[BasX]

Weird call.

 

[Sedatedfork]

WTF are these calls? When did every Houston Rocket become Michael Jordan?

 

[maxiep]

We're playing shit defense. It's time to put someone on the floor.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

Why is Channing Frye in this game. Why are one of Aldridge or Roy not on the floor.

 

[BasX]

Von Fuckin Wafer.

 

[maxiep]

So, Sergio Rodriguez is bullying Dikembe? That was a flop.

 

[AgentDrazenPetrovic]

what the fuck was that last play? blazers didn't know the offense.

 

[maxiep]

And when they miss a shot we don't get board position.

 

[BasX]

Wow, Portland needs LA or Roy back.

 

[BasX]

As I say it, in comes Roy.

 

[theprunetang]

Channing did a really good job of fouling Deke after the O rebound. He made sure that he was not going to get the bbasket.

 

[MARIS61]

Cow bell!

 

[The Sebastian Express]

Oh Sergio.

 

[MARIS61]

Why is Channing Frye in this game. Why are one of Aldridge or Roy not on the floor.

nate's looking for defense of some sort?

 

[KingSpeed]

We're a good come from behind team. We'll get this.