Game Thread GAME# 1: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 28, 2015 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), KGW

[SlyPokerDog]

Blazers just set the all time NBA record, 15 straight home opening wins.

 

[magnifier661]

We just scored 112 points!!

Remember when people said we couldn't score?

 

[Strenuus]

Dude, Lillard IS a leader though. He had a speech inside that huddle. Nice.

 

[Sinobas]

I think Davis is a better center than Plumlee at this point. Though I don't know if it matters which guy starts. But Dame/CJ/Aminu/Leonard/Davis is our best lineup.

 

[dviss1]

CJ deserved a chant tonight!!

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Dame with 21 and 11 assists. Pure scoring Point Guard.

 

[Natebishop3]

Blazers just set the all time NBA record, 15 straight home opening wins.

I thought we tied that record.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Dude, Lillard IS a leader though. He had a speech inside that huddle. Nice.

Love it.

 

[LuckyShot]

Why we have Dame and CJ out there in a game that's decided?

Uh... did you watch? It wasn't really decided until the last couple of minutes when CJ shut the door on them.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I thought we tied that record.

We already had tied it.

 

[Sinobas]

Why we have Dame and CJ out there in a game that's decided?

Because NO was threatening to get the game into single digits and we've been masters and blowing leads.....

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Dude, Lillard IS a leader though. He had a speech inside that huddle. Nice.

And I'm pretty sure no part of him is jealous of CJ tonight. He'll happily defer to CJ as much as he has to.

 

[dviss1]

Pick and roll > Pick and pop

Dame and Leonard were picking and popping all game tho...

 

[B-Roy]

Meyers stat padding like a boss lmao.

Dame needs to stop forcing it in the 4th. This team isn't going to win on hero ball.

Great game.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Dame and Leonard were picking and popping all game tho...

Dame and Davis were picking and rolling and it was a lot more effective.

 

[VenomXL]

Good stuff.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I thought we tied that record.

We get bonus points because we're so bad.

 

[Strenuus]

Uh... did you watch? It wasn't really decided until the last couple of minutes when CJ shut the door on them.

I posted that while watching with 1 minute left when we were up 15.

Look at the time stamp. lol.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

CJ should start the finger guns.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

my fucking internet cut out with about 6min left in the forth, ill have to go back and watch when league pass is done archiving. fucking great win though. CJ isnt just a one trick pony, this dude can ball and create space for his shot like roy did

 

[Trackjack]

Need to learn to play with a lead but good win.

 

[Strenuus]

Because NO was threatening to get the game into single digits and we've been masters and blowing leads.....

Look at the time stamp and the context.

I wrote that when we had the game decided with 1 minute left in the game and up 15.

I didn't know I had to spell this out, yeesh.

 

[Strenuus]

Need to learn to play with a lead but good win.

We never lost it....

 

[Chris Craig]

Good game dammit

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Need to learn to play with a lead but good win.

It will come with more experience. They just need to pace themselves and not blow their loads to early.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Fun tidbit: despite his nervous performance, Meyers led the Blazers in +/- at +29. He's valuable out there.

 

[B-Roy]

Dame and Davis were picking and rolling and it was a lot more effective.

The pick and pop is a very simple and useful play that should be in every team's arsenal. It was Dame/LA's signature play for three years. It doesn't take a lot of energy, and teams are much more willing to give up the PnP than the PnR.

Replace Aldridge's mediocre jumpshooting with Meyer's accurate jumpshooting and I think it should be used more often tbh.

 

[LuckyShot]

I posted that while watching with 1 minute left when we were up 15.

Look at the time stamp. lol.

In that case, chill out.

 

[jlprk]

Aldridge must have passed all his game knowledge to McCollum, who looked great in the 1st half, then disappeared in the 2nd. Leonard, who is supposed to replace Aldridge's PF shooting, continues to be completely unreliable even in his limited gimmick role. Lillard exists on the fumes of his rookie year shooting. Without that now-false reputation, defenders would ignore him and play 5-on-4.

It's the new guys who will save us.

 

[santeesioux]

That Ed Davis guy is pretty good.