Game Thread GAME# 10: RAPTORS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 11, 2021 - MONDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

[BlazerBeav]

Well we are fortunate to be this close and I will take it!

 

[Natebishop3]

Thank god for Kanter.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Solid end to the half

 

[bobf]

Let’s get a 7 point play here

 

[B-Roy]

Kanter can play. We all know what the issue with Melo/Kanter is and it’s not Kanter.

 

[Tince]

Anyone notice the female ref with her back turned in a full convo with coach Nurse during live action on the FT?

Lucky to be down 5!!!

 

[Natebishop3]

Toronto finally stopped hitting those insane threes.

 

[KingSpeed]

Lots of hustle out there

 

[BonesJones]

Blazers were 15 points better with Melo off the floor than with him in the game during the first half.

 

[James lamphear]

As bad as we play we only down by 5.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Alright we got this

 

[Chris Craig]

Only down 5

Siakam in foul trouble

Blazers better come out strong in the third

Need to see Giles in the 2nd half

 

[VenomXL]

Great finish to the half.

 

[BonesJones]

Toronto finally stopped hitting those insane threes.

Contested at a little higher rate but still not good enough. Keep defending like this and I have little confidence in us pulling this one out.

 

[illmatic99]

we're down 5. dame is just getting started and toronto is on the 2nd night of a b2b.

with dame getting hurt and playing like shit most of the first quarter.

with nurk getting hurt.

with melo playing 15 straight mins.

y'all need to calm the fuck down.

 

[Tince]

Blazers were 15 points better with Melo off the floor than with him in the game during the first half.

Yikes, that's bad.

How was CJ? He seemed even less effective

 

[BonesJones]

Only down 5

Siakam in foul trouble

Blazers better come out strong in the third

Need to see Giles in the 2nd half

Siakam is their starting C. Giles starting in place of Nurkic makes too much sense for Stotts to actually do it. But some will say "Give him props!" if he does the obvious. Sigh.

 

[Serbian]

Say what you want but kanter is better than nurkic overall.

 

[B-Roy]

Kanter +6
Melo -10

 

[BonesJones]

Yikes, that's bad.

How was CJ? He seemed even less effective

The thing is, C.J. actually played well.

 

[bobf]

Blazers were 15 points better with Melo off the floor than with him in the game during the first half.

Melo made two good plays the rest was fools gold.

 

[Darkwebs]

Blazers turning up the heat on the Raptors offensively and defensively, causing them to have a meltdown just before the half.

 

[BonesJones]

Say what you want but kanter is better than nurkic overall.

If you don't care about defense or little things, maybe.

 

[Tince]

I'm not on the Giles is a future all-star bandwagon, but I would like to see him on the floor against Boucher.

Start Kanter, have Giles come in when Boucher comes in.

 

[illmatic99]

I don’t believe in any of that shit.

you are a fan of the portland trail blazers, correct? the team that has had the worst injury luck in the NBA in its history?

also i wouldn't wish for Covid on anyone. that's just low

 

[B-Roy]

we're down 5. dame is just getting started and toronto is on the 2nd night of a b2b.

with dame getting hurt and playing like shit most of the first quarter.

with nurk getting hurt.

with melo playing 15 straight mins.

y'all need to calm the fuck down.

shooting our selves in the foot every game is not going to end well by seasons end. And yet we keep doing it

 

[KingSpeed]

Melo has played 16 STRAIGHT MINUTES. Why?! He's 1 for 7. Make it make sense.

2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 blk, 1 steal. Tell the whole story.

 

[Tince]

If you don't care about defense or little things, maybe.

This. Nurk is a much better facilitator as well.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Anyone notice the female ref with her back turned in a full convo with coach Nurse during live action on the FT?

Lucky to be down 5!!!

She must have had her back turned when Kanter slammed his elbow into Siakam and they called the foul on Siakam! Haha.

 

[B-Roy]

you are a fan of the portland trail blazers, correct? the team that has had the worst injury luck in the NBA in its history?

also i wouldn't wish for Covid on anyone. that's just low

did you read? I didn’t wish he would get injured or covid. I was merely stating a fact. The only thing that could save Terry from himself.