Game Thread GAME# 11: BLAZERS @ KINGS - JANUARY 13, 2021 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

[Titan]

I know Nasir is young, but maybe play him instead of Hood and let Hood have some more time to get back?

 

[BlazerBeav]

These guards. Insanely good.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Fun game but not one that instills confidence.

 

[TBpup]

Hurd raving about the Blazers defense. My goodness, the homerism is strong with this one. Maybe he didn't watch the game?

 

[Darkwebs]

Lillard is the first player in NBA history to get 40 points, 13 assists with 0 turnovers

WOW!

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Dame 40/13
CJ Mc 28/10
Nurk 18/12

Incredible performance by those three. Feels like we shouldn't have had to struggle so much and play the starters such big minutes.

It's incredible how we barely won against the Kings with our trinity performing so well.

 

[Scalma]

I know Nasir is young, but maybe play him instead of Hood and let Hood have some more time to get back?

terry will come around to this idea in a month.

 

[Scalma]

It's incredible how we barely won against the Kings with our trinity performing so well.

meh, the first quarter skewed the game.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Trent: The pit bull is back

Hood: Unplayable

Nurk: An enigma

DJJ: I’m getting ultra hyper (in a good way) Ruben Patterson vibes - pure energy

Anfernee: Another well deserved DNP-CD

Lastly, I’m sick of playing the Kings.

From my 21 year old:
Hood is the new Hezonja, who was the new Turner.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

meh, the first quarter skewed the game.

Any quarter would skew the game. What's your point?

 

[hoopsjock]

For the 2nd straight game the Blazers come back from a big deficit and have now won 4 games in a row. The Blazers Uprise Post Game Show begins now:

 

[Scalma]

Any quarter would skew the game. What's your point?

That 70% shooting or whatever the fuck they had in the first quarter isn’t a sustainable way to win a game, especially with their defense. What’s yours?

 

[wizenheimer]

Lillard is the first player in NBA history to get 40 points, 13 assists with 0 turnovers

WOW!

impressive...

maybe it's more impressive how quickly somebody can generate an obscure stat like that.

Nurkic might be the first player to score 18 & 12 with 3 blocks and 9 FTA's in 30 minutes or less....on a Wednesday in January in the Pacific time zone on a day when the president has been impeached

 

[AldoTrapani]

Great win and comeback (twice) but if weak team's like Sacramento are putting 126 on us we have no chance with the better teams of the west

 

[DDolla]

I’m still mad on that Bulls game

 

[Sheldon Shape]

That 70% shooting or whatever the fuck they had in the first quarter isn’t a sustainable way to win a game, especially with their defense. What’s yours?

But the Blazers brand of basketball is?

Irony. Look it up.

 

[illmatic99]

impressive...

maybe it's more impressive how quickly somebody can generate an obscure stat like that.

Nurkic might be the first player to score 18 & 12 with 3 blocks and 9 FTA's in 30 minutes or less....on a Wednesday in January in the Pacific time zone on a day when the president has been impeached

huh? it's not that obscure. no turnovers with that production is really impressive. Dame and CP are the only ones to EVER get 40/10 without a turnover.

 

[Titan]

I thought the Blazers played their game for all 4 quarters, while the kings had 2 burst plus followed by droughts that let us hang around. This all goes to show 20 point leads just not safe anymore in todays game. Early 2000s ground&pound game rolling in their graves.

 

[wizenheimer]

you'd think that most times when a team wins the rebound battle by 4, the assist battle by 7, and shoots over 52% on FG's while making 19 three's on 50% shooting...they'd win

but kings are gonna king I guess

 

[Scalma]

But the Blazers brand of basketball is?

Irony. Look it up.

Blazers are in the playoffs every year.

Levels. Look it up.

 

[Titan]

"It's a great day to be a Blazer!!!"

 

[blazerkor]

I'm really happy Dame and CJ had such an amazing night offensively and that is why we won but for everyone in here asking why it was hard to close out the Kings. The answer is obvious and it's one that's getting really old now. Any perimeter defense that plays Dame and CJ 85 combined minutes is going to give up an extremely high 3pt fg% (tonight 50%). Dame and CJ have to always out score the points that they just give away non stop on defense. It's a problem and it catches up with us less times in the regular season and more times in the playoffs.

They are two spectacular offensive guards but they are a horrendous defensive back court. And it is them, it's not RoCo and DJJ or Trent... I mean Hoodie and Melo don't help but having your two leaders in minutes played, both be perimeter defensive liabilities is never going to be a recipe for a championship. That being said I love both of these guys when surrounded by good-great defenders that can knock down some shots and make their layups.

 

[DDolla]

Now let’s win all our 7 home games

 

[Tince]

Can't wait to go back and read this thread, I'm guessing there are some nice meltdowns!

 

[Scalma]

Can't wait to go back and read this thread, I'm guessing there are some nice meltdowns!

Lolol isn’t that every game thread?

 

[Tince]

I’m still mad on that Bulls game

Enjoy the win, we don't get them every night!

 

[Tince]

Lolol isn’t that every game thread?

Very true! Usually I follow along some during the game, but I wasn't tonight. I feel like it's going to be even more fun this way!

 

[OneSport3]

you'd think that most times when a team wins the rebound battle by 4, the assist battle by 7, and shoots over 52% on FG's while making 19 three's on 50% shooting...they'd win

but kings are gonna king I guess

That’s what happens when you’re ranked 30th in defense.

 

[Tince]

Dame & CJ, the first teammates to each have 25 points, 10 assists, and 5 threes in a game... EVER.

 

[B-Roy]

CJ is sick this year. Now that a Harden deal is off the table, we have no choice but to hope CJ has finally made that leap.