Game Thread GAME# 13: HAWKS @ BLAZERS - JANUARY 16, 2021 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM, NBCSNW

[Tince]

No CJ in the 2nd half and Atlanta is shooting 26%. Related or not?

 

[riverman]

Melo with 5 straight pts

 

[Scalma]

If CJ is out for any amount of time. We are really going to need another pg.

WE HAVE A BACKUP POINT GUARD HIS NAME IS ANFERNEE SIMONS

 

[TBpup]

Blazers playing much better defense in the 2nd half. Sure they miss CJ's offense, but they are getting it from other places while the defense has improve a ton.

 

[bobf]

Because Roco is totally healthy and starts and plays way more than Hood.

but you don’t have a better player to play in place if RoCo. Any NBA player is better than Hood. He shouldn’t be playing.

 

[DUB]

Strong move by Melo.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Melo gets more calls than any Blazer I've ever seen

 

[B-Roy]

Iso Melo. This team is relying on iso Melo.

 

[TBpup]

No CJ in the 2nd half and Atlanta is shooting 26%. Related or not?

It is part of it. Giles being active for his short stretch helped as well.
CJ scores points.....but he gives u a ton as well.

 

[B-Roy]

I don’t really care about this game. Is CJ going to be out for awhile?

 

[Titan]

Here we go again

 

[Propagandist]

No, they should have gotten rid of those two.

there's a reason why Moe barely sniffs any playing time now.

Can't deny the success we had with those two... It's crazy how things have gone for those two.

 

[DUB]

Put a hand up Enes.

 

[Darkwebs]

This is vintage Melo

 

[bobf]

This team had more than one issue.

The Hood issue is trivial to solve. Don’t play him. We don’t have a magic wand to raise RoCos shooting % and we don’t have a better player to replace him with.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Iso Melo. This team is relying on iso Melo.

Its working

 

[Cugel]

Best look in the league: solomon hill

 

[Duckhook]

This lineup of Dame, Melo, GTjr, DJjr, and Kanter is showing some great defense.

 

[Propagandist]

Yup. But by the same token RoCo and DJJ are not the problem now. It’s Hood, Melo, Ant. The players who both play no defense and play mediocre to terrible offense.

True. And I actually think RoCo and DJJ will fill that role soon enough, and hopefully better than Chief and Moe...but we'll see.

 

[illmatic99]

where is the foul?

If dame got fouls like that's he'd lead the league in scoring

 

[Titan]

Trent 3!!!

 

[AldoTrapani]

Man kanter low key better than Nurk

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Kanter saves us again

 

[Darkwebs]

Blazers are just a clutch team. The 4th quarter seems to bring out their best

 

[Tince]

True. And I actually think RoCo and DJJ will fill that role soon enough, and hopefully better than Chief and Moe...but we'll see.

For our mid-level and 2 1st round picks, they better.

 

[Scalma]

Nas is such a good teammate look at him on the bench

 

[DUB]

Young pushes off, and rips through with his non ball carrying, off arm, and gets a shooting foul. It must be nice to get calls like that.

 

[riverman]

GT doing a great CJ impression!

 

[Titan]

Having Jones shoot contested three is not good

 

[Tince]

I can't believe we're up 8!