Game Thread GAME# 21: HEAT @ BLAZERS - DECEMBER 3, 2016 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), CSNNW

[KingSpeed]

Great 3-1 homestand. Let's get at least a 3-2 road trip and go from there.

 

[Cippy91]

Only dude worth the new contract so far

 

[PDXFonz]

Good to see AC playing like AC tonight. He can play better, but at least tonight wasn't another atrocious shooting night from him.

 

[KingSpeed]

Solid end to the game, but they really have to work on starting the games better, and starting the 2nd halves better.

It's a 48 minute game.

Miami's starting lineup was simply really good and that is why we got off to bad starts but they didn't have the horses to compete with out bench.

 

[Scalma]

This team is an Aminu and Noel away from being really good.

Whiteside single handily kept them in the game.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

I agree. I love Dame. But as a player, CJ is just as good if not better.

Dame looks for his teammates, CJ goes into Kobe mode way too much. That's what makes Lillard better.

 

[KingSpeed]

Only dude worth the new contract so far

Ummm Turner has been playing hella good the last few weeks. Crabbe coming around too.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Good game, good win. But we should have WALKED away with this win. I don't want another game like this against a crippled team.

 

[KingSpeed]

Dame looks for his teammates, CJ goes into Kobe mode way too much. That's what makes Lillard better.

Dame is a PG. He is supposed to look for his teammates more.

 

[KingSpeed]

Good game, good win. But we should have WALKED away with this win. I don't want another game like this against a crippled team.

Miami had their two best players. This Heat team dropped 110 on Utah. We held them to 92. Give props. It was a solid win. Maybe our best of the year.

 

[illmatic99]

God this team is a tease. these guys show flashes of dominance at times on offense and actually good defense for spurts, then completely shit the bed at other times.

We needed less than 3 mins of effort and execution to make this an easy win

 

[KingSpeed]

The haters have slipped away into the night, I see. And where is Sinobas?

 

[LuckyShot]

How so?

Really?

The only thing CJ has on Dame is a prettier offensive game. Don't get me wrong, I love watching CJ do what he does best. I know that you know there is more to the game of basketball than that.

Dame is a better passer. Dame can run a team consistently. Dame has intangibles that are RARE. Dame also rebounds better.

Circling back to the scoring, although I agree CJ has a more skilled game, Dame still gets it done just as well, if not better. He's plenty skilled, and he's closing that particular gap with CJ. His game also utilizes a bit more athleticism which CJ just doesn't have. He's also got deeper shooting range and I'd say they are pretty close to equal as 3 point shooters. CJ has a higher percentage from 3, but he gets more catch and shoot opportunities than Dame. Dame with his feet set is damn near automatic.

I'm glad we have both.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Dame is a PG. He is supposed to look for his teammates more.

Isn't CJ the backup point guard? Yeah.

 

[DUB]

Fulltime
Us - 99
Them - 92

3PM/A (%)
Us - 9/24 (37.5%)
Them - 6/22 (27.3%)

FTM/A
Us - 18/24
Them - 10/15

TO
Us - 9
Them - 14

Fast break points
Us - 15
Them - 6

 

[Cippy91]

CJ vs Dame? who is bringing this nonsense up again? and please tell me if Dame didn't comeback in the game despite having a bad game, would have we won? just wondering...

 

[KingSpeed]

Really?

The only thing CJ has on Dame is a prettier offensive game. Don't get me wrong, I love watching CJ do what he does best. I know that you know there is more to the game of basketball than that.

Dame is a better passer. Dame can run a team consistently. Dame has intangibles that are RARE. Dame also rebounds better.

Circling back to the scoring, although I agree CJ has a more skilled game, Dame still gets it done just as well, if not better. He's plenty skilled, and he's closing that particular gap with CJ. His game also utilizes a bit more athleticism which CJ just doesn't have. He's also got deeper shooting range and I'd say they are pretty close to equal as 3 point shooters. CJ has a higher percentage from 3, but he gets more catch and shoot opportunities than Dame. Dame with his feet set is damn near automatic.

I'm glad we have both.

Me too

 

[DUB]

God this team is a tease. these guys show flashes of dominance at times on offense and actually good defense for spurts, then completely shit the bed at other times.

We needed less than 3 mins of effort and execution to make this an easy win

We are the second youngest team in the NBA. I think consistency comes with experience.

 

[illmatic99]

Disconcerted look even after the win

 

[jlprk]

After James Johnson was ejected, the Heat had 7 healthy players to start the 4th quarter. Dragic's legs lost their lift, and Miami's win streak on their road trip ended at 3 games.

I've said for years that Josh McRoberts should have stayed in Charlotte, where he was a team star. The Heat TV guys were acting as if it's rare for him to get this much time.

Did you see Plumlee roll around on the ground with 1 minute left in the game, get up and instantly run to cover McCollum, enabling McCollum to make a shot? Plumlee must have watched the game as he rolled over 10 feet, because in a continuous motion, he was running as he got up, to the perfect spot 20 feet away.

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Disconcerted look even after the win

Don't become the press. They don't need your help.

 

[Haakzilla]

Disconcerted look even after the win

...Paul looks stoked!

 

[Cippy91]

Disconcerted look even after the win

Pretty bad look for somebody worth 19 billion

 

[DUB]

Disconcerted look even after the win

I think he's just pissed about the streamers falling on him.

I don't know why we set off the streamers after every home win. I find it very odd.

 

[Cippy91]

Don't become the press. They don't need your help.

I CAN SEE THE CANZANO ARTICLE NOW

 

[julius]

Disconcerted look even after the win

It's obvious that Paul Allen is deep in thought about how he's going to move the team to Seattle next year

 

[Cippy91]

 

[KingSpeed]

Turner was a +11 tonight. The only person better was Crabbe who was a +21.

 

[DUB]

@ Halftime

Us
ET 5 pts (16.7%), 6 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk

Them
Dragic 8 pts (44.4%), 5 reb, 7 ast

@ Fulltime

Us
ET 9 pts (30%), 6 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl, 1 blk

Them
Dragic 18 pts (42.1%), 9 reb, 8 ast, 2 stl

 

[Scalma]

Hpbasketball needs to shut up about Turners plus minus. That's literally all he talks about. Stats are just a tool, they are not the end all be all. Anyone who actually watches the games can see the impact (POSITIVE) Turner has been making for a couple weeks now.