Game Thread Game #23 - BLAZERS VS SPURS - DECEMBER 2, 2021 - THURSDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS, NBATV

[wizenheimer]

The Grizzlies blowout the Thunder by 73 points, the largest differential in NBA history


Blazers say hold my beer!

they had 9 guys score in double figures

 

[MickZagger]

consider yourself lucky, play the Blazers and your 3 pt offense goes crazy

Going on 10 years now

 

[MickZagger]

Simons not playing tonight?

 

[wizenheimer]

Neil Olshey killed this franchise. Sad to see.

truth

 

[BlazerBeav]

Spurs tried to let us back in. We politely declined.

 

[James lamphear]

3 straight turnovers by CJ in last 2 minutes.

 

[OneSport3]

Simons not playing tonight?

Twisted his ankle.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Simons not playing tonight?

Sprained his ankle. Not that he had done anything before that.

 

[42N8Bounce]

Damn. The crowd just lit up!!

Woo Hoo!!!! T-shirts!!!!

 

[PCmor7]

I mean, I get it. CJ's playing like hot garbage tonight. He's taking bad shots and he's missing easy ones.

Then I look at who else the Blazers are putting on the floor and I'm wondering who the heck else is going to score if he doesn't.

We're not the Spurs. We don't run such good offense that we can get anyone a decent look. When we do get open looks, who exactly can make them with any consistency? RoCo? Snell? Smith?

CJ and Norm are basically the only guys who can create any kind of offense.

 

[wizenheimer]

meanwhile, the Suns won their 18th in a row tonight

if you're keeping track, just 3 seasons ago Portland won 53 games, Phoenix won 19

 

[PCmor7]

You could make a great instructional video of how to run an offense with ordinary offensive talent vs. how not to run an offense period.

Look at the open space the Spurs create. Then look how congested it is when the Blazers have the ball.

The Blazers are the more talented team, but everything tonight is predicated on guys beating their defender one-on-one while the Spurs keep running guys both with the ball and without off screens with great spacing.

 

[Scalma]

How are we scoring without CJ on the court??

 

[BigGameDamian]

Nice to see McLemore playing well. Hopefully he can become a nice spark plug off the bench.

 

[Blazinaway]

You could make a great instructional video of how to run an offense with ordinary offensive talent vs. how not to run an offense period.

Look at the open space the Spurs create. Then look how congested it is when the Blazers have the ball.

The Blazers are the more talented team, but everything tonight is predicated on guys beating their defender one-on-one while the Spurs keep running guys both with the ball and without off screens with great spacing.

I don't know if I agree that Por tonight is the more "talented" team, certainly the out "coached" team

 

[James lamphear]

This group might be playing the best of any group tonight.

 

[BigGameDamian]

What the fuck is Dennis Smith doing?

 

[Shaboid]

 

[wizenheimer]

bring some starters back in...give up a 7-0 run

 

[James lamphear]

Well I guess spurs couldn't miss all half and looks like they went on a run at the right time.

 

[Blazinaway]

Nice to see McLemore playing well. Hopefully he can become a nice spark plug off the bench.

bring some starters back in...give up a 7-0 run

does not natter

 

[Strenuus]

So... uhh... hey Neil.

Go fuck yourself and get the fuck out.

Thanks.

 

[Five Second Violation]

I have a very hard time believing that Robert Covington is one of the 400 best basketball players in the world.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Gotta be one of Nurk's worst games ever.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Nurkic.
The softest “Beast” you will ever see.

 

[Strenuus]

I have a very hard time believing that Robert Covington is one of the 400 best basketball players in the world.

BLEVINS 400















COVINGTON

 

[wizenheimer]

12-0 run against Portland's 'starters'

 

[riverman]

Flat out stunk up the joint.......hard game to pay attnetion to tonight...

 

[riverman]

Chauncey's got to have these guys better prepared to compete because right now we're not looking sharp on either side of the ball

 

[BigGameDamian]

Elleby is a clown.