Game Thread GAME# 35: BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - DECEMBER 27, 2018 - THURSDAY, 7:30 PM, NBCSNW

[Strenuus]

I will say this, Harkless deserves the game ball.

 

[JDC]

We need this Hark more often.

And I think that's more or less what Dame told him when he grabbed him at the end of the game.

 

[tykendo]

Our shooting numbers were roughly the same..they had 36 assists, we had 20

But I'll take the win

We missed a ton of open looks off good passes. Chit happens.

 

[JDC]

We missed a ton of open looks off good passes. Chit happens.

And we also posted nurk up a lot

 

[PHXBlazer1]

211 combined FG attempts..what a weird fucking game

 

[Labinot41]

I will say this, Harkless deserves the game ball.

Harkless and Nurk, and Maybe Curry for his 4th quarter. Dame and CJ did what i expect from them. Aminu can fuck off now this Dude is garbage. His defense should actually be elite to compensate for his bad offensive, but he's probably only a little bit above Average as a Defender. Off Ball he sucks

 

[tykendo]

So.. who wanna give Draymond Green max contract? lmao

Dude is such a tool, but he's the cog that glues that team together. Without him, they don't win a championship.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

There was never any doubt in my mind that we would win this game

 

[PHXBlazer1]

We missed a ton of open looks off good passes. Chit happens.

Shit happens, too

 

[tykendo]

Dame was choking hard before that winner, man. CJ carried this squad

Was nice to see the team pick Dame up, when he's carried them so many times.

 

[James lamphear]

I thought Aminu and Harkless did a good job on Durant tonight.

 

[DollaBel]

This win completely turned my day around, what an awesome feeling

I really really hope this season doesn’t end up being a carbon copy of the last

Harkless playing well, we look incredible, end up with home court advantage and a Harkless injury before a bad matchup in the playoffs that results in elimination. Stay healthy Moe

 

[hoopsjock]

Wish we'd calm things down and look to post him up more. Maybe set some cross screens for him to flash down to the block. They don't have an answer.

Stotts: "What do you mean by a cross screen?"

 

[hoopsjock]

Was a little behind watching the game and haven't been able to read all the comments yet.

Why the fuck did Stotts take Curry out after scoring 11 points in a row?

Can't blow a 10 point lead with 3 minutes left.

When Dame lost the ball towards the end of regulation, why not call a quick timeout with 3 seconds on the clock. Coaches should have let them know they have 1 timeout left if they get in trouble.

The Blazers literally gave the Warriors open shots the entire night. I've never seen them miss so many.

 

[THE HCP]

He needs to take his time and use his size

Your sister told me this last night! #BAM

 

[THE HCP]

@HCP can you cut that whole sequence out of the timeout sped up with Yakkity Sax?

Funny that you posted this. Thats kind of a running joke that we use that song when ever crazy shit happens.

 

[hoopsjock]

A couple of other things:

Until the two bricked 3's by Aminu and Harkless, when the double team came against Nurk how do we not have an open player? I went back and looked and usually it was because two of our guys were standing right next to each other and not moving. I know it's been a long time since a post player commanded a double but c'mon, that should be an easy bucket every time that happens. If your guy doubles dive right to the hoop. If your guy goes with the cutter fade to opposite three point line and you'll get a wide open 3. It's really not that complicated.

When we have a lead with 5 seconds left why the fuck does Stotts have Dame and CJ in on defense. Baldwin, Turner, Harkless, Aminu, and Nurk should be the defense there.

 

[hoopsjock]

Last game in Oracle too

Until the WCF, right?

 

[TBpup]

We need this Hark more often.

Yes we do! Sadly, 'that Harkless' doesn't consistently show up that often and never has.

 

[kjironman1]

Harkless was HUGE tonight.

Yeah he was.
You kind of beat me to what i was watching. Not just this game but probably the last three or four games.
Harkless has been shooting a bit better and his jump seems to be getting back. He also looks to be taking a few more chances on defense and they are starting to pay off a bit. I honestly was not sure how his injury could have lasted quite as long as it did and the effects it had on his game. But it is pretty obvious he is starting to play a bit better. When Moe Harkless plays well this team is much much better without question. He is just jumping a little quicker and a little higher and it is resulting in some defensive plays and maybe a more comfortable release on his shot? Going to keep watching Harkless pretty close. If he turns it up this season again the Blazers get better.

By the way. I'm just done with Evan Turner. I tried... I honestly did. Gave him every excuse in the book. Sorry. I'm done.

 

[kjironman1]

a Harkless injury before a bad matchup in the playoffs

They have a statement that is commonly used in cases like this....

I think it goes something like this?

"You Shut Your Whore Mouth!"

 

[SIeepwalker]

I agree, but it doesn’t quite have the same ring to it when the crowd chants it.

It does if each syllable is set to the cadence of "Let's Go Blazers *Clap-Clap-ClapClapClap*

CROSS SCREEN FOR NURK CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP
CROSS SCREEN FOR NURK CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP
CROSS SCREEN FOR NURK CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP

 

[James lamphear]

Was a little behind watching the game and haven't been able to read all the comments yet.

Why the fuck did Stotts take Curry out after scoring 11 points in a row?

Can't blow a 10 point lead with 3 minutes left.

When Dame lost the ball towards the end of regulation, why not call a quick timeout with 3 seconds on the clock. Coaches should have let them know they have 1 timeout left if they get in trouble.

The Blazers literally gave the Warriors open shots the entire night. I've never seen them miss so many.

Well Stotts wanted to have the 1st unit have the glory and Curry had 2 straight turnovers by trying to do to much one on one before getting taken out. What piss me off more than anything when Dame try go iso with 15 sec left in the game after getting 2 shots block on jumper and then shoot air ball. When you had Curry that was hot and no one that couldn't stop Nurk. Yes he the winning shot that after Aminu bail him out after a bad pass by Dame.

 

[Lanny]

2018-19 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
19 - 15
(6-10 Road)
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
23 - 12
(15-4 Home)


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---------PROBABLE STARTERS---------

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS SETH'S BROTHER

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS KLAY THOMPSON

SF

MOE HARKLESS VS KEVIN DURANT

PF

AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS JONAS JEREBKO

C

JUSUF NURKIC VS DRAYMOND GREEN


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WHEN: 7:30 PM (PST), THURSDAY, 12/27/2018

WHERE: ORACLE ARENA, OAKLAND, CA

TV BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------
-- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS --

CURRY , BALDWIN , SIMONS

TURNER , STAUSKAS , TRENT Jr.

LAYMAN , SWANIGAN

COLLINS , LEONARD

-- GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS--

LIVINGSTON , COOK , EVANS

LEE , DERRICKSON , McKINNIE

BELL , LOONEY



INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
None
WARRIORS
DeMarcus Cousins (left Achilles rehab): OUT
Damian Jones (torn left pectoral): OUT
Jacob Evans (sore left foot): QUESTIONABLE



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- STEVE KERR

OFFICIAL WARRIORS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

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I would give the Blazers the advantage in every department except:
1. Home court;
2. Point guard which is a push;
3. Center which is a push;
4. Small forward;
5. Shooting guard;
6. Jersey;
7. Coach.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

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I thought Durant might have deferred too much to Thompson and Curry; maybe he figured that over the long run it was better to get them going than to win this game.

 

[Labinot41]

Listen what Rob Perez says in the first 7 minutes of the Video about the Blazers bench and especially Evan fucking turnover. This guy is from National Media which means he does not watch many Trail Blazers games, and even he knows how shitty Evan turnover and our bench is, i know our bench was okay last night, but too inconsistent over a Full Season.
He could be a better Coach than Stotts lmao

 

[PtldPlatypus]

 

[wizenheimer]

Harkless was huge. I say get him more involved offensively. Throw it down to him in the post. Less fadeaway 18 footers, more Moe and Nurk down low.

Harkless was HUGE tonight.

I will say this, Harkless deserves the game ball.

We need this Hark more often.

And I think that's more or less what Dame told him when he grabbed him at the end of the game.

help me out here....maybe my memory is faulty

over the last 4 seasons, when Portland has gone on their hot streaks and got rolling in the 2nd half of seasons, I remember two consistent factors: one is that Dame had stepped up into superstar mode; the other is that Harkless was playing well and contributing on both ends of the floor. Is that wrong?

I really really want CJ in another uniform and have for 3 years. Hate his game. But I know as long as Olshey is GM, CJ will stay right where he is gobbling up tons of Blazer possessions and dribbling away lots of Blazer shot clocks putting up average, at best, efficiency and production

meanwhile, those good teams in the NBA, for decades it seems, have had consistency at the wing, and by wing I don't mean the 6'3, or less, wings like Portland has & Olshey has a hard-on for, but the 6'6-6'10 outside-to-inside players that seem to generate contenders, year after year

Portland absolutely needs to find consistency at the SF position, and unfortunately, the only consistent thing about Harkless is his inconsistency. I'd love to think the engaged impactful Harkless we saw last night was there to stay, but after 4 seasons, why would anything be different?

that's why it's driven me bonkers when Paul George and Jimmy Butler and Kawhi Leonard were all up for trade and Olshey idiotically tried to deal himself into the game by pushing his worst chips into the pot, while making his 'best' chips untouchable.

sure, this is going nowhere because the GM doesn't believe it and doesn't give a shit as long as his own ego is serviced by the roster he created. But for Portland to step up into contending status, they absolutely need a wing that isn't a mini-wing, is consistent, and is not redundant with Dame like CJ is. Yeah, that's beating a dead horse, but every once in a while, I swear that horse twitches.

 

[Scalma]

 

[wizenheimer]

Draymond is really off his game because with the way Nurkic was humiliating him last night, and as emotional as Green was, it's really amazing Green couldn't find some way to 'accidentally' crush Nurk's nutbag on some type of "basketball play"