Game Thread GAME# 39: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 16, 2021 - TUESDAY, 7:00, TNT & NBCSNW

[riverman]

I know I'm new around here, but trust me when I tell you I have INSIDE SOURCES around the league. I'm told McCollum will be returning tonight.

HCP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[riverman]

Go Blazers! Welcome back CJ! Good to have hoops tonight!

 

[Jayblaze]

Cj will score 24 points tonight

 

[ehizzy3]

CJ back​

 

[James lamphear]

Good defense by cj

 

[James lamphear]

You can't give zion room to make his move to a basket.

 

[Jayblaze]

Defence still shit!

 

[julius]

The Lamar Hurd "serious voice" commercials might be the single worst narration style in the history of all narration styles.

 

[BlazerBeav]

19 points in less than six minutes. Not helpful.

 

[julius]

Defence still shit!

The more things change (CJ returning to the lineup!) the more they stay the same (shitacular defense).

 

[DDolla]

Man our team defense just sucks

 

[James lamphear]

Our defense allowed to much air between the player there guarding is one reason they get good shots. Need tighten up against off ball players to make harder to pass to them

 

[bobf]

Run started when we “pushed “ the ball

 

[James lamphear]

Boxing out is terrible.

 

[Titan]

You can tell TNT is all about the Zion train

 

[Cugel]

Terrible defense. I don't even know what to say anymore.

 

[Titan]

LOL iso Melo

 

[bobf]

We’re the only team in the NBA to take bad shots (Melo) by design.

 

[julius]

I think Dame must like tight uniforms.

 

[Tince]

Terrible defense. I don't even know what to say anymore.

Bringing CJ back doesn't make us better defensively, not sure why we'd expect any different.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Little playing good D.

 

[James lamphear]

Beside we don't box out we also don't jump for rebound it's pretty hard to get a rebound without jumping.

 

[bobf]

Bringing CJ back doesn't make us better defensively, not sure why we'd expect any different.

I wouldn’t expect it but he takes Hood and Ants minutes it might.

 

[Jayblaze]

As long as stotts is running the team blazers won't do shit in the playoffs

 

[Tince]

I thought we had the worst 3pt defense yet we're 12 spots ahead of NOP?

 

[Titan]

Kanter needs to pass out sometime, like when the defense collapsed on him

 

[Tince]

As long as stotts is running the team blazers won't do shit in the playoffs

Or McMillan or Cheeks. Actually, those guys were worse.

 

[illmatic99]

what an awful quarter. curious to know what terry's game plan was tonight because this team is playing rat ball on both ends.

summer league teams are better prepared and play with more cohesion than this shit

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Nas was open like 3 times at point blank range and our players just didn't pass him the ball.

 

[julius]

If this is the kind of effort they're going to put forth, can they just tank instead?