Game Thread GAME# 42: BLAZERS @ PELICANS - JANUARY 12, 2018 - FRIDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

[Chris Craig]

Oh my fucking god. How the fuck is that a foul on Nurk? Holy shit. Cousins just ran right into him.

Jumped into him

 

[Strenuus]

Can't fault that look - cold or not from 3.

 

[BonesJones]

Make an open 3 holy shit.

 

[illmatic99]

Jesus, 2-11. Stop shooting that! Wide open too

 

[Cippy91]

Lillards 3point shooting is terrible this year

Dame is a lot better than 30 percent. I will take a dame open three any day of the week and he’s just missed a lot of those tonight. His three point shooting is better than the numbers would make you think

 

[Strenuus]

Jesus, 2-11. Stop shooting that!

It was wide open. Cold or not, you take that shot all day.

 

[BonesJones]

What a block by Harkless.

 

[Strenuus]

Dame is a lot better than 30 percent. I will take a dame open three any day of the week and he’s just missed a lot of those tonight. His three point shooting is better than the numbers would make you think

All day err day.

 

[BonesJones]

Nurkic 4 straight FTs.

 

[BlazerBeav]

This is so winnable and we are in the danger zone now. Already handed them a game in PDX.

 

[BonesJones]

Aminu can't hold Davis.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Jesus, so open.

 

[BonesJones]

Aminu can't defend him.

 

[Strenuus]

Nurk with the block and talk. LOL.

 

[BrianFromWA]

This is kinda why every team in the league shuddered a bit when Boogie went to NOP. I mean, hell, Buddy Hield would be scary right now, but most teams don't have multiple great-defending big men to throw at them.

 

[illmatic99]

Thought Aminu had that! Good decision by Dame to make some passes here

 

[The Professional Fan]

Wow this is frustrating

 

[-Ace-]

Nurk stuffed Cousins and he went straight into pout mode. That is the Cousins we need to see for the rest of the game.

 

[The Professional Fan]

Nurk with the block and talk. LOL.

Loved it

 

[BonesJones]

If we could make an open 3. Pelicans defense against the 3 has been awful. They're extremely lucky.

 

[SIeepwalker]

We've missed so many open 3s this game

 

[illmatic99]

NO is dodging bullets left and right with how open they're leaving us. We can afford to lose this-- could have tiebreaker implications later in the season for seeding

 

[BrianFromWA]

# of shots missed when they can tie or take the lead: 77. At least, it seems like it.

 

[Strenuus]

They had a dance off, and I swear they mashed Neil Olshey and Will Ferrell's face. LOL.

 

[BonesJones]

Thought Aminu had that! Good decision by Dame to make some passes here

He's been distributing well all game. He hasn't shot a bad shot all game, they just haven't fallen. Can't really fault him for that, as that happens. It's still frustrating though.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers throwing it away...missing wide open shots

 

[BonesJones]

Dame just needs to stop short-arming the ball. He's aiming instead of shooting. I feel like that's from not playing much lately. He'll get back in a rythym too.

 

[Strenuus]

# of shots missed when they can tie or take the lead: 77. At least, it seems like it.

So we're winning the championship?

 

[H.C.]

I loved the block by Nurk. But in that situation I would've preferred him to not hop three times while looking at DMC.
Instead run the court while Boogie is crying and get an easy hoop.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Looks like we are about to blow another one. Constantly owned by Cousins. So annoying.