Game Thread GAME# 42: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - JANUARY 15, 2020 - WEDNESDAY, 6:30 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

[-Ace-]

Oh good, I thought the game had already started, and my Papa Murphy's pizza is in the oven. Oops. Maybe it will help me crash before we get down 20 in the first half.

 

[Shaboid]

Gonna watch this one. Mainly so I can dislike Westbrook more than I can dislike this Trailblazers season.

 

[kjironman1]

Melo gonna have a chance to beat up on two players that dissed him from separate teams in the same game. here comes Super Melo!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

basically three guys open on last Houston possession

 

[James lamphear]

Good ball movement on offense and still some how they are allowing open 3 luckily Houston has miss some.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Where is everyone? Hey, we're doing good!

 

[DDolla]

Another great start wearing our curse jerseys lol. You know what happens when we start fast right

 

[-Ace-]

Anyone else having a/v issues?

 

[BonesJones]

Stotts being serviceable and being creative with the defense.

 

[James lamphear]

Well they trying to stop Harden and have someone else beat them but the question is how longer is Houston going miss those open 3.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Gary Trent is garbage. Guy is known for his shooting but can’t shoot for shit

 

[BonesJones]

What a beautiful drive by Simons.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

How many open threes have we missed? Luckily they missed that last one.

 

[James lamphear]

Not bad 1st quarter offensely good ball movement miss some open shots. Defensely is gimmick type defense when Harden is in more straight up when he was out. Very good defense by Little on Westbrook.

 

[BigGameDamian]

What JVG said: You can count on Tolliver and he's going to stay ready!

 

[James lamphear]

Good defense by Trent.

 

[BonesJones]

Carmelo playing horrible defense right now...

 

[James lamphear]

CJ you can't dribble between 2 guys.

 

[DDolla]

Melo is beasting out there. Tucker can’t guard him

 

[Hoopguru]

Carmelo playing horrible defense right now...

So is James Harden!

 

[B-Roy]

This is the most I've been impressed with Stotts's defense in about 4 years. After 212342 meetings against Harden, he's finally realized that if you play him 1 on 1, he's going to score 50.

 

[DDolla]

I don’t trust this team leading on the road lol. I seen this movie before

 

[Darkwebs]

What has gotten into Stotts? He changes the defensive scheme to stop Harden. And he calls a quick timeout after a 3-0 run by the Rockets

 

[James lamphear]

Very unselfish tonight with the there passes good to see. But really lucky on the defense side because there missing shit open 3.

 

[DDolla]

Very unselfish tonight with the there passes good to see. But really lucky on the defense side because there missing shit open 3.

Watch the 2nd half, they won’t miss any 3s lol

 

[BonesJones]

Look at what happens when:
1.) Stotts gets creative with his defensive schemes
2.) We move the ball a bit
3.) We play with pace
4.) We rotate defensively
5.) We scramble with energy
etc.
etc.
etc.

 

[B-Roy]

Very unselfish tonight with the there passes good to see. But really lucky on the defense side because there missing shit open 3.

Well this is exactly what teams have been doing to Lillard for years and his teammates have failed him more often than not.

 

[BonesJones]

Very unselfish tonight with the there passes good to see. But really lucky on the defense side because there missing shit open 3.

We've missed some wide open 3s too. We've actually done a good job contesting their 3s while still selling out on Harden, IMO.

 

[DDolla]

Look at what happens when:
1.) Stotts gets creative with his defensive schemes
2.) We move the ball a bit
3.) We play with pace
4.) We rotate defensively
5.) We scramble with energy
etc.
etc.
etc.

Dude, we’re still losing this game lol

 

[JDC]

Look at what happens when:
1.) Stotts gets creative with his defensive schemes
2.) We move the ball a bit
3.) We play with pace
4.) We rotate defensively
5.) We scramble with energy
etc.
etc.
etc.

Best half of the year for sure.

Shooting luck will regress, but doing what they need to do to get a win on the road vs a good team.

Refreshing.