Game Thread GAME# 44: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - JANUARY 13, 2019 - SUNDAY, 5:00 PM, NBCSNW

[DDolla]

Don’t worry guys, we will win tomorrow, beat the Cavs and Pelicans at home.

 

[James lamphear]

Last 3 minutes of the game they made more plays then we did and that was the game. It look like altitude caught up to us a little bit too. But good game.

 

[noknobs]

This is on Stotts. Stotts and Nurk.

This is on the officiating. If they would have called an obvious elbow by Jokic he wouldn't have been in the game for much of the second half. And that's only one of half a dozen obvious fuck ups by these refs.

 

[BlazerBeav]

We win comfortably if Dame wasn't ice cold. Ugh.

 

[BonesJones]

You cant have your ONLY option down 3 with 3 seconds left be running right at the ball. Should've known they were going to ZONE UP the 3pt line!!!! And WTF was Nurkic doing in the game? And Turner? They knew Turner wasn't a threat to get the ball back on that play because he's a terrible shooter. Should've ran Dame, CJ, Curry, Jake, and Meyers.

Stotts never fails to disappoint.

 

[BonesJones]

This is on the officiating. If they would have called an obvious elbow by Jokic he wouldn't have been in the game for much of the second half. And that's only one of half a dozen obvious fuck ups by these refs.

It's on Stotts. 100%.

 

[A$AP Meyers]

He was in foul trouble. He doesn't know how to play in foul trouble. It throws him off.

Exactly. Like I said, his old self surfaced. Immature and selfish.

 

[Chris Craig]

Don’t worry guys, we will win tomorrow, beat the Cavs and Pelicans at home.

Famous last words

 

[KingSpeed]

At least Houston lost to Orlando

 

[LuckyShot]

He was in foul trouble. He doesn't know how to play in foul trouble. It throws him off.

The refs get into his head and he starts forcing shots trying to force them to call fouls that they simply won't.

 

[VenomXL]

Jokic with a career high. Cool.

 

[Jade Falcon]

We win comfortably if Dame wasn't ice cold. Ugh.

What the hell? He had 24 points. That's not exactly ice cold.

This loss is on Terry Stotts, as usual, with his pathetic 1990s coaching.

 

[ripcityboy]

Refs played well vs us today not much you can do

That B.S. I hate that fucking excuse. If Nurk hadn't shit the bed that might have had something to do with it. Having such a predictable offense to shut down because all we do is feed Dame in the clutch time. Not getting the rebound?

 

[A$AP Meyers]

Last 3 minutes of the game they made more plays then we did and that was the game. It look like altitude caught up to us a little bit too. But good game.

Using altitude as an excuse when the opposition has played 5 games in 7 nights is just sad

 

[BonesJones]

You know what's more controllable than hoping shots fall? Coaching.

 

[illmatic99]

You just HAVE to get the rebound there. Down 1 with 27 seconds left, the absolute worst case scenario is they hit a three and you're done. They hit a two, you have a chance but still will be tough because they run out the clock. Worst case scenario is they run it down and we fail to get the rebound.

Given all these choices, you'd think we foul to prolong the game. Stotts picks absolutely the worst case scenario and then compounds his mistake by taking our best rebounder and rim protector out (FOR WHAT??? WHO CARES IF HE HAS 5 fouls?! IT"S THE LAST FUCKING POSSESSION).

ugh, Terry is fucking awful at the end of games. Always at a disadvantage there.

 

[calvin natt]

Jesus they lost by 2 on the road to the best team in the West. Gimme a break.

 

[KingSpeed]

You cant have your ONLY option down 3 with 3 seconds left be running right at the ball. Should've known they were going to ZONE UP the 3pt line!!!! And WTF was Nurkic doing in the game?

To set a screen?

 

[BonesJones]

At least Houston lost to Orlando

You said we were going to win this game.

 

[TBpup]

Dame/CJ....15-40. Nurk has some dumb fouls but if our guards shot even 40%, we win. Either that of get the ball to the hot shooter.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Using altitude as an excuse when the opposition has played 5 games in 7 nights is just sad

It is, but I can tell you for a fact Altitude plays a big part of Denver's home court advantage. Not saying Denver won this game because of it, but if you aren't used to it, it makes a difference.

 

[BonesJones]

To set a screen?

He was setting a screen under the rim against a defense that was ZONED UP around the 3pt line? Makes sense.

If you want a big screen, have Meyers in, because at least he's a 3pt threat......

 

[Chris Craig]

Stotts needs to go.

 

[KingSpeed]

Jokic with a career high. Cool.

Really? I saw him score at least 40 against Knicks two years ago.

 

[ripcityboy]

I swear. Layman got 13 points and that's with almost no looks. Why the hell don't we feature him more?

 

[LuckyShot]

Jokic with a career high. Cool.

About time he had a good game against Nurk. Nurk has seemingly eaten his lunch almost every time since the trade.

 

[VenomXL]

Really? I saw him score at least 40 against Knicks two years ago.

Might have been a season high then? I may have misread the graphic.

 

[KingSpeed]

Stotts needs to go.

What about when we win? Like the 6 out of 7 we just won?

 

[Pinwheel1]

Love Nurk but his old self surfaced in the second half there. He played selfishly and it was painfully obvious that this game was personal to him. He took 4 or 5 awful shots down the stretch, and also had a really bad TO.

Yep he tried to take over and took outside shots when he shouldn't have and rushed/forced the ones in the lane. He played a stupid 4th quarter.

 

[ripcityboy]

He was setting a screen under the rim against a defense that was ZONED UP around the 3pt line? Makes sense.

If you want a big screen, have Meyers in, because at least he's a 3pt threat......

Hey. When are you going to do your mid season player grades?