Game Thread GAME# 45: BLAZERS @ MAGIC - MARCH 26, 2021 - FRIDAY, 5:00, NBCSNW

[OneSport3]

RoCo so much fun to watch! Always in the right place at the right time.

 

[B-Roy]

Our commitment to Carmelo

 

[illmatic99]

it's criminal how long Melo's leash is

 

[B-Roy]

Please take him out of the game. What is he providing???

 

[TBpup]

Bailed out by a blown wide open lay-in. Thank goodness.

 

[illmatic99]

replace melo and kanter with Dame and Nurk. That is a nasty finishing 5

 

[BlazerBeav]

That was almost very bad but CJ made it great.

 

[bobf]

CJ 1 for 1 when it matters the most.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Go blazers!!! Ya did it. Barley but ya did it lol

 

[Darkwebs]

Dagger! CJ really knows how to dribble the air out of the ball, and the time out of the clock.

 

[bobf]

replace melo and kanter with Dame and Nurk. That is a nasty finishing 5

DJJ would be better here. You have to protect Kanter.

 

[Serbian]

Pulling teeth against bum squad. Terry sorry sack of shit stotts. Melo sucks getting too many minutes. Enes is just a monster for us cause all we do is chuck 3s.

 

[Jayblaze]

Powell going be hugh for us

 

[MadeFromDust]

Simons being +18 is no joke

 

[OneSport3]

Nurkic took a few minutes to get in rhythm but he looked good. Looked better than the start of the season.

 

[MickZagger]

Powell with the same amount of points as CJ in half the attempts. Twice the defense.

 

[James lamphear]

I give orlando credit they came to play. Powell took 13 shots for 22 points and CJ took 26 shots for 22 points that's all going to say. Covington fill up the stat sheet tonight nice game. Nurk look better in the 2nd half so something he can build on.

 

[B-Roy]

Melo better not be in any more closing lineups when Dame is back

 

[tlongII]

We are very good. Powell and Nurk make us very dangerous.

 

[Darkwebs]

 

[EGame]

Well I know it is one game but I like the Powell trade. He can shoot, he seems to play under control, doesn't force it too much and plays pretty good D it looked like. He can help out Dame and CJ a lot.

 

[OneSport3]

Our commitment to Carmelo

This is all on Olshey. He admitted to much in the article. I get why he might have done it. The aesthetics of them treating Melo well might look good to potential free agents in the future. But to let him have free will and guaranteed minutes is frustrating.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

This is CJ's 8th year in the league and he's still forcing shots with defenders draped all over him.

Powell looked like the best Blazer tonight, followed by Ant.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Simons being +18 is no joke

He and Kanter dragged Melo and Little's plus/minus up.

 

[illmatic99]

Melo better not be in any more closing lineups when Dame is back

not unless he's scorching hot. he's just so lazy. id just prefer any engaged defender over anything he brings

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Nurkic took a few minutes to get in rhythm but he looked good. Looked better than the start of the season.

He needs about two weeks to get into basketball shape.

 

[Chris Craig]

Yeah, Vandeweghe scored 47 points in his first game vs Kansas City

 

[OneSport3]

This is CJ's 8th year in the league and he's still forcing shots with defenders draped all over him.

Powell looked like the best Blazer tonight, followed by Ant.

Easily. So poised, so smooth and so in control. As much as I loved Gary, he played out of control a lot of the time.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Powell and CJ with 22 apiece, Powell on half the shots...

 

[DDolla]

Neil blew it... CJ for Harden straight up is right in front of him. Look at CJ play PG, he is clueless.