Game Thread GAME# 46: BLAZERS @ CELTICS - JANUARY 21, 2017 - SATURDAY, 2:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

[SlyPokerDog]

Lillard his really hurting his non-clutch stats.

 

[riverman]

Gut check game....awesome effort and really feels good to get one!

 

[blue9]

Okay. We won.

Prove it again.

I'd rather they didn't.

 

[Trackjack]

Do not foul stay a way from everyone just do what you do best don't play D.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[JDC]

Boston wins this game 8 out of 10 times, but it's nice to see another team make mistakes and get bad breaks down the stretch of a game for a change.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Phew!

 

[BlazerBeav]

Pretty much a built in schedule loss, and so naturally it's the one win on the trip. Maddening.

 

[BonesJones]

Of course, this is the only game we win on the road trip. Lol.

 

[riverman]

Enjoyed the hell out of this one! Guys stepped up !

 

[Trackjack]

There you go the team I thought you would loose to you beat them. But at this time every win is good.

 

[Scalma]

Can we get a rebounder please....please

 

[riverman]

Of course, this is the only game we win on the road trip. Lol.

A real wall puncher!

 

[Strenuus]

We'll see how they do...

2 good wins in the last month. Gotta start somewhere.

7-18 since Dec 7th.

 

[Darkwebs]

Maybe the Blazers just play their best with the odds stacked against them. Like the improbable win against the Cavs, this game was the 2nd night of a back to back against a top team. Last year, we were supposed to be a lottery team.

 

[riverman]

Nothing like a Blazer OT win to take your mind off the revolution going on around the world....think I'll have a beer and stretch it out

 

[noknobs]

Great win! Lots of heart after that game last night.

We're undefeated when Leonard scores at least 17 points.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

This Blazers team is more bipolar than S2!

 

[JDC]

Always happy to see the Blazers win, but after watching college basketball all day today, this draft is going to be crucial towards this franchise's success moving forward. Neil and co. have a chance to get a starting level player and another nice piece come June.

 

[riverman]

This Blazers team is more bipolar than S2!

speak for both yourselves!!

 

[julius]

I feel bad that Moe was a non factor. I like him.

 

[DUB]

Final
Us - 127
Them - 123

Reb
Us - 37
Them - 47

OReb
Us - 9
Them - 14

Stl
Us - 12
Them - 6

Turnovers
Us - 14
Them - 21

Points Off Turnovers
Us - 23
Them - 34

I wonder what second chance points were? It seemed like the game came down to us giving up offensive rebounds, versus their turnovers.

Boston fans will be ropeable about Leonard going off. "FFS! Some no name scrub always has a career game against us! FML!"

 

[jlprk]

The post-game interview made it possible to compare heights of Lillard standing next to McCollum. I call it as an inch and a half. McCollum is barely a flat 6-4 and Lillard is 6-2 1/2.

 

[DUB]

Maybe the Blazers just play their best with the odds stacked against them. Like the improbable win against the Cavs, this game was the 2nd night of a back to back against a top team. Last year, we were supposed to be a lottery team.

I know I've said this a lot this season, but I believe it's about the pressure of expectation. When we're expected to win, the players feel the pressure, and fold. When we're expected to lose, there's no pressure, and they prove everyone wrong.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I missed most of the game, but it looks like they must have had active hands and generated some turnovers? If so, I take that as a positive. Maybe their only hope going forward on D is to play the turnover game. It won't work against really disciplined teams most of the time, but if they can't contest shots, it's at least something.

 

[riverman]

The post-game interview made it possible to compare heights of Lillard standing next to McCollum. I call it as an inch and a half. McCollum is barely a flat 6-4 and Lillard is 6-2 1/2.

They're both still growing

 

[KingSpeed]

That's the best game I've been to since the Roy game vs Dallas. So awesome. Everyone was great. Crowd was awesome. The little guy is fun to watch. And Leonard was on fire. Aminu was clutch. Lillard. CJ. Great game. ESP after watching live three losses in a row.

 

[DUB]

Nothing like a Blazer OT win to take your mind off the revolution going on around the world....think I'll have a beer and stretch it out

Being an early Sunday morning game for me, I've got the rest of the day left to bask in the glow of victory. I'm going to go BBQ a chicken for lunch, then spend the rest of the afternoon, and evening watching the final stage of the Tour Down Under, and the Australia v Pakistan ODI cricket match.

 

[KingSpeed]

I missed most of the game, but it looks like they must have had active hands and generated some turnovers? If so, I take that as a positive. Maybe their only hope going forward on D is to play the turnover game. It won't work against really disciplined teams most of the time, but if they can't contest shots, it's at least something.

The game was awesome. Celtics had a lot of unforced turnovers but still we did our best.

 

[KingSpeed]

I don't see us losing another game tbqh.

We can't afford to lol