Game Thread GAME #46 - BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - JANUARY 23, 2022 - SUNDAY - 3:00 PM (PDT) ROOT SPORTS

[Fairly-Hard]

Good to see them hold off a strong push.
Glad they held on to that lead.

 

[Predator]

Oh no, we only won by 9.
We suck!

 

[Mediocre Man]

Yay?

 

[BlazerBeav]

Lot of winnable games ahead too. The tank may be dead.

 

[Predator]

In all seriousness…
If Dame is open to not coming back…
We need to lose fûcking games.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Little plus 20, Smith plus 14 in 14 minutes.

 

[James lamphear]

Well we gave up 71 points that 2nd half and we had 22 turnovers for the game our 2 starting guards had 11 of them. Now good news we won the game Nurk and CJ double double and Simons hit 2 clutch 3 at the end. Hopefully this lesson to them you can't start coasting and the game just because you got a big league.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Golly fucking dammit.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Ant again. This dude is the real deal

Maybe you should see what teams passed up on him and drafted someone who isn’t working out?

 

[Hoopguru]

In all seriousness…
If Dame is open to not coming back…
We need to lose fûcking games.

Tell that to Dame CB and the team.
They shake their heads…

 

[Hoopguru]

Maybe BM’c can become our Jordan Clarkston?

 

[Predator]

Well we gave up 71 points that 2nd half and we had 22 turnovers for the game our 2 starting guards had 11 of them. Now good news we won the game Nurk and CJ double double and Simons hit 2 clutch 3 at the end. Hopefully this lesson to them you can't start coasting and the game just because you got a big league.

I honestly hate this idea that teams “coast” when they get a big lead. No, the Raptors started playing a ridiculous defense that they won’t be able to sustain for an entire game, let alone an entire playoff series. They also started making shots.

Teams pull out desperation mode tactics, make runs, and come up short ALL the time.

And a decent amount of those turnovers were from uncalled fouls.

 

[illmatic99]

They would not have to. They wouldn’t have been down 20 in the first quarter.

what team does full court presses in the first quarter? lol

there's a reason coaches only pull out this tactic as a last resort

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

One of Billups' best decisions lately is DNP-Tony Snell.

 

[hoopsjock]

Blazers Uprise Postgame Show
Blazers 114, Raptors 105
The Blazers play their best half of basketball in years in the first half and then hold off a late rally by the Raptors to complete a 4-2 road trip. Come talk about the game!

 

[Predator]

Tell that to Dame CB and the team.
They shake their heads…

I don’t know what the trade deadline brings or else I would.

And I don’t care if they shake their heads. If I were the owner I’d tell them to suck it up, make their millions, and we are gonna start giving Nurk / CJ / etc rest days because championships are the goal.

If Billups doesn’t like it, he is free to quit.

I’m sure Popovich was pissed when he got Tim Duncan from a similar scenario.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

All nine guys who played contributed.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

billups making perfect lineup decisions here too. brought smith in for nas at the right time. then took nurk out last few possessions

Impressed by that decision. Never seen Stotts in all his years make a bold decision that made sense.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

The season is over half over, and we TRIPLED our road win total on this road trip...
which sucks, but also doesn't suck at the same time.

 

[Hoopguru]

I don’t know what the trade deadline brings or else I would.

And I don’t care if they shake their heads. If I were the owner I’d tell them to suck it up, make their millions, and we are gonna start giving Nurk / CJ / etc rest days because championships are the goal.

If Billups doesn’t like it, he is free to quit.

I’m sure Popovich was pissed when he got Tim Duncan from a similar scenario.

Admiral broke his leg.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Heat were up at least 24 against Lakers…

 

[Sheldon Shape]

We need to give up on the idea of going for a top 3 pick. That ain't gonna happen.

Chauncey ain't trying to lose and neither is the rest of the team.

 

[DDolla]

Blazers win, Lakers lose and No ring for Tom Brady. Great Sunday

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Funny headline:

nba app says heat have big lead and right under it says the score is 111-107

 

[Scalma]

Never seen a team get away with as much as the raptors tonight. Full court pressing for an entire half and blazers only go to the line 4 times? And then the audacity to bitch and cry after every single one that was called? Fuck em.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Credit CJ for fitting into Chauncey's system. When's the last time he took 12 shots?

We need to add a 4 like Siakam.

 

[Scalma]

Btw I like that Billups kind of threw his guys into the deep end instead of just calling timeouts and riding starters aka CJ. That’s good for development.

 

[Predator]

Admiral broke his leg.

Which is similar to Dame shutting it down for the rest of the season.

The Spurs completely mailed it in that season and got Duncan for it.

 

[Bingo Bango]

Credit CJ for fitting into Chauncey's system. When's the last time he took 12 shots?

We need to add a 4 like Siakam.

Agreed. We could probably get two Siakams for Lillard.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Blazers have won 6 out of their last 8, including 4 wins on the road.
Didn't expect it, but I kinda like it.