Game Thread GAME# 49: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - JANUARY 22, 2019 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM, NBATV & NBCSNW

[illmatic99]

Westbrook was the LEAST involved person on that play, yet he puffs his chest out as if he did something great.

Dame played so much better than him.

 

[BonesJones]

They do this to everybody. Well, except the Hawks.

No, they dont force 20 turnovers a game. And we should be good enough to stay solid against pressure.

 

[stampedehero]

Westbrook and Paul scorched us along with their team real defense. We looked lost and the refs circled us like sharks around a lifeboat. I Don't Like Westbrook! WTF!

 

[LuckyShot]

I like how they have 2 guys that made more FTs than our team attempted.

 

[Chris Craig]

Hope the Blazers don't meet them in the playoffs. It will be a sweep

 

[LayneStaley]

We badly need a trade to push us past OKC and Den.

 

[DDolla]

Win next game against the Suns and Hawks, back on track with 31-20 record

 

[theprunetang]

Fuck, I hate Westbrook.

He is a walking, living, breathing definition of toxic masculinity. Hahaha

 

[ripcityboy]

Talent level just usn't there. Ratchet up the pressure and we fold. Gunna be exactly yhe same come playoffs because that's the kind of team we are. Either make a trade or start playing cards.

 

[KingSpeed]

Stotts ... this one's on you.

Was the win in Utah on him too?

 

[blazerkor]

Well I guess a fourth quarter comeback will have to wait but it will happen before the end of the season. Fate is not sealed after three.

 

[Blazer4ever]

So what if we lost, we lost to the Jazz by 20 two games in a row and beat them yesterday. Keep going Blazers, it's all good

 

[KingSpeed]

Talent level just usn't there. Ratchet up the pressure and we fold. Gunna be exactly yhe same come playoffs because that's the kind of team we are. Either make a trade or start playing cards.

But we’ve won pressure games too. Can’t win em all.

 

[Scalma]

I don’t care that Jake was off with his shots they were all in flow and the spacing is just different with him on the court as opposed to passive Moe. He was a team high +7 tonight.

 

[Lukee]

I hate Westbrook. He's lucky PG is there. Prick can't shoot.

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers tired after last night.

 

[Chris Craig]

I hate Westbrook. He's lucky PG is there. Prick can't shoot.

Without PG that team would be shit

 

[BlazerBeav]

Starting forwards battle: 49-4 (forgot the last second dunk by Aminu). Not great, Bob.

 

[BonesJones]

The team played sloppy tonight. I honestly think we're better but have hemm ourselves with terrible execution against them twice in a row.

Stotts still has no answer or sets designed to handle or take advantage of a pressuring/trapping defense either. On offense, the ball was 5 feet away from halfcourt for probably 60% of that 2nd half.

 

[Lukee]

btw. at this point what is the purpose of Aminu and Harkless? Defense? yea right. Trade them both.

 

[KingSpeed]

Hope the Blazers don't meet them in the playoffs. It will be a sweep

No it won’t.

 

[illmatic99]

Oh lord. The Melo to Portland chatter will be deafening after this bench performance.

 

[Chris Craig]

What a surprise our next game against them is a second of a back to back on the road

 

[Chris Craig]

No it won’t.

We cant beat them

 

[KingSpeed]

The team played sloppy tonight. I honestly think we're better but have hemm ourselves with terrible execution against them twice in a row.

Stotts still has no answer or sets designed to handle or take advantage of a pressuring/trapping defense either. On offense, the ball was 5 feet away from halfcourt for probably 60% of that 2nd half.

OKC makes teams play sloppy. Stotts will make adjustments and we’ll win the next 2 against them.

 

[Scalma]

We cant beat them

Uhhh Portland swept them last year. First game this season was decided on the last shot. But sure ok.

 

[JDC]

Random thought. but Ja Morant kinda has that fluid, sudden athleticism that Paul George has.

 

[KingSpeed]

We cant beat them

We swept them last year. We’ll adjust and beat them next time. Like we did against Utah.

 

[Almir]

Lets step up, its not end of the world. My friends i can tell you one thing, i follow NBA generally, and there is no many players i do not like, i respect almost every player. But...two of them i do not respect. One is Harden. and other one i really hate - Its Westbrock. if he played in my weak Bosnian league, he would fully dominate in first few matches and then he would get beaten (kicked his ass) very hard. He wouldn't finish the season in healthy condition. I guarante you that.

 

[ripcityboy]

As long as we have starters like Aminu and Harkless to depend on in crunch time we are never going to make a WCF. If the talent doesn't improve we will continue to be exposed under the playoff grind. We have to get to have more talent!