Game Thread GAME# 53: HEAT @ BLAZERS - APRIL 11, 2021 - SUNDAY, 7:00, NBATV & NBCSNW

[BonesJones]

I really wish Stotts would run something other than pick n roll, handoffs (which function exactly like a pick n roll), and iso.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Good challenge

Teams should get the challenge back if they are right. These refs are fucking killing us, we will need about 20 of them

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Little got his 3 minutes and then goes back out? WTH?

1st Quarter observation: Powell throws a better lob pass with his off hand than almost any other Blazers does with their strong hand.

I thought I read Noah Vonleh...

 

[AldoTrapani]

How the fuck did Olshey grade Collins over Bam?

 

[Jayblaze]

I hate mej

 

[Sheldon Shape]

We're just running Dame off ball screens and they're blitzing the hell out of him. Idk what people expect... I think the "Dame hasn't looked himself the past couple weeks" narrative is 100% caused by us playing better teams that trap him to death and we're just playing into it like we always do.

The spirit of Alvin Gentry runs deep...

 

[TBpup]

Nassir's second shift was 1:30? WTF is Terry doing?

 

[TBpup]

Melo a -15 in 10 minutes. It's not a coincidence.

 

[Dom McBlazer]

Come the FUCK on Nurk.

 

[TBpup]

Nurk limping off the court....sigh.

 

[DDolla]

Dame not even trying. Actions speak louder than words!

 

[TBpup]

Nurk straight to the locker room. Sadly, he is made of glass.

 

[James lamphear]

CJ at point total 10 points.

 

[BonesJones]

It's absolutely moronic how much our offense falls apart when teams trap well. Offensive genius that doesn't have a clue of what to do when teams trap the pick n roll. What a fucking joke.

 

[Chris Craig]

Nurk hurt again!?! Shit

 

[twobullz]

Blazers have already exceeded their season Average for turnovers in the game and the Heat have 0. Seems like they are having more and more of these games where they just are really loose with the ball and it never works out well.

 

[illmatic99]

how many straight minutes has melo played?

no chance for nas to even get a rhythm.

fuck off terry

same shit every night

 

[BigGameDamian]

Nurk straight to the locker room. Sadly, he is made of glass.

That's why he's a Blazers big man.

 

[Chris Craig]

Dame not even trying. Actions speak louder than words!

I don't like the he automatically is looking to pass the ball instead of trying to dribble out and try and create something.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

We have 12 turnovers and they have none. Amazing it’s close.

 

[Duckhook]

At this point, I think I prefer street-clothes Nurk to headband Nurk... better yet, let’s lose all the headbands. This is a bad brand of basketball at the moment.

 

[Dom McBlazer]

It's absolutely moronic how much our offense falls apart when teams trap well. Offensive genius that doesn't have a clue of what to do when teams trap the pick n roll. What a fucking joke.

And this is why Stotts needs to go. Any competent coach would've had this solved years ago.

 

[Serbian]

Nurkic needs to be gone. Sorry he not gonna be missed cause he sucks

 

[TBpup]

How is one of Norman Powell's nicknames NOT 'The Falcon'?

 

[illmatic99]

dame's decision making has been awful. he's not reading these double teams

 

[James lamphear]

I think the blazers lucky that there no fans in the stands they probably be boo out of the place.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Nurk looking like another member of the long list of injury defined Blazer big men

 

[calvin natt]

Can’t trade Nurk now. His value is so low. NBA teams are dying for injury prone big men who don’t shoot well and don’t take care of the ball. Not a hot market for that.

 

[MickZagger]

Blazers have already exceeded their season Average for turnovers in the game and the Heat have 0. Seems like they are having more and more of these games where they just are really loose with the ball and it never works out well.

How many times a game does it seem like Lillard throws the ball away when either a team brings the trap or he throws a lazy pass on the pick and roll. Seems like too often

 

[BlazerBeav]

3 on 1 opportunity and a 34 footer. Not great decision making.