Game Thread GAME# 54: CELTICS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 13, 2021 - TUESDAY, 7:00, TNT & NBCSNW

[Serbian]

CJ can not coexist with Dame. Dame becomes worse with him come on trade CJ

 

[wizenheimer]

3 of the 4 teams ahead of Portland playing tonight have won, and Phoenix is leading in the 3rd (and 3 of 4 already own the tiebreaker over Portland). Portland needs to win this game or they fall farther behind

 

[bobf]

Even when Little plays he’s stifled by our ISO offense.

 

[bobf]

Good as an ORB Nurk

 

[bobf]

Fantastic D by Nurk

 

[Scalma]

Good things happen when we run shit thru nurk

 

[bobf]

Nurk stops what would have been a layup vs Kanter

 

[VenomXL]

CJ is having a bad night. Seems to be forcing it.

 

[Jayblaze]

Cj hates passing

 

[Titan]

Wow the Celtics bench only have 5 points so far

 

[bobf]

Dame out of control

 

[AldoTrapani]

Another turnover Lillard

 

[bobf]

This lineup is unbalanced.

 

[VenomXL]

What is this ball movement? Where has it been all season?

 

[B-Roy]

20 assists already. More offball Dame please.

 

[James lamphear]

Majority the sets is going through Nurk and some really good movement right now that's allow good quality shots.

 

[bobf]

What is this ball movement? Where has it been all season?

It had a broken wrist

 

[Chris Craig]

This is how you should come out of halftime. Need to through/to Nurk more. I love the movement!

 

[BonesJones]

Dame is getting things so much easier this game and isn't have to work anywhere near as hard even though he's going up against Marcus Smart. We've also used him as a cutter to collapse the defense which has gotten open kickout 3s for Powell and McCollum.

So. Much. Better.

 

[BlazerBeav]

What is this ball movement? Where has it been all season?

well for most of it, it was sitting on the bench in bad suits.

 

[Darkwebs]

The Blazers on offense are conducting a symphony. Just beautiful ball and player movement. We are hard to guard when things are flowing like this.

 

[Tince]

What is this ball movement? Where has it been all season?

Nurk making a big difference tonight for sure. Different looks as well.

 

[BonesJones]

well for most of it, it was sitting on the bench in bad suits.

Nah, Melo hit RoCo on a basket cut for a lay-in. They've been healthy all year. It isn't just a Nurkic thing, it's been a team-wide thing. There's no reason they couldn't have been doing some of this earlier this year.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I've literally been asking to run the offense through Nurk for YEARS. They are always better when they do it.

Too bad they'll forget for the next game.

 

[Serbian]

Another turnover Lillard

Yea he been like doncic in turnovers last 2 weeks. I just need his ass to score at high clip everything else will come back he needs his shooting

 

[VenomXL]

Celtics doing a great job of answering the runs.

 

[bobf]

Please don’t bring in Melo

 

[VenomXL]

CJ should’ve had the rebound on his shot. Didn’t follow it.

 

[AldoTrapani]

Dame doesn’t hit 3s anymore. He’s gonna dip under 35% for the season yikes

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Tatum always goes off against us with those stepback 3s