Game Thread GAME# 55: WARRIORS @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 19, 2016 - FRIDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

[B-Roy]

If you don't hedge on Curry you are asking to lose. I don't care if your entire defensive strategy is to ice the pick and roll Curry is the one player in the entire game you have to hard hedge on.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I wish Roberts had more time to get acclimated to the team, I think he'd help a lot right now because CJ can't handle this pace at PG.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

All we have to do is play a little better defense. They can't guard us.

a lot better defense.

 

[Strenuus]

All we have to do is play a little better defense. They can't guard us.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I think Green would eat him up.

Lillard is bodying Green... Lillard

 

[riverman]

Great first half by the good guys!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Portland's 68 points are the most allowed by Golden State in the first half since Dec. 18 vs. Milwaukee (season-high 70).

Portland's 68 points are its most in the first half since the season opener vs. New Orleans (70).

 

[Chris Craig]

Blazers giving a good effort going toe to toe with the Warriors, but they just wipe out 19 point leads like they're nothing.

When the refs are calling phantom travels and jumpballs and not calling calls when are getting hacked that 19 point game might dwindle a bit...

Still Blazers need to stop relying on whistles get back to that first quarter play and win this thing.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Halftime Box Score - Trail Blazers 68, Warriors 62 http://statsdmz.nba.com/pdfs/20160219/20160219_GSWPOR_Book.pdf…

 

[KingSpeed]

Warriors on pace to score more than their average.

And they're still losing because they can't guard us.

 

[DUB]

FG%
Us - 54.2%
Them - 44.4%

3p%
Us - 60%
Them - 60%

I don't see how that kind of shooting can continue.

 

[Chris Craig]

He wont get another one, probably.

Should be 4 ...but they gave one of his fouls to bogut

 

[Strenuus]

And they're still losing because they can't guard us.

 

[illmatic99]

CJ needs to stop forcing and let the game come to him. Pressure is getting to him. He's got the best defense in the league in front of him and terrific defenders guarding his dribble. Don't try to do too much

 

[KingSpeed]

To be fair, it never got past 5... but yeah.

They cut it to 3 on Iggy shot, then we hit tech FT and two more.

 

[dead247]

Ya know how there's always a team that has a post-allstar game surge (supposedly as a sign of things to come), even if they don't make the playoffs? Maybe this season is just that for our guys.

Edit: I think in our case we make the playoffs

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I wonder if the Warriors will continue to put Curry on Lillard, if they do... Go full Harden Dame...

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Ya know how there's always a team that has a post-allstar game surge (supposedly as a sign of things to come), even if they don't make the playoffs? Maybe this season is just that for our guys.

I think it's gonna be us, Utah and Washington

 

[Strenuus]

They cut it to 3

 

[illmatic99]

Also, GS is going to come out with serious fire out of the break. We need to match that. Pretty sure Dame is ready

 

[Haakzilla]

...sitting Lillard for the entire first half of the second quarter was mind-boggling

 

[KingSpeed]

Ya know how there's always a team that has a post-allstar game surge (supposedly as a sign of things to come), even if they don't make the playoffs? Maybe this season is just that for our guys.

Edit: I think in our case we make the playoffs

If we win tonight, we are half game behind 6th seed so yes, if we have a SURGE, we will make playoffs.

 

[KingSpeed]

...sitting Lillard for the entire first half of the second quarter was mind-boggling

That's what we've done all year.

 

[Strenuus]

If we win tonight, we are half game behind 6th seed so yes, if we have a SURGE, we will make playoffs.

 

[Strenuus]

That's what we've done all year.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

And they're still losing because they can't guard us.

KS clutch with the jinx.

Oo

 

[illmatic99]

...sitting Lillard for the entire first half of the second quarter was mind-boggling

Did you see how hard that guy worked in the first? He needed that rest. Stotts' biggest blunder was that lineup with Aminu at C. We can't play that small.

 

[kingslayer]

23-8 bench points in our favor. Nice.

 

[MarAzul]

Damian will have Thompson on him in the second half.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Damian will have Thompson on him in the second half.

Then CJ better go at Curry with the force of 1000 waterfalls because a) he is a weak as fuck defender and b) 3 fouls (should be 4... Fuck you Bennie Adams) already