Game Thread GAME# 56: JAZZ @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 21, 2016 - SUNDAY, 6:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

[HailBlazers]

Hottest team in the NBA right now?!?

 

[illmatic99]

Moe Harkless is the MAN

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Portland won despite trailing at half for first time since Dec. 27. In Portland's 22 games before tonight, the team leading at halftime won.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Portland's season-high tying five-game winning streak is tied with Charlotte and Cleveland for the longest active streak in the NBA.

 

[Spud147]

With 30 points, Damian Lillard becomes the first Trail Blazer with four straight games of 30+ points since Clyde Drexler (Nov. 22-29, 1991).

I would've guessed Roy had done it. Shows how difficult it really is. And this has been against good defensive teams.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The Trail Blazers improve to 5-0 at home in divisional games and 9-3 overall against the Northwest Division.

 

[oldmangrouch]

I went to a basketball game, and a penalty kick contest broke out.

Good to win - but lordy I hate that crap.

 

[BBert]

Damian Lillard is one of five NBA players with 30+ points in four straight games this season (Curry-2, George, James, Westbrook).

But.....he's not an all star. How is this possible? My head going to esplode.

 

[illmatic99]

Dame better get PoW

 

[HailBlazers]

Gritty win.

Dare I say, Scrappy?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

This is the most fun Blazer team to watch in my fandom.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Tonight marks the first time that Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum have scored 30+ points each in the same game.

 

[MickZagger]

Stotts has done a helluva job with this team. Mixing and matching the rotation, riding the hot hands. 10 games ago Harkless was racking up DNP's.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Dame better get PoW

AD may edge him out

 

[Chris Craig]

What an amazing fucking game...all the way to the end!!!

 

[KingSpeed]

Did you guys just see that? We beat the Jazz 58-0.

 

[HailBlazers]

Moe Harkless is the MAN

And Neil Olshey is his father.

 

[Spud147]

Hottest team in the NBA right now?!?

How much respect will they get in the power rankings next week?

 

[Strenuus]

Dame on the losses previously that were within reach:

"Those games were necessary for our growth"

I am so turned on. That sounds like coach-speak... from a player!

 

[Strenuus]

Did you guys just see that? We beat the Jazz 58-0.

huh?

 

[Trackjack]

It came down who won the last 5 minutes of the game. That was us great job Blazers. I think Harkless just put Myers on the bench for good great performance by the kid.

 

[DaLong]

Harkless was key. I'm not the most articulate man but I know he had an understated importance to this win and this team's future.

 

[Sinobas]

The Jazz made a higher percentage from 2,3 and the FT line. But we got 4 more field goal attempts and 15 more FT attempts. The turnover battle was even.

Where Portland really won this game was with offensive rebounds. 23 offensive rebounds compared to 12 for the Jazz. Harkless and Vonleh actually had 13 by themselves.

Harkless turned the tide of the game.

 

[noknobs]

Thank you Stotts for putting in Harkless instead of Meyers in the 2nd half.

 

[Sinobas]

It came down who won the last 5 minutes of the game. That was us great job Blazers. I think Harkless just put Myers on the bench for good great performance by the kid.

Don't count on it. Stotts is infatuated with shooting big men.

 

[PDXFonz]

McCollum is going to outscore Lillard. What a bum Dame is!

CJ was way more efficient from the field tonight.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

How much respect will they get in the power rankings next week?

Power rankings lol I'll never understand the logic behind those

 

[42N8Bounce]

Harkless is so much more active and aggressive under the hoop than Leonard. He's fun to watch.

 

[noknobs]

CJ was way more efficient from the field tonight.

He was 11-21 and Dame was 10-21... wut?

 

[illmatic99]

CJ was way more efficient from the field tonight.

um.

CJ: 11/21
Dame: 10/21