Game Thread GAME# 62: BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - MARCH 1, 2019 - FRIDAY, 5:00 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Good game, sometimes you lose close ones. Couldn't stop Kawhi, probably shouldn't have switched there but that type of thing is going to happen. Beat Charlotte and Memphis and if the worse thing that happened to you on one of the longest road trips of any team this year is you lose to the 2nd best team in the east on a buzzer beater then you had a great road trip.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Fucking poorly ass coached team switches Dame onto Kawhi with 3 seconds left.

Predictable as fuck. Dame wasn't even within arm's length.

Why Terry? Why?

Good loss. But, I would have liked to see some adjustments on Kawhi. Gotta defend better than that when you know who the ball is going to.

 

[theprunetang]

It didn't help that the refs iced out Dame twice in those free throws. Haha. That was honestly just a really great game to watch. Could have gone either way. Strong showing by our team during a long ass road trip without the normal big man rotation.

 

[TBpup]

I had this as a Loss but that was a hell of a game and nothing to be ashamed of. Even with an L, I wanted to see how they played and without Kanter and with Nurk in major foul trouble, they gave that a hell of a run.

 

[B-Roy]

I had this as a Loss but that was a hell of a game and nothing to be ashamed of. Even with an L, I wanted to see how they played and without Kanter and with Nurk in major foul trouble, they gave that a hell of a run.

We had this game after the Dame 3. CJ leaves Danny Green open in the fucking corner.

 

[joeBlazers]

What happened to Rodney Hood? he is looking like Nic !!!

 

[JDC]

You double there and helpside rotates hard towards the pass.

Tough to do on a random play like that.

And Kawhi is smart enough to make that skip pass if you decide to take the first pass away.

But yeah, with a guy that hot...you probably make him make that play.

 

[DDolla]

If I was Harkless, I would just double kwahi ansd leave Lowry

 

[TBpup]

We had this game after the Dame 3. CJ leaves Danny Green open in the fucking corner.

CJ leaving a strong side shooter like Green and then his almost airball '3'....not a good last minute for CJ. (again)

 

[TBpup]

If I was Harkless, I would just double kwahi ansd leave Lowry

Exactly....and right as he goes to shoot, yell, "Playoffs".

 

[Jade Falcon]

Bones said it best: we beat ourselves. Predictable Terry, missed FTs, brutal turnovers at the wrong time.....

We beat ourselves too many times, season after season. Especially games like this; and on national TV, of course.

 

[ripcityboy]

Having Dame cover Leonard. Didn't see that one coming.... No. No. No.

 

[H.C.]

Only two questionable calls I saw was the 'foul' on Siakam after the Nurk rebound which sent Nurk to the line for two free throws.
The icing of Lillard was pretty questionable by the refs as well.
I understand it for the first one, but then for the second to come back and do the same thing.
That's pretty silly.

I also am not a huge fan of switching that Leonard/Lowry P&R so easily.
Lillard did it a few possessions earlier when Harkless fought threw and gave up a Lowry runner.
I think Lillard made a mistake there.
Unless Stotts just wanted the switch.

 

[Chris Craig]

There were two raptors threes that were twos...one by Leonard and one by Lowry...so it really ended tied

 

[Chris Craig]

Terry gets named coach of the month then loses...sounds about right

 

[theprunetang]

There were two raptors threes that were twos...one by Leonard and one by Lowry...so it really ended tied

Are we the only 2 people who see this shit? Haha

 

[wizenheimer]

We gave up two seconds for three months of Hood. Think about that.

I have been

 

[BonesJones]

Tough to do on a random play like that.

And Kawhi is smart enough to make that skip pass if you decide to take the first pass away.

But yeah, with a guy that hot...you probably make him make that play.

That's shouldn't be a "random play" for the defense...

I blame Stotts because it's on the coach to set the philosophy for game-specific situations through practice.

 

[TBpup]

Jake with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals and a block off the bench. Nice production and a +12.

 

[andalusian]

I had this as a Loss but that was a hell of a game and nothing to be ashamed of. Even with an L, I wanted to see how they played and without Kanter and with Nurk in major foul trouble, they gave that a hell of a run.

I agree. KL is a great player - I think we would have won this game with Kanter, ET or Zach playing backup center the entire game instead of ML.

Oh well.

 

[theprunetang]

Jake with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 steals and a block off the bench. Nice production and a +12.

I'm really hoping we can keep him going forward. Such a nice change of pace for us at the wing.

 

[James lamphear]

I really give this loss to Stotts because he could have Aminu in there for CJ where you had another defender in there yes Dame was on him on the switch but could have prevented with Aminu was on there where Aminu could switch on Leonard instead of Dame. Stotts needs to quick thinking offense all of the time and sometimes defense when it presents it self. 2nd unit great job especially the 2nd half.

 

[Chris Craig]

Are we the only 2 people who see this shit? Haha

I guess so...the refs sure as fuck don't

 

[TBpup]

I really give this loss to Stotts because he could have Aminu in there for CJ where you had another defender in there yes Dame was on him on the switch but could have prevented with Aminu was on there where Aminu could switch on Leonard instead of Dame. Stotts needs to quick thinking offense all of the time and sometimes defense when it presents it self. 2nd unit great job especially the 2nd half.

Exactly. Why CJ is in on a defensive possession at the end of a game is a fireable offense.

 

[BonesJones]

Only two questionable calls I saw was the 'foul' on Siakam after the Nurk rebound which sent Nurk to the line for two free throws.
The icing of Lillard was pretty questionable by the refs as well.
I understand it for the first one, but then for the second to come back and do the same thing.
That's pretty silly.

I also am not a huge fan of switching that Leonard/Lowry P&R so easily.
Lillard did it a few possessions earlier when Harkless fought threw and gave up a Lowry runner.
I think Lillard made a mistake there.
Unless Stotts just wanted the switch.

Harkless and Lillard made the mistake, because they didn't know how to handle that. Any shot beats you there, so why not go under the screen if your Harkless so that Leonard has to shoot the longer 3 instead of getting a 10-footer against a much smaller player? Or trap the ball handler and scramble-rotate towards each pass. If they beat you with skip passing and ball movement to a lesser player who hits a shot, then fine. But Kawhi from 10-feet against a switch?

Player fault, but it was obvious they didn't know how to defend that in that situation. It's on Stotts to prepare them for those specific situations in practice and they weren't prepared.

 

[brooklynballer]

Tough break at the end there but no reason for the boys to hang their heads. They played their asses off and almost came away with the win against a very very good team. Living in Canada I end up watching a lot of Raptor games on the national broadcasts and that was about as well as I’ve seen them play all season. It took their best to beat us on a night when Portland didn’t bring their “A” game. I can live with that.

But damn, it would’ve been nice if they could’ve pulled it out!!

 

[Jade Falcon]

I hope we beat the fucking shit out of Charlotte and Memphis. Because we sure as hell aren't winning against Frog Face and company.

 

[ripcityboy]

I have been

Olshey doesn't trade from random players that fill certain roles. He attempts to get players he previously scouted when they fail to perform with other teams. And it's such a terrible way to acquire players when you need immediate production. I don't mind it on long term deals but for playoff roster boosting it fucking sucks. Kantner was a rare gift from the heaven by comparison.

 

[JDC]

That's shouldn't be a "random play" for the defense...

I blame Stotts because it's on the coach to set the philosophy for game-specific situations through practice.

Not sure teams are getting that specific with gameplans during the regular season. Especially on a days rest where you likely aren't practicing.

But even if they did, it's not a play that is signaled where you have the time needed to communicate your coverage to your players.

 

[Chris Craig]

The stretch in the fourth where they missed like 12 straight shots hurt us because we couldn't capitalize on it.