Game Thread GAME# 64: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - MARCH 5, 2018 - MONDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), NBATV & NBCSNW

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Predict who will have the better career

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DameLill379 said:
Fun fact:
We have scored exactly 108 points in the last three games in a row lol.
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Yeah, I picked up on it the last two games and predicted we would score 108 in the prediction thread. Gonna have to ride that again tonight!
 
BonesJones said:
I think Dame gets it over Curry.
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If the S2 Blazer forum was voting on it, sure, but the stats don't support it. Similar totals in major categories, Steph does it in less time because he's more efficient. Total shooting % of 60% vs 67% is probably the most glaring difference. Of course it's a team game and Warriors are crushing once again, so that counts too.

Dame makes the 2nd team, which is awesome

STOMP
 
Not a fucking peep on ESPN radio yet this morning. We'll see if Dame gets any recognition from the Disney drama whores today.
 
STOMP said:
If the S2 Blazer forum was voting on it, sure, but the stats don't support it. Similar totals in major categories, Steph does it in less time because he's more efficient. Total shooting % of 60% vs 67% is probably the most glaring difference. Of course it's a team game and Warriors are crushing once again, so that counts too.

Dame makes the 2nd team, which is awesome

STOMP
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Steph and Harden are of course first team locks, but I wouldn't be surprised if Kyrie and Derozan get second team nods over Dame, simply based on the strength of their teams' performance.
 
jonnyboy said:
Not a fucking peep on ESPN radio yet this morning. We'll see if Dame gets any recognition from the Disney drama whores today.
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All over the today show on the teleprompter at the bottom
 
StumptownHoliday said:
If we're third in the west, probably still no... which is a damn shame.

Curry, harden, Durant, brow, ....gobert? Who'd be first team center?
I think second team is a real possibility.
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Um Lebron?

Curry is a no brainer first team. He's got like a a 28 PER.

1st: Steph-Harden-Giannis-Lebron-Davis
2nd: Dame-Kyrie-KD-Towns-Jokic
3rd: Paul-Westbrook-Butler-Draymond-Gobert

Just feels wrong leaving Derozan and Oladipo off the teams but there's just too much guard talent.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Um Lebron?

Curry is a no brainer first team. He's got like a a 28 PER.

1st: Steph-Harden-Giannis-Lebron-Davis
2nd: Dame-Kyrie-KD-Towns-Jokic
3rd: Paul-Westbrook-Butler-Draymond-Gobert

Just feels wrong leaving Derozan and Oladipo off the teams but there's just too much guard talent.
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Draymond on the 3rd team is a joke (which will probably happen); Aldridge deserves a spot before him this year. Capela belongs on an all NBA team as well; Embiid and Drummond deserve consideration too. Crazy that there's this much talent at the center position all of a sudden.

Not that it's this way, but how would you award it if you had to be beholden to the 5 traditional positions, based on where each player primarily plays?
 
It's pretty amazing that we won that game. I mean, Aminu and Turner really stunk; Collins and Leonard did nothing, Nurk's double/double was good, but too many turnovers, easy shots missed, and overall not impressive. Also, I didn't realize until today that Ingram didn't play. It's gonna be really, really tough to hold onto the third seed.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Draymond on the 3rd team is a joke (which will probably happen); Aldridge deserves a spot before him this year. Capela belongs on an all NBA team as well; Embiid and Drummond deserve consideration too. Crazy that there's this much talent at the center position all of a sudden.

Not that it's this way, but how would you award it if you had to be beholden to the 5 traditional positions, based on where each player primarily plays?
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Yeah, Green has benefited from the team he plays on. Put him on an average team and he would be good, but not all NBA worthy. His whining alone knocks him off my list.
 
KingSpeed said:
He's the most like Kobe in the NBA nowadays in terms of clutchness.
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Kobe was not really a clutch player: "No matter how you define crunch time -- from the last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime to the last 24 seconds -- and no matter how you define production -- field goal percentage, offensive efficiency, David Berri's Wins Produced, the results tell the same story: Bryant is about as likely to hit the big shot as any player."
http://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/24200/the-truth-about-kobe-bryant-in-crunch-time
 
DameLill379 said:
Any concern about the Knicks today?(its 1:26 AM here)

Think if we go up big we should sit Dame a little more than usual. We still need this W but I’d like to see our boys get some rest before we play the GSW all over again. Imagine if we pull THAT one off again!?!? We can’t play like we did tonight though..that’s for sure. It took a nearly flawless game to beat them last time and it will take the same to get them this time..glad it’s a home game though.
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Yes there is always a concern, no matter who we play. This Blazer team can not overlook anyone. They are not deep enough. With Wednesday and Thursday nights off.......Terry does not need to worry about resting Dame tonight. They can't approach any game like that.
 
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DameLill379 said:
Any concern about the Knicks today?(its 1:26 AM here)

Think if we go up big we should sit Dame a little more than usual. We still need this W but I’d like to see our boys get some rest before we play the GSW all over again. Imagine if we pull THAT one off again!?!? We can’t play like we did tonight though..that’s for sure. It took a nearly flawless game to beat them last time and it will take the same to get them this time..glad it’s a home game though.
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No, I'd like to see us make sure we win against the Knicks. Each W counts the same, and GS is not one of our competitors for playoff seeding.
 
A win on the road is a win no matter what....but the Blazers can't play like they have against PHX and LAL and expect to get very far. Dame's superhuman performances aside, you can't just rely on that to happen because it just won't work on a nightly basis. Amimu can't be an complete zero on offense, Turner has to be more consistent and and you are going to need contributions from two of Davis/Connoughton/Collins/Harkless to make this a legit run.

The Blazers are getting hot at the right time but have also benefited tremendously from other teams injuries. They've absolutely taken advantage but teams like the Spurs are missing 3 of their top 4 players, Wolves missing their best player, and the Jazz with a rash of injuries (again).

It's great to be at the top of this dog pile for at least the time being. I'm looking forward to the challenge of playing teams like the Celtics, Rockets and Warriors to see how far we have really come.
 
TBpup said:
A win on the road is a win no matter what....but the Blazers can't play like they have against PHX and LAL and expect to get very far. Dame's superhuman performances aside, you can't just rely on that to happen because it just won't work on a nightly basis. Amimu can't be an complete zero on offense, Turner has to be more consistent and and you are going to need contributions from two of Davis/Connoughton/Collins/Harkless to make this a legit run.

The Blazers are getting hot at the right time but have also benefited tremendously from other teams injuries. They've absolutely taken advantage but teams like the Spurs are missing 3 of their top 4 players, Wolves missing their best player, and the Jazz with a rash of injuries (again).

It's great to be at the top of this dog pile for at least the time being. I'm looking forward to the challenge of playing teams like the Celtics, Rockets and Warriors to see how far we have really come.
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Injuries are a fact of life in the NBA and it seems some of our fans never allowed the injury excuse when we were missing players over the past several years. You play what the other team puts on the floor and move on. NO INJURY EXCUSES.
 
CupWizier said:
Injuries are a fact of life in the NBA and it seems some of our fans never allowed the injury excuse when we were missing players over the past several years. You play what the other team puts on the floor and move on. NO INJURY EXCUSES.
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Injuries are a part of the game and there are NO EXCUSES in there....but just simple reality. Absoultely take advantage of what's in front of you but again, playing like they have against the Suns and the Lakers will not get them passed the 2nd round against a healthy Warriors or Rockets team.

So being at the top of a 7 car pile up is good....but they are also only 4 games out of the #10 spot while being 11.5 games out of the #2 spot. Perspective.
 
I was tired, Blazers getting killed, shut off TV, plugged in phone, folded knitting, put on pajamas, well, take a look at TV to see what's happening...

HOLY SHIT, DAME JUST TIED THE GAME!!!

Last minute seems both teams were trying to throw it away, fortunately Lakers tried harder!

They did what they needed to, BEAT LA.
And I was too hyped to sleep and overslept and got to work late.
 
Anyone else curious why Damian stole the ball from Lonzo with less than a second left?
 
TBpup said:
A win on the road is a win no matter what....but the Blazers can't play like they have against PHX and LAL and expect to get very far. Dame's superhuman performances aside, you can't just rely on that to happen because it just won't work on a nightly basis. Amimu can't be an complete zero on offense, Turner has to be more consistent and and you are going to need contributions from two of Davis/Connoughton/Collins/Harkless to make this a legit run.

The Blazers are getting hot at the right time but have also benefited tremendously from other teams injuries. They've absolutely taken advantage but teams like the Spurs are missing 3 of their top 4 players, Wolves missing their best player, and the Jazz with a rash of injuries (again).

It's great to be at the top of this dog pile for at least the time being. I'm looking forward to the challenge of playing teams like the Celtics, Rockets and Warriors to see how far we have really come.
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Let me sum up your writing style and general attitude on this board;

“Yeah, but.”
 
Latimes article this morning: http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-blazers-20180305-story.html

"But it was only a matter of time before Lillard reminded everyone he was still Lillard.

It happened late in the fourth quarter, with the Trail Blazers having clawed back from a double-digit deficit to within six.

Lillard hit a three. Then another. And another. And another."
 
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