Game Thread GAME# 71: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 20, 2018 - TUESDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), TNT (2 Viewers)

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Pinwheel1 said:
Not sure if this has been addressed in this thread, but I wonder what Terry has planned this time trying to stop Harden when he goes ISO ball.
Last game that Harden played against us in Portland (late in the game) they spread the Blazers out and Harden went one on one with whoever was guarding him. (Several different players as I recall) Either there was no help or the help was late. It clearly did not work as the Rockets put up 40 in the 4th.
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The problem with the 4th quarter of the last game was Terry let D'Antoni dictate the match ups. The Rockets went small and Terry followed. He tried to out Rocket the Rockets and beat them at their own game. That was doomed to fail. He'd be much better off with Nurk (or at least Ed) on the floor to make them pay for going small. Punish them inside and absolutely own the boards at both ends.

Yeah, HOU has a lot of shooters and can put five of them on the floor at the same time - if you let them. They fire up a lot of three pointers, but miss over 63% of them. We need to limit them to a single shot and take care of business on the other end. Yeah, let them try to cover Nurk with Ryan Anderson or Trevor Ariza and see how that works for them.

Don't give in and play Rockets ball. Force them to play Blazers ball.

BNM
 
theprunetang said:
Clutch fans acting like they already won this game. I would love to beat the Rockets down and see all of the excuses they come up with.
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They are funny! I especially liked the comment that Portland would riot like it was the Super Bowl if they won this game against Houston. They must have missed how the Blazers beat the world champs twice in two weeks (1st time before Curry was injury) and didn't even crack a smile.
 
theprunetang said:
Clutch fans acting like they already won this game. I would love to beat the Rockets down and see all of the excuses they come up with.
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If the lose, they will blame the refs, which is hilariously ironic, given that with James Harden and Chris Paul, they are one of the most "generously officiated" teams in the league.

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
The problem with the 4th quarter of the last game was Terry let D'Antoni dictate the match ups. The Rockets went small and Terry followed. He tried to out Rocket the Rockets and beat them at their own game. That was doomed to fail. He'd be much better off with Nurk (or at least Ed) on the floor to make them pay for going small. Punish them inside and absolutely own the boards at both ends.

BNM
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And Harkless. If they put a guard on Harkless, he seemed to do a good job of punishing them in the post.
 
Boob-No-More said:
If the lose, they will blame the refs, which is hilariously ironic, given that with James Harden and Chris Paul, they are one of the most "generously officiated" teams in the league.

BNM
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They both graduated from the Ginobili school of flopping top of the class for sure... I hate that crap!
 
Reep said:
And Harkless. If they put a guard on Harkless, he seemed to do a good job of punishing them in the post.
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I love watching Harkless post-up - he's so quick and agile! Wish we'd do it more.
 
Lat Rocket game here Harden made way to many drives to the hoop that were non contested. He had many clear path drives to the hoop.
 
kjironman1 said:
Was literally going to go sign up as Super Beard. But i guess that would be a bad move. They are gonna punish that dude.
http://bbs.clutchfans.net/index.php?threads/clutchfans-game-thread-rockets-blazers-3-20-2018.289176/
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Oh I hope to Christ we beat the crap out of the Rockets. I really do. You can bet your sweet buttercheeks that I am gonna be fired up for "The Other Side" thread. And that clutchfans forum is gonna be numero uno on my list.

But......when I take a step back and think rationally about this......man, I just don't think we have it to beat this team. Our opponents have all been injured with key players out, and hardly any of them have been legit contenders.

I think our winning streak comes to an end tonight. And to make matters worse, I think TNT will be unbearable as always, with constant shots of Homeless Beard Man flopping and stepping up to the line, with quick switches over to the sidelines to see CP3 staring mutely at something. Because Rockets.

If we win this, we're going to win this on sheer Defense. I hope the refs can be unbiased about that (I have my doubts....), and I hope this former Head Of Officiating that we hired as a consultant will pay off in this game.

Either way....I'm excited. And terrified. GO BLAZERS!
 
I with you @Jade Falcon; I don’t see the streak continuing to 14. Dame is pre-occupied, Bazz will either play hurt or miss the game, there’s nothing left to prove, nobody has slighted Dame or the team lately... it all feels like a let down, lose by 12 game.
 
Came home for a quick bite to eat only to find a 2014 Playoff game on. Damn. There goes lunch!
 
Jade Falcon said:
Oh I hope to Christ we beat the crap out of the Rockets. I really do. You can bet your sweet buttercheeks that I am gonna be fired up for "The Other Side" thread. And that clutchfans forum is gonna be numero uno on my list.

But......when I take a step back and think rationally about this......man, I just don't think we have it to beat this team. Our opponents have all been injured with key players out, and hardly any of them have been legit contenders.

I think our winning streak comes to an end tonight. And to make matters worse, I think TNT will be unbearable as always, with constant shots of Homeless Beard Man flopping and stepping up to the line, with quick switches over to the sidelines to see CP3 staring mutely at something. Because Rockets.

If we win this, we're going to win this on sheer Defense. I hope the refs can be unbiased about that (I have my doubts....), and I hope this former Head Of Officiating that we hired as a consultant will pay off in this game.

Either way....I'm excited. And terrified. GO BLAZERS!
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SportsAndWhine said:
I with you @Jade Falcon; I don’t see the streak continuing to 14. Dame is pre-occupied, Bazz will either play hurt or miss the game, there’s nothing left to prove, nobody has slighted Dame or the team lately... it all feels like a let down, lose by 12 game.
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Damn! Some of you guys play such head games going into a matchup like tonight. I figure that my thinking the team will win or lose has zero impact on what is going to happen. I’m excited, but it’s just for a chance to see the Blazers tested against a good team.

Well, I probably will give some thought to creative curses to hurl at the TV when the refs inevitably buy into a Rocket flop or two. I enjoy that too.
 
My 5 year old son woke me up this morning. He said Dad its March 20th and tonight the Blazers play the Houston Rockets at the Moda Center...he knows the schedule by heart and he tells me what blazer game is on that day. If there isnt one he knows and says its so and so date and there is no Blazer game tonight but they play so and so next. He even is starting to know what other games are on besides the Blazer games. I'm raising this kid right!
 
Kerry Eggers was just on the Dwight/Aaron show, and suggested that there might be an issue with James Harden's wrist. Has anyone heard anything about this?
 
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