Game Thread GAME# 71: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 20, 2018 - TUESDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), TNT (1 Viewer)

[DDolla]

Everyone played great but the shooting of CJ and Dame was missing.

 

[Lukee]

let's get that baby now!

 

[Chris Craig]

Still our front court needs to get better, Dame/CJ won't always be on, we need significant and reliable post scoring from Collins/Nurk.

Nurk was on all night

 

[SportsAndWhine]

CJ ... ZERO free throws. I mean NONE. 4-15 from the field. 8 points. Seriously?

Houston is a "good" defensive team, which means they get to foul and the refs don't blow whistles.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Off night by Lillard and CJ and we still played the best team in the NBA this close?!?

I love our chances in the playoffs.

 

[Jade Falcon]

That's what separates a Championship team from a good team. Your stars need to show up.

Ours didn't.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Nurk was on all night

Nurk was 3-6 from the line. Could have used two more made FTs from him.

 

[illmatic99]

Havent had this feeling of a loss in over a month. What a ride.

 

[EGame]

Off night by Lillard and CJ and we still played the best team in the NBA this close?!?

I love our chances in the playoffs.

I will say this. Nurk can dominate this team in a playoff series with there switching and Dame and CJ wont shoot like shit a whole series. I feel like it is possible to beat them.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

That's what separates a Championship team from a good team. Your stars need to show up.

Ours didn't.

Yawn.

What about all the other nights during the win streak? They show up then?

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Havent had this feeling of a loss in over a month. What a ride.

This feeling is fucking annoying. Bring on the next winning streak.

 

[Haakzilla]

That’s the best team in the nba? CJ and Dame wouldn’t be off like that in a seven game series.

Congrats on winning the battle.

...that's what I am saying, I still like our chances in the playoffs if we are within a possession or two when Dame and CJ shoot 0% from beyond the arc because that shit ain't happening again!

 

[HailBlazers]

Nurk was on all night

Yea we need to feed the BEAST more. If the refs will keep him out the cage.

 

[Darkwebs]

A silver lining: Nurk was a Fantastic Beast and the Blazers knew where to find him (in the low post).

 

[trailblazer18]

19-36 from three the rockets were...tough to beat that.

 

[Chris Craig]

Off night by Lillard and CJ and we still played the best team in the NBA this close?!?

I love our chances in the playoffs.

Its all good. Damian will come back strong. CJ is just CJ

 

[Scalma]

That's what separates a Championship team from a good team. Your stars need to show up.

Ours didn't.

For the first time pretty much all year. It happens.

 

[tykendo]

Blazers hosed in the end by Refs. Hope the NBA gets karma served on a fine platter and CP3 lumps through the playoffs.

Paul is one smug Mutha. Hey, he and Hard on were hot tonight. Hats off.

 

[BlayZa]

hopefully dame and cj dont take it too hard and use it as a motivator. on the big stage we need them to step up, this wasnt pretty tonight

on the flipside, Nurk, Aminu, and Mo played really well - they're the reasons we were even that close, well played guys

 

[LuckyShot]

Houston is a "good" defensive team, which means they get to foul and the refs don't blow whistles.

If any of our guards played defense the way Paul does, they wouldn't average 12 minutes per game.

 

[DDolla]

On to the next one, Let’s beat the Celtics

 

[SportsAndWhine]

In before MM says "I bet we would have won if Harden had been out injured"

 

[blue9]

Nurk was on all night

Tonight my only complaint is two dumb fouls he picked up. Needs to play smarter. If he hadn't have picked up two dumb frustration fouls we win the game.

 

[Rhal]

Blazers beat the Rockets in EVERY category save 3's and FT shot and that was with Dame/CJ not having great games. Rockets had to shoot over 50% from 3 to beat us by 4 points.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

If any of our guards played defense the way Paul does, they wouldn't average 12 minutes per game.

*ding ding ding*

 

[Chris Craig]

Yea we need to feed the BEAST more. If the refs will keep him out the cage.

Yeah refs kept him in foul trouble but he still played a hell of a night

 

[trailblazer18]

Lillard and CJ 0-12 from three...ughhh

 

[Jade Falcon]

Yawn.

What about all the other nights during the win streak? They show up then?

You mean against 40 win teams with multiple injuries?

Yeah. Sure. Moral victories.

I had hope, but I was never fooled by the smoke.

 

[LuckyShot]

Lillard and CJ 0-12 from three...ughhh

And they got good looks. I felt both actually passed on a few good looks too. Not sure what that was about.

 

[Sean.ivity]

Houston had a great defensive scheme for Dame and CJ most of the game... Dame couldn't get any space most of the time.