Game Thread GAME# 72: CELTICS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 23, 2018 - FRIDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), NBATV & NBCSNW

[Jade Falcon]

Nurk looked pissed. I don't blame him. Dude was totally balling.

Jesus Stotts! I actually thought you had moved past this shit.

 

[DUB]

We really shit the bed with this one, we had no business losing that.

 

[tykendo]

Bench play minus CJ was main reason for loss. They couldn't hit shots and lost double digit lead. Marcus Morris owns us.

 

[BonesJones]

Well we're still in 3rd. Let's get the next one.

3rd? I thought we were gonna be 2nd. I thought this was an easy win.

 

[Five Second Violation]

We blew a 12 point fourth quarter lead against a team that had no closer. Sorry but this has to rank as one of the worst losses of the season.

 

[DDolla]

Maybe we don’t deserve the 3rd seed.

 

[Labinot41]

Terry coached this game like an idiot.

Maybe Stevens is a much better Coach...

 

[illmatic99]

Taking Nurk out for small frontcourt lineup was moronic. Boston ate that group alive at the hoop. Nurk should have been left in.

Horrible coaching decision, just because Horford got one three off a pick and pop

 

[blazerkor]

That was a game we just didn't finish. Should have been a win and we let them have it.

 

[BonesJones]

Maybe Stevens is a much better Coach...

No shit.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It's not too late to tank for a lottery pick.

 

[Rhal]

This is just the 10th game this year where a team has shot over 61% on 18 attempts from 3. Took one hell of an anomaly for the celitcs to win

 

[Strenuus]

Because Boston is playing Horford at the 5, and if Nurkic was out there, Horford would just drag him away from the rim, thus leaving us with no rim protection. Unless you'd like us to play zone?

With Chief at the 5 we still have no rim defence, but at least we're able to switch.

I get that. But I don't get it at the same time.

 

[BonesJones]

Horrible coaching decision, just because Horford got one three off a pick and pop

Yup, Horford hits one three, so we allow Tatum to get whatever he wants at the rim and give up a crucial board.

 

[Hey]

Does anyone else feel like the Blazers are trying to tank Nurks value so they don't have to max him?

 

[tykendo]

By far, one of the season's worst losses. Bench players looked like they'd never played before.

 

[Chris Craig]

There it went

 

[BonesJones]

Because Boston is playing Horford at the 5, and if Nurkic was out there, Horford would just drag him away from the rim, thus leaving us with no rim protection. Unless you'd like us to play zone?

With Chief at the 5 we still have no rim defence, but at least we're able to switch.

Um, I'd much rather live with Horford shooting 3s that uncontested layups and no defensive rebounding.

 

[Rhal]

3 Celtics players shot more FT's then Dame in a very physical game where Dame was getting hit all night long.

 

[BonesJones]

Pat and Turner lost us that game though.

 

[tykendo]

Does anyone else feel like the Blazers are trying to tank Nurks value so they don't have to max him?

Nahhhh. Just poor decision by Stotts tonight. He had a bad game as well. Taking Nurk out was stupid.

 

[DUB]

Fulltime
Us - 100
Them - 105

3P%
Us - 24.2%
Them - 61.1%

FTA
Us - 15
Them - 26

Turnovers
Us - 8
Them - 13

Fast Break Points
Us - 17
Them - 8

Point in the Paint
Us - 58
Them - 32

 

[KingSpeed]

Curry left knee injury. GS is beatable if we can get out of first round.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

We more SwishWins.

 

[Strenuus]

Taking your predictions on Portland2014's thread title that should be up in the next 12 hours...

 

[illmatic99]

Curry left knee injury. GS is beatable if we can get out of first round.

would you stop fucking jinxing us? God damn

 

[Jade Falcon]

Back to the same old Blazers. No 3 seed for us. Lmao.

I was never fooled. We won against a bunch of either mediocre teams, or teams with tons of starters out.

The GS game before the All Star break? A fluke. And until we can do it consistently, I'll stand by that.

If it hadn't been for injuries to our opponents, we'd probably be a 7th or 8th seed right now.

We're 30th in the league in assists. Tells you all you need to know right there. That's not the mark of a championship team.

I was never fooled.

 

[hoopsjock]

38-23 in the 4th. Bench couldn't score and our defense was shit.

 

[DDolla]

This is why you can’t trust this team to beat any teams. How can you lose to a team missing their top 5 players? This could be a 5 game losing streak.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Taking your predictions on Portland2014's thread title that should be up in the next 12 hours...

"You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.... or when the Blazers will win again."