Game Thread GAME# 74: BLAZERS @ PELICANS - MARCH 27, 2018 - TUESDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

[RipCityDSCPL]

HUGE win!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

BLAZERS WIN!

 

[KingSpeed]

Man this game thread is painful....we won guys!

YES!!!

 

[crandc]

OK. Now I have to wash dishes.

 

[dead247]

Ok i only caught the 4th Q, but If those were Dame’s only FT attempts then fuck the refs.

 

[blazerkor]

What a game! Dame played like the superstar we need him to be. Big win and we get Memphis next.

 

[kingslayer]

Gentry with some nice words to Dame right there. Bet he said go home and deliver that baby lol

 

[LuckyShot]

This team showed me a lot of mental toughness these past two games. After losing the streak in heartbreaking fashion and then a shitty game against Boston, they could have shriveled up and lost at OKC in a tough environment, and they played like shit most of this game and could have mailed it in but they pulled it out. I love this team.

 

[BonesJones]

I'm seriously wondering if you're even watching this game. Davis is not in the game. Aminu was playing center on Davis.

I'm talking about their Davis dude. He was the only big in the game (he was at C), so there was no where for Nurk to defend unless we put him on AD (which I'd rather have Aminu on him) or on a wing (which would likely allow them to get an open 3 which would be the worst case scenario). And they were gonna foul after a score or miss, so having Nurk out was the best for that situation.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Figure it out, Dame. You're not getting FTs tonight.

Done and done.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I was wrong; we won despite the fact that CJ kept stinking it up. Hooray!

 

[B-Roy]

Alvin Gentry is giving props to Dame lol

 

[Lukee]

CJ had awful game and we pull this off. This is a really good team! Not just 2 players. Great defense.

 

[DDolla]

Hell Yeah... tie break against OKC and Pels

 

[TBpup]

CJ will need to show up against Memphis because if he pulls this crap, the Blazers will lose with no Dame to rescue them.

 

[EGame]

Wasn't our March schedule supposed to be brutal? When do we play the good teams???

Well Houston got the better of us. Shouldn't have lost to Boston without kyrie but oh well

 

[VenomXL]

Big time win. Ugly game for the most part. Thought the Pelicans might have regretted letting the Blazers hang around early on. Guess they did.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

probably been said already:

Dame + CJ, 0-0 FT. Team 7-8. Total.

Thanks Stan Van Gundy

 

[dead247]

Sweet

 

[DDolla]

CJ had awful game and we pull this off. This is a really good team! Not just 2 players. Great defense.

CJ tomorrow with 40, he love playing at Memphis

 

[BlazerBeav]

I'm pretty sure I had an annurysm when Pat tried to dunk.

 

[KingSpeed]

So many heroes tonight. Turner with his D and three point shooting, Aminu with his fight, Nurkic dominating, Dame playing like MVP.

 

[BonesJones]

Lmao Nurk was slow with that pour.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

CJ had awful game and we pull this off. This is a really good team! Not just 2 players. Great defense.

As long as two of our big three do well...

 

[EGame]

So many heroes tonight. Turner with his D and three point shooting, Aminu with his fight, Nurkic dominating, Dame playing like MVP.

CJ wasnt lol

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Dame>AD

I like Dame + AD myself.

 

[BonesJones]

Turner with his D

Did you not watch the first 4 minutes of the 2nd half? It was the worst defensive shift I've ever seen Turner play.

 

[KingSpeed]

Is Dame definitely going back to Portland tonight? Or is he going to Memphis with team until he hears something?

 

[B-Roy]

I'm talking about their Davis dude. He was the only big in the game (he was at C), so there was no where for Nurk to defend unless we put him on AD (which I'd rather have Aminu on him) or on a wing (which would likely allow them to get an open 3 which would be the worst case scenario). And they were gonna foul after a score or miss, so having Nurk out was the best for that situation.

They put Nurk on Davis for half of the 4th quarter and he did about as well as anyone else. Even if they miss a shot, not having Nurk means we're less likely to get the rebound. Your best players will make plays, and Nurk is one of our best players.

It all comes down to Stotts not trusting Nurk. Why doesn't Stotts take out Dame or CJ in one-stop defensive possessions when clearly there are better options? It's just trust.

 

[joeBlazers]

How did this team lose to Boston?