Game Thread GAME# 81: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - APRIL 9, 2019 - TUESDAY, 7:30 PM, NBCSNW

[LuckyShot]

Shooting 36% baby.

We just gotta make shots!

 

[Titan]

We seem to get open looks, but the wrong guys are getting open.

 

[dead247]

Where’s snoop?
Where’s Jack?
Where’s the kardashians?
NO WHERE!

 

[Labinot41]

Mitchell has 43 points

 

[BonesJones]

Nuggets SMH.

 

[BonesJones]

Thunder SMH.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Moe was hurt and out for 2 games and played a total of 53 minutes in two others (but wasnt 100%). He played a quarter of the series.

Blaming Aminu's shooting (43%) for us losing the series is extremely off-base. Possessions ending in Aminu 3pt attempts were the most efficient possessions on average.

I'm not blaming the Pelican series on Aminu. To me, that was on Dame / Stotts and even then it was about 70 percent Stotts. Before I get called out as a Stotts hater, I actually "like Stotts", but he got wrecked coaching wise in that series.

 

[wizenheimer]

so far, other scoreboards aren't helping Portland. Houston up 11 in ther 3rd; Utah up 11 in the 4th

 

[dead247]

Just

so far, other scoreboards aren't helping Portland. Houston up 11 in ther 3rd; Utah up 11 in the 4th

depends on jazz right?

 

[BonesJones]

Im gonna miss Curry.

 

[Labinot41]

Curryyyyyyyyyyy

 

[JDC]

Terry has been begging for a moving screen all game. Finally gets one.

 

[LuckyShot]

Curry!

 

[Titan]

Curry is definitely feeling it

 

[JDC]

Curry's high arcing finger roll is fun.

Seen it more than a few times this year.

 

[dead247]

Lebron traveled

 

[Labinot41]

Im gonna miss Curry.

:-(

 

[BonesJones]

Yet we lost when they were leaving him open to shoot any time he wanted. In more than just last year's playiffs. I'm not blaming it squarely on Aminu's shooting. Just saying maybe we want to rely on something else because it hasn't worked. So far Terry just runs Dame into double teams and hopes for the best.

We took advantage of them leaving him open, and still sucked. They didnt leave him open the whole time, they rotated well and we didnt take advantage. You realize theres more to beating a trap than having the screener hitting 3s?

Just read the last part of your post and that's exactly what I'm saying. Even with Aminu shooting great, consistently running Dame into a hard trap was still a terrible coaching decision. Aminu shot well, his shooting wasnt the problem.

 

[TBpup]

Utah wins so Portland needs to win as well.

 

[BonesJones]

Refs have regressed to pre-season form.

 

[dead247]

Javale shaqdafooled

 

[JDC]

KCP getting them up tonight.

 

[TBpup]

Seriously blind refs.

 

[BonesJones]

OKC is whack af right now.

 

[Titan]

We must have the G league refs tonight

 

[JDC]

Even Moe had to laugh at that one.

 

[Labinot41]

Jesus Christ harkless, his wide open 3 doesnt even hit the rim.

 

[VenomXL]

Pope gonna get 100 shots up tonight.

 

[JDC]

KCP getting them up tonight.

 

[LuckyShot]

At least hit the fucking rim, Moe. You play fucking basketball for a living.