Game Thread GAME# 82: KINGS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 10, 2019 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 PM, NBCSNW

[BonesJones]

Good grief, do you ever take in the big picture? He was home in his bed for 3 weeks while he we recovering from injury and not traveling with the team. Then he spends one night on the road and is talking about wanting to be home in his own bed. 21 out of the last 22 nights is a lot for an NBA player.

Nah, King just wants to argue lol

 

[BonesJones]

Realistically our goal this year is getting out of the first round. I’m glad we’re benching Dame and CJ and focusing on that goal, and not the goal of making the WCF without nurkic.

The only way we’re ever going to attract big name free agents is if we win a playoff series.

They dont have cap space and winning a series vs. a competitive 1st round loss makes 0 difference in the minds of free agents.

 

[DDolla]

No PG13 and Giannis... if OKC lose, we need to win to get the 3rd seed to play the Spurs who I believe will beat the Mavs

 

[LayneStaley]

Bucks up 2 after 1st

SA currently taking DAL to woodshed

 

[BonesJones]

If we give up a chance at the 3 seed AND facing San Antonio round 1, I'm going to be upset.

 

[LayneStaley]

They should of waited closer to game time to announce our 2 best players weren’t playing. If MIL and SAS both win we would be stupid not to win this game.

 

[LayneStaley]

If we give up a chance at the 3 seed AND facing San Antonio round 1, I'm going to be upset.

If that happens someone should get fired.

 

[BonesJones]

They should of waited closer to game time to announce our 2 best players weren’t playing. If MIL and SAS both win we would be stupid not to win this game.

Yup. Shouldve started the rookies (since you have to announce that before hand) and had Dame as active. Milwaukee wins, Dame comes in early off the bench.

 

[LayneStaley]

Here’s a theory, OKC wants to lose this game. Would they rather play Hou as the 6 or Den as the 7?

 

[LayneStaley]

Will everyone freak out if we get stuck with Utah instead of the Spurs because we sat Dame and CJ? I will.

 

[LayneStaley]

And then okc goes on 15-0 run, fuck.

 

[HailBlazers]

Dame is active fwiw.

 

[Scalma]

Free my son.

 

[Chris Craig]

OKC up by 10 at halftime...shit

 

[Lukee]

OKC up by 10 at halftime...shit

We should go for the win. Karma is a bitch, if we do lose just to avoid OKC.

 

[Labinot41]

Fucking Bucks

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Go Blazers?

I am confused about if we want to win tonight?

Do we?

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Fucking Bucks

That's illegal and good luck trying to get one to stand still long enough without goring you.

 

[riverman]

I want the team to win every game they play, every night they play...don't care about playoff matchups at all now that we have homecourt...bring em on!

 

[LuckyShot]

Go Blazers?

I am confused about if we want to win tonight?

Do we?

Sure, fuck it, why not? Might as well soak up the feelings of victory while we can. I would love for us to win a playoff series, but without Nurk I don't see us beating anyone in the West, other than maybe the Clippers. I don't think our seed or playoff opponent or side of the bracket is going to mean anything. Whoever we face is going to do the same thing all of our playoff opponents have done since we've had Dame and Stotts and we won't adjust, and then we'll get embarrassed again. Better win while we still can.

 

[Labinot41]

I can't imagine how the bucks can win this game with this G-League lineup? I guess we must loose our game

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Paul George is hurt and too hobbled to play. OKC is barely winning against a Bucks team sitting all their starters in an exhibition.

Why do we want to avoid OKC? So we can instead play Golden State in round 2?

 

[Lukee]

This is Dame's friend on Bucks, Tim Fraizer? Damn, he could get himself a ring.

 

[DDolla]

Paul George is hurt and too hobbled to play. OKC is barely winning against a Bucks team sitting all their starters in an exhibition.

Why do we want to avoid OKC? So we can instead play Golden State in round 2?

Because Paul George is a Blazer Killer injured or not.

 

[H.C.]

So wait.
Lillard is playing or isn't playing? @everyone

 

[DDolla]

So wait.
Lillard is playing or isn't playing? @everyone

I think he is Active in uniform but will not play

 

[Labinot41]

OKC has to be the luckiest franchise this Season, if Paul George wouldn't have made that shot, they would already play the Warriors in the 1st, and one day later they play b2b against the best team in the league and they play against their G-League players so instead of facing the warriors they can face a Nurkic-less Blazers Team smfh

 

[DDolla]

Blazers can choose their opponents on the last game... Utah or OKC?

 

[Labinot41]

We better loose this game.

 

[DDolla]

We better loose this game.

Starting Five: Skal, Collins, Jake, Trent and Simons