GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - 11/17/13, 10:00 AM (PST)

[BrianFromWA]

Lillard starting his Rondo impersonation---a chunk of assists every time down the floor.

And Batum gets into it...nice little run there.

 

[Strenuus]

That was scary, but Matthews with the 3.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Toronto is so bad they can't keep a lead playing 8 on 5.

 

[Natebishop3]

Our interior defense is just god awful.

 

[BrianFromWA]

OK, when I say "Rondo", I don't mean to start shooting like him. My fault on that, guys.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

we should place a stack of chairs in the lane, maybe that would be more effective than what we are doing now

 

[MickZagger]

Stotts offensive philosophy:

Lock & Fire

I love it!

 

[VenomXL]

This defense is tough to watch.

 

[B-Roy]

Is Lillard not even part of the offense anymore?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Trail Blazers PR ‏@TrailBlazersPR

With five 3-pointers today, Portland now has 90 made 3s on the year, the most in the team's first 10 games of any season.

 

[Natebishop3]

11 FTA for Toronto to only 3 FTA for us.

 

[BrianFromWA]

By my unofficial count, that's a 1-5 start for "Truck" Robinson, with 2 shots blocked and a TO.

I really want to like the guy, but that's--how can I say this?--an inauspicious start.

 

[Natebishop3]

Is Lillard not even part of the offense anymore?

Well, he does have 6 assists in the first half.

 

[Strenuus]

Robinson is our center, guys. It could be worse, we could have Leonard at Center.

 

[Darkwebs]

Is Lillard not even part of the offense anymore?

Well, he does have 6 assists. So he's more of a facilitator today

 

[e_blazer]

Is Lillard not even part of the offense anymore?

Six shot attempts so far. That's as many as anyone but LMA.

 

[B-Roy]

Also these scorekeepers gave that last Wes miss to Lillard....

 

[BlazerCaravan]

He's not doing great but he's up against Psycho T and refs who think he's not getting fouled.

 

[oldguy]

LMA needs to learn how to box out better

Fo Sho!

Go Blazers

 

[B-Roy]

Six shot attempts so far. That's as many as anyone but LMA.

5.

That last shot was mistakenly given to Lillard.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Well, he does have 6 assists in the first half.

Assists aren't part of the offense.

 

[MickZagger]

Reading this thread it seems like some think we've lost 6 games in a row.

 

[Strenuus]

Well, he does have 6 assists. So he's more of a facilitator today

But if he doesn't score, he sucks!

#sportscenterfan

 

[BrianFromWA]

Chalk another one up to the "surprise me" board early in the season...

TOR's 11-15 guys are Aaron Gray, Austin Daye, Steve Novak and DJ Augustine. I think all those guys were starters 2 years ago.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

we are getting mugged an no calls?

 

[Natebishop3]

Just keep feeding Wes.

 

[Natebishop3]

How about over the back?

 

[Darkwebs]

LOL. Raptors running around on defense like chickens with their head cut off and then Wes hits a 3 in their face for their effort

 

[BrianFromWA]

Did LMA really just block a jumper?!

 

[DaLincolnJones]

fuck...