GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ ROCKETS - 1/20/2014, MONDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), TNT

[Natebishop3]

Harden with the flop.

 

[Strenuus]

I have a feeling my prediction is going to be about 20 points off.

 

[TBpup]

Parsons ABUSING Batum....that has to stop.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Lillard with the 3, then Nic.

Then Motie in his first start.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Lillard 3!

And a Batum 3!

 

[Natebishop3]

Seriously? Motiejunas with the three?

 

[Strenuus]

Wow. Montejunios with a 3? This could be a long night.

 

[Darkwebs]

Our team doesn't like to play D until the 2nd half.

 

[VenomXL]

Way to show up guys.

 

[illmatic99]

God we look like shit.

 

[Natebishop3]

We never play well in Houston.

 

[KingSpeed]

Hopefully, they only score 19 in second half.

 

[Strenuus]

Nice! Mo.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Mo with the corner 3! It's fun when he can play SG.

 

[Natebishop3]

I guess this is going to be one of those games where we either shoot ourselves out of a hole, or deeper into it. We're only taking threes right now.

 

[Strenuus]

Hopefully, they only score 19 in second half.

You beat me to it.

 

[julius]

Slow starts suck.

 

[Darkwebs]

I'm not gonna be too upset if we lose tonight. We've already got 2 wins on this rough road trip.

 

[RoyToy]

Houston owns Portland like Portland owns San Antonio

 

[TBpup]

God we look like shit.

On national TV does nothing to change that East coast bias. They are slowly showing signs of life. Now they have to chip away and get it close by halftime. You just have having to dig out of such a hole and expend so much energy doing so when you play the Thunder the very next night.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

We're playing no defense but at least nobody has two fouls yet.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

3 3's on 4 possessions, and we're suddenly down only 10.

LUCKY to be down only 10

 

[BrianFromWA]

Good news...they're only on pace for 43 this quarter. We've had a 46 point quarter this year. We good.

 

[Strenuus]

Houston owns Portland like Portland owns San Antonio

It's 1-1 this year, IIRC.

 

[illmatic99]

This defense is just unacceptable.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Our team doesn't like to play D until the 2nd half.

This, unfortunately, is all too true.

 

[KingSpeed]

I'm not gonna be too upset if we lose tonight. We've already got 2 wins on this rough road trip.

Same here.

 

[Strenuus]

Wheels: "Rockets down... DOWN... to 76%"

 

[VenomXL]

Zone!

 

[Strenuus]

Atta boy. 2 on Montiejunos!