GAME THREAD: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - 12/31/13, TUES, 5 PM (PST), KGW & NBATV

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Aldridge talking trash about Perkins! I love it!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Great win!

Oh, and the bench blows once again. Mo is truly harsh on the eyes.

Ball movement in the second half was awesome.

 

[PapaG]

Jesus fuck! My reverse Jinx works again.

But seriously, how did we win this game? I thought we should have won the Miami game, but we should not have won this game, so it balances out. Jackson, a 93% FT shooter misses two clutch FTs...and that Durant miss at the end reminded me of the LA miss at the end of the Miami game.

Portland so needs to work on rebounding the FT misses, they give up so many of those. And Mo....can we just get the bastard right now? Talk about anti-clutch, he almost cost us the game.

39% shooting
25% from 3
Outrebounded 52-43
Bench with 9 points on 4-14 shooting

...and still a win. Incredible. I think CJ McCollum is going to push Mo Williams for minutes, too. Crawford was better off of the bench, although Mo did have 3 assists and zero TOs.

 

[Natebishop3]

This is the kind of game that I thought we would see more of from Dame.

21 points, 11 dimes, 6 boards. He's totally capable of doing this every game. I love seeing him run the offense like that.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

I can't believe they completely shut down Durant in the 4th

I thought you were a blaziebler, mags?

 

[magnifier661]

I thought you were a blaziebler, mags?

Haha I am, it's a figure of speech

 

[BrianFromWA]

LMA going home to DAL for New Year's Eve while the team flies home.

:MARIS61:

 

[Sinobas]

I told you Charles Barkley is the biggest jinx on the planet! I love it, especially since we used his "foul with a three point lead" strategy sir Charles always preaches!

Was this game on national TV? Did Chuck say anything about our foul? It almost backfired on us....I never like the opposing FT shooter to miss the 2nd shot because the Blazers are terrible at grabbing FT rebounds.

 

[magnifier661]

Was this game on national TV? Did Chuck say anything about our foul? It almost backfired on us....I never like the opposing FT shooter to miss the 2nd shot because the Blazers are terrible at grabbing FT rebounds.

Yes it was national but not on tnt

 

[Sinobas]

This is the kind of game that I thought we would see more of from Dame.

21 points, 11 dimes, 6 boards. He's totally capable of doing this every game. I love seeing him run the offense like that.

We need to cut it with the Dame at SG bullshit. His numbers improved last year with Maynor but it's not working with Williams. Williams is a terrible PG! Can't wait for CJ and Watson to take his minutes.

 

[RoyToy]

Good road victory against a top team. Blazers really haven't been able to say that this year.

Very interested to see the 4 game road trip coming up. It will say a lot.

 

[Natebishop3]

We need to cut it with the Dame at SG bullshit. His numbers improved last year with Maynor but it's not working with Williams. Williams is a terrible PG! Can't wait for CJ and Watson to take his minutes.

The dude should have the ball in his hands. Period. He's a superstar point guard.

 

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Lamarcus on NBA.com TV

Ernie: "were you surprised that OKC put Perkins on you?"

Aldridge: "naw, they always try and put him on me. That would have worked 6 years ago, but I'm older, stronger and wiser. I welcome the challenge!"

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Teams are trying to bring over Sergio, that ought to be a no-brainer for Neil.

 

[magnifier661]

Good road victory against a top team. Blazers really haven't been able to say that this year.

Very interested to see the 4 game road trip coming up. It will say a lot.

Let's hope that this win doesn't have them lose focus. Take each game one game at a time.

 

[magnifier661]

Teams are trying to bring over Sergio, that ought to be a no-brainer for Neil.

Omg that would be a perfect get

 

[Boise Blazer]

I know it goes both ways but it's crazy to think that we are basically three buzzer beaters away from being 28-4. Great win Blazers!

 

[Darkwebs]

Who's the super nerdy guy with the clipboard behind the bench?

The guy with glasses? Ben Falk, Blazers' Basketball Analytics Manager.

 

[Drttimmy]

I only caught the last 5 minutes and the first half. Jaynes says OKC gave us the game. Is that the overwhelming feeling here? Pretty sure we took the game judging by the last 5 minutes. We stayed aggressive throughout.

 

[RoyToy]

Teams are trying to bring over Sergio, that ought to be a no-brainer for Neil.

The Spanish Armada duo could work well in a Terry Stotts 2nd unit.

That said the defense is already shaky, and those two can't guard a chair.

 

[magnifier661]

I only caught the last 5 minutes and the first half. Jaynes says OKC gave us the game. Is that the overwhelming feeling here? Pretty sure we took the game judging by the last 5 minutes. We stayed aggressive throughout.

Um no, we actually took the game from OKC.

 

[BrianFromWA]

They didn't give us the game. We stopped giving up Express Lanes to the hoop, made a couple of more shots (still WELL below average), and held them to jumpers that they missed.

What, Jaynes misconstrue something to provoke a response? Say it ain't so!

 

[OneLifeToLive]

he Thunder get a WIDE OPEN shot every time down the court, meanwhile the Blazers are taking fade away jumpers from 18 feet with a guy draped all over them

Let's hope that this win doesn't have them lose focus. Take each game one game at a time.

If anything it gets them back on track. Not that they were off!

 

[julius]

Portland actually played defense, thats why they won.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

he Thunder get a WIDE OPEN shot every time down the court, meanwhile the Blazers are taking fade away jumpers from 18 feet with a guy draped all over them

Portland actually played defense, thats why they won.

I've always felt this team could play D, they just don't.

 

[magnifier661]

I wonder how OKC feels? We gave them their true loss at home, plus 2-0 against them this season. And OKC only lost 6 games; which means we account for 30% of their losses.

 

[BrianFromWA]

33%?

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Why am I taking OIGs posts with me??, ugh

 

[Natebishop3]

I really saw some defensive intensity from Nic tonight. Dude was pumped up, and he was everywhere on defense. I think he made a huge difference against Durant in the second half.

 

[crowTrobot]

33%?

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