Game Thread: Denver @ PDX 7:30

[KingSpeed]

Refs made this a free throw contest. They gave free throws evenly to both teams down the stretch and we missed, they didn't. There goes the season.

 

[alex42083]

Damn.. Oden now is such a liability offensively with Nate not wanting to give him touches. He just has no confidence with the ball in his hands. Gotta feed the big guy early and get him involved.

 

[Miksaid]

Ouch....
4th quarter mishaps

1. Blake comes in and gets torched by Billups, causing Oden to pickup a foul
2. Blake turns it over
-- Four point turn-around
3. Andre missed free-throw
4. Roy missed free throw
5. Oden missed free throws

Let's not forget Aldridge!

 

[Minstrel]

Oden blew the game for us.

Outlaw blew the game with that miss in the second quarter. He hits that and Portland has two more points. They lost by 1. OUTLAW BLEW THE GAME FOR US.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Oden blew the game for us.

Roy blew the game.

Miller blew the game.

LaMarcus blew the game.

All missed crucial free throws.

 

[KingSpeed]

Oden was the reason that Carmelo Anthony scored 17 points in the final 7 minutes of the game? OK--I'll take your word for it.

Down 1. Game on the line. Two free throws to win it. He misses both.

 

[Jayps15]

Got it. Then why not counter with Outlaw?

Outlaw didn't play at all in the 2nd half, my guess is he was injured.

 

[B-Roy]

God damn. Fucking free throws just killed us.

Roy missed one.

Miller missed one.

LA missed one.

Oden missed one.

Wow, we blew ass.

 

[keebs3]

Denver is good guys, lets not forget that. Yes, we NEED to work on FT's! But come on, Melo destroyed us.

 

[blue32]

Let's not forget Aldridge!

Yes, I knew he fucked up, I just couldn't remember...

Ouch....
4th quarter mishaps (revised)

1. Blake comes in and gets torched by Billups, causing Oden to pickup a foul
2. Blake turns it over
-- Four point turn-around
3. Andre missed free throw
3.5 LMA missed free throw
4. Roy missed free throw
5. Oden missed free throws

 

[KingSpeed]

Roy blew the game.

Miller blew the game.

LaMarcus blew the game.

All missed crucial free throws.

But we got a final chance to win the game and Oden missed both.

 

[illmatic99]

Oden missed two!

I hope he doesn't pull a Nick Anderson on us.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

This was a HUGE loss, Division foe at home, and they were on a back to back....

Division looks less of a possibility now

Yes, less likely now than if we had won. However, I still think we can and will take the division.

 

[ehizzy3]

Refs made this a free throw contest. They gave free throws evenly to both teams down the stretch and we missed, they didn't. There goes the season.

Please tell me your joking

 

[alex42083]

49 FTs for Denver. Holy crap...

 

[KingSpeed]

both of our PGs suck

 

[VanillaGorilla]

LaMarcus was terrible tonight..

 

[blue32]

49 FTs for Denver. Holy crap...

Yah, and after reading Donaghy's thing, I'm like wtf?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Down 1. Game on the line. Two free throws to win it. He misses both.

Better defense on Melo in the 4th, and the game doesn't come down to Oden at the line.

 

[KingSpeed]

Oden missed two!

I hope he doesn't pull a Nick Anderson on us.

Just what we need... another knock for Oden's confidence. This will stick with him especially when we lose the division by a game.

 

[blue32]

LaMarcus was terrible tonight..

Don't forget Travis 1-8. I mean, hes so up-and-down....

Not that I'm baggin on him, but damn, hes apart of our "depth".

 

[illmatic99]

The refs were trying to give us that game in the last 30 seconds and we didn't capitalize.

 

[Darkwebs]

49 FTs for Denver. Holy crap...

I know. I thought the NBA got rid of the replacement refs.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

This was a HUGE loss, Division foe at home, and they were on a back to back....

Division looks less of a possibility now

2nd game out of an 82 game schedule. Do they not teach math at OSU?

 

[Minstrel]

Denver is good guys

No, they're the bad guys.

Anyway, disappointing loss, but every team will absorb some of those over the course of the season. Portland just needs to atone for it by beating Denver in Denver this season.

 

[B-Roy]

Please tell me your joking

What? It's true. The refs even tried to give Portland free throws late in the game and they blew it.

God damn, it's Steve Blake vs. Clippers all over again, only worse.

 

[KingSpeed]

Better defense on Melo in the 4th, and the game doesn't come down to Oden at the line.

But it DID come down to Oden at the line and he choked. Melo's a superstar. He's gonna have some good games no matter what you do. Melo had a game last season where he scored 33 in a quarter.

 

[alex42083]

Charles writing us off already.

 

[roywonder07]

ouch! I havent felt this way since the ducks lost to boise.

 

[KingSpeed]

2nd game out of an 82 game schedule. Do they not teach math at OSU?

Do they not teach Free Throw Shooting at OSU?