GAME THREAD: Round 1, Game 1 - Blazers @ Mavericks, 4.16.11, 6:30 PM

[ILOVEODEN]

J kidd ballin. nice wallace

 

[MARIS61]

See? This is what happens when you ban Mixum.

The cheap imitations move in to fill the void.

The Made In China, not ready for prime time, all spit with no wit knockoffs.

 

[ILOVEODEN]

we broke 50!!! = nate

 

[julius]

sloppy and ugly play. On both sides.

 

[B-Roy]

Who thought this game would be a defensive struggle?

 

[VenomXL]

Quit crying Dirk.

 

[santeesioux]

It feels like they can't get over that 6 point deficit hump.

 

[BrianFromWA]

with Kidd playing out of his mind DAL has 59 points with 3 minutes left in the 3rd. Again, this isn't like Ray Allen getting hot, we're not in a rhythm and we're down only 6 with plenty of time left.

 

[ILOVEODEN]

no movement = nate

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Blazers getting no calls. Typical NBA. This series result has already been determined.

 

[B-Roy]

Holy...that lob by Batum...

 

[ILOVEODEN]

bullcrap call!!!!!! good defense batum

 

[illmatic99]

HORRIBLE CALL! Nic played beautiful d right there.

 

[ILOVEODEN]

Nate benches LMA when he is on fire again. almost unreal!!!!!!

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Nate benches LMA when he is on fire again. almost unreal!!!!!!

Was LMA on fire? No.

 

[MARIS61]

Jeesh, did someone tell Jason Kidd that the Blazers said he sucked or something? WTF did he put in his coffee?

He beat his wife today to get in a game mood.

 

[BrianFromWA]

anyone else catching this epic "meltdown" by DAL? They only scored 14 that quarter!

 

[santeesioux]

The "lets go Mavs" is right up there with the Ric Flair WOOOOOOOO in New Orleans on the annoying scale.

 

[ILOVEODEN]

WEF are you doing roy? had 2 more secs

 

[illmatic99]

They're defending Roy for the pass everytime. Shoot it, Brandon!

 

[VenomXL]

We're in this. Need to come out hot in the fourth.

...and are they ever going to call a moving pick on Dallas?

 

[B-Roy]

They're defending Roy for the pass everytime. Shoot it, Brandon!

Yeah, I noticed this as well. He had a layup on one of his drives and passed to Rudy for some reason.

 

[MARIS61]

Nate benches LMA when he is on fire again. almost unreal!!!!!!

Keeping a hot star fresh by lengthening the quarter break is fairly standard and effective, especially going into the 4th.

 

[ILOVEODEN]

Nate's plan..... PRAY

 

[BlayZa]

my god i wish they'd drop that annoying chick singing whole lotta love at all the breaks - im on league pass, might be different elsewhere...

 

[mook]

I'd like to see Batum or whomever the fuck Peja is trying to guard just attack off the dribble.

 

[julius]

He beat his wife today to get in a game mood.

hey watch it, mediocre man declared we can't trash players because they're not saying glowing things about Portland

We need to keep the french fries away from his wife then.

 

[ILOVEODEN]

Dear Brandon... Start playing basketball or put blaze's head on

 

[chris_in_pdx]

my god i wish they'd drop that annoying chick singing whole lotta love at all the breaks - im on league pass, might be different elsewhere...

Robert Plant is rolling over in his grave, and he's not even dead yet.

 

[MARIS61]

We're in this. Need to come out hot in the fourth.

...and are they ever going to call a moving pick on Dallas?

Apparently not.

Dallas's logo should be a Ryder truck.