GAME THREAD: Round 1, Game 3 - Mavericks @ Blazers, 4.21.11, 7:30 PM

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ZOMG Refs screwed Jkidd out of a point !!!!1!!one!!!
 
Dallas fans may moan about one bad call (but genuine a mistake), but what about the dozens of deliberately biased calls in the first two games?
 
Terrible 4th quarter. Not the strong win I was hoping for but I'll take what I can get.
 
DUB said:
Dallas fans may moan about one bad call (but genuine a mistake), but what about the dozens of deliberately biased calls in the first two games?
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Still wouldn't have mattered. We won by 5
 
DUB said:
Dallas fans may moan about one bad call (but genuine a mistake), but what about the dozens of deliberately biased calls in the first two games?
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It was irrelevant. No need to dwell on it. I don't want to feel guilty and take away from this awesome win.
 
Some observations:

The game was reffed decently, but there were some blown calls.
That plays where Andre (?I thought it was Roy) should've been called for an offensive foul and Camby an over the back and the Jason Kidd 3 pointer come to mind instantly.

I think Portland got some beneficial calls, but all in all the reffing wasn't why the game ended the way it did. Poor FT shooting by Dallas hurt.

I don't think Portland played all that great (happy they won though). Hopefully they can keep it up for game 4. Dallas' shooters did return to earth, even if they did shoot really well.
 
DUB said:
Camby 4 fouls.
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Just now realized that what I thought was Nate's best move of the game; putting in Chris Johnson for a Camby whose reactions seem to have really slowed, was actually just done because of the foul situation.
 
Barea is driving me crazy. Hard to believe he only had 6 points. He is a pain in the ass. Every play he is invloved in there is an offensive foul called on someone. He is a crafty little shit. Chris Johnson probably played the best against him.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
Just now realized that what I thought was Nate's best move of the game; putting in Chris Johnson for a Camby whose reactions seem to have really slowed, was actually just done because of the foul situation.
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Yes, but Nate kept Johnson in the game in the 4th because he was playing well.
 
We won with Batum and Wallace each getting 7 points. That bodes well for Saturday
 
Well, it's a victory and against a very good team. A team that seems to have a couple guys who have more talent than anyone on our roster. And even Berea can do stuff that nobody on our team can do. Our defense seems to be slow to react when things break down, and slow to cover when somebody else has to release their man; I guess I'm saying the defensive rotation is very poor.

I can't say that this game leaves me optimistic but it's sure better than being down 3-0, and I'm still hopeful that we can somehow figure things out. It just seems that we are both coaching and playing by the seat of our pants, while Dallas has a well established, smooth routine.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
If you meant Chris Johnson, that was a great call. And the way Rudy is playing, I'd almost think about Armon also.
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UKRAINEFAN said:
Just now realized that what I thought was Nate's best move of the game; putting in Chris Johnson for a Camby whose reactions seem to have really slowed, was actually just done because of the foul situation.
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Yep, I asked that as soon as Camby picked up his 4th; but it still took a while for N8 to put him in.
 
B-Roy said:
Yes, but Nate kept Johnson in the game in the 4th because he was playing well.
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Well, I think at that point a blind man listening on the radio at home could have made that call.
 
Uncle Ty said:
I haven't read a single post in this thread yet so if someone already mentioned this, fuck it.

FINALLY the midget was not bailed out by the refs. Fifuckingnally! We need to pull Rudy out any time Barea is in, though. We cannot let Dallas hide that guy on defense. Except for Rudy, all of our guards can post Barea up. We need to absolutely abuse him in the post.

I'd also like to us hack-a-Haywood if the game is close. Dude's a terrible freethrow shooter. When our defense cannot stop the Mavs, why not hack-a-Haywood?

Finally, our bench showed up. Roy was absolutely huge. Gotta admit, I was NOT expecting that from him AT ALL. I thought after his comments and people hounding him over, he'd be even more distracted. Huge game by Roy. We need more of that from him and Nic.
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I hope all fans can put aside their differences for the next two days and enjoy this win. This wasn't Roy vs. Miller, Nate vs. Miller, whatever. This win was a complete team effort.
 
Profound.


@blazersedge
: “Tough times don’t last, tough people do.” — Brandon Roy
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This is going near the top of my all time fav. athlete quotes.
 
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Uncle Ty said:
I haven't read a single post in this thread yet so if someone already mentioned this, fuck it.

FINALLY the midget was not bailed out by the refs. Fifuckingnally! We need to pull Rudy out any time Barea is in, though. We cannot let Dallas hide that guy on defense. Except for Rudy, all of our guards can post Barea up. We need to absolutely abuse him in the post.

I'd also like to us hack-a-Haywood if the game is close. Dude's a terrible freethrow shooter. When our defense cannot stop the Mavs, why not hack-a-Haywood?

Finally, our bench showed up. Roy was absolutely huge. Gotta admit, I was NOT expecting that from him AT ALL. I thought after his comments and people hounding him over, he'd be even more distracted. Huge game by Roy. We need more of that from him and Nic.
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Couldn't agree more with every point here. You cannot let Barea hide on the defensive end without making Dallas pay for putting him in the game. Andre Miller will foul him out in minutes in the low post. Even Jason Terry needs to be exposed on the defensive end. Those jumpers won't be going down as easily when hes expending some energy on the defensive end.

Hack-a-Haywood would be perfect, especially with Tyson Chandler in foul trouble or fouled out. When you Hack-a-Haywood, it forces Carlisle to yank him and put in Brian Cardinal. LaMarcus would absolutely beast on him in the low post. I would much rather have Haywood at the line beating us than Dirk or Terry. It makes Carlisle adjust and deviate from his game plan.
 
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