Is anyone else physically sick over the loss?

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I feel awful. I have pain in my chest. I try to calm myself down and look at the positives but it doesn't work. I just want to tomorrow to come now so we can bounce back and go up 3-1. I hate living and dying by this game. I was on such a high after game 1 as I know many of you were. Now I'm in pain. Anyone else feel this way?
 
I have a sore throat I did not have before the game.
 
I was bummed after the game last night, but it's just a basketball game, and none of us have any control over the outcome.

On to Game 4!!
 
PapaG said:
I was bummed after the game last night, but it's just a basketball game, and none of us have any control over the outcome.

On to Game 4!!
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Amen. Maybe I need to get a life, lol.
 
I never believed for an instant that we would sweep the series.
 
It sucked for about 2-3 minutes. Then I realized that they just gave us their best shot and we still took them to OT and had a chance to win. A lucky bounce of the basketball and they won. No biggie. Game 4 is ours.
 
I'm fine with the loss. It's painful losses is what make good teams, great ones. If we were to sweep the Rockets we would be painfully unprepared for the 2nd round.

Think back to those incredible Jordan era teams, they didn't just arrive to the playoffs a great team. It was those knock down drag out fights against the Detroit Pistons that taught MJ and Pippen what it took to win in the playoffs. Two years in a row losing to the Bad Boys and "The Jordan Rules".

Do you want to see this team achieve greatness this year? Next year? The year after? We're going to have to get our nose bloodied a few times.

What I love, absolutely love about this current team is that they never give up. There were times in the 1st and 3rd games where the Blazers could have given up and say, "it's not our night." But they didn't, they keep fighting and fighting.

There's absolutely nothing to feel ill about. This team has the strength of character, the heart of a warrior and we're watching them discover just how good they can be.
 
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KingSpeed said:
I feel awful. I have pain in my chest. I try to calm myself down and look at the positives but it doesn't work. I just want to tomorrow to come now so we can bounce back and go up 3-1. I hate living and dying by this game. I was on such a high after game 1 as I know many of you were. Now I'm in pain. Anyone else feel this way?
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no not at all, it was simply another of 3 great games, we lost this one but with perspective I am very pleased we are up 2-1 in this series given how up for grabs all 3 games were. The battle and effort these guys are showing so far, win or lose, is truly impressive and a joy to watch
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I'm fine with the loss. It's painful losses is what make good teams, great ones. If we were to sweep the Rockets we would be painfully unprepared for the 2nd round.

Think back to those incredible Jordan era teams, they didn't just arrive to the playoffs a great team. It was those knock down drag out fights against the Detroit Pistons that taught MJ and Pippen what it took to win in the playoffs. Two years in a row losing to the Bad Boys and "The Jordan Rules".

Do you want to see this team achieve greatness this year? Next year? The year after? We're going to have to get our nose bloodied a few times.

What I love, absolutely love about this current team is that they never give up. There were times in the 1st and 3rd games where the Blazers could have given up and say, "it's not our night." But they didn't, they keep fighting and fighting.

There's absolutely nothing to feel ill about. This team has the strength of character, the heart of a warrior and we're watching them discover just how good they can be.
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This was awesome. I want to hug you.
 
I still feel a little off from the coconut milk
 
I have diarrhea but I think it has something to do with the Mango Habanero wings I ate at Buffalo Wild Wings before the game.
 
We took the mavs to 6 when the won the championship. I fully expect the rockets to do the same to us before ours. We are still looking really good brother. Its not like we were blown out. We lost matthews to fould troubles and were forced to adjust late. We were reminded we are not untouchable until we raise the trophy. We will come more determined for game 4. Mo and trob are due for heroism.
 
I'm with KingSpeed. I was up way past my usual bedtime and got up before 4 this morning unable to sleep (hey, my house is real clean). I went through all the stages of grief, first shock, then this morning I actually opened the sports pages to see if maybe this was a nightmare, that the Blazers got of a list millisecond shot and won? No.

(Speaking of nightmares, I accidentally hit the off button on my TV, quickly turned it back on, but missed the sequence where Lin blew the layup and Nic tied the game)

You see, what I fear, I live in Oakland and remember all the playoff series when the A's were up 2-0, including on the road ... and lost. I know there is no connection but I feel sick. I would not feel that bad if they won Game 3 and Houston Game 4.

And finally, to add to the misery, in an OT loss I think of all the little things, ONE less missed free throw in regulation the Blazers win. The offensive foul call on Dame which was clearly a block on the defender. Oh torture. This is what I do for fun?
 
I was just incredibly disappointed. It was a great opportunity to make life easier on ourselves. One half of intense basketball and Houston folds. Now, we have a series.

We came out flat and were down 9-0. It's great we came back, but before the game I posted my fear is that we don't have a killer instinct. Last night, we showed we do not have it at all.
 
maxiep said:
I was just incredibly disappointed. It was a great opportunity to make life easier on ourselves. One half of intense basketball and Houston folds. Now, we have a series.

We came out flat and were down 9-0. It's great we came back, but before the game I posted my fear is that we don't have a killer instinct. Last night, we showed we do not have it at all.
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What?!? No killer instinct? LOL! We've gone punch for punch with the Rockets 3 straight games. If this team didn't have a killer instinct we wouldn't have gone to OT twice and we'd be sitting at 0-3.
 
This is the first playoff loss I didn't feel bad about at all. I think the reason is that I've seen how prepared and driven the players are, how they are overcoming everything thrown at them, and the fact that Stotts is clearly out coaching the other team. Houston had to win it on a no-call, and the subsequent (sweet pass by Lin IMO, BTW) three by the D-League rookie was a good shot that nobody, including himself, probably expected to go in. Also, the fact that only three teams in Houston's shoes have ever won the series before gives me great faith. Not that we haven't seen epic collapses before, but the drive, motivation, and maturity amongst our boys doesn't seem to allow that.
 
I enjoyed the hell out of all 3 games and even in a loss, I was proud of the team and impressed with the effort. LA makes that last jumper or Nico makes the 3 and we win that game, just didn't happen. Nico for a stretch really put this team on his back and kept us in it. Harden just made a lot of ridiculous shots that looked like prayers at the end.
 
Funny, had it been against any other team I would have cheered that 3. A D League guy no one's ever heard of, you know he's got something now to tell his grandchildren some day.
 
I can't eat, I can't sleep, I've been tearing out my eye brow hair. I'm tempted to dose my face with rubbing alcohol and light a match.
 
I've been pretty grouchy since the end of the game. I'm just annoyed because it felt like we pissed it away. We missed several great, wide open looks that could have put the game away. We wasted a few key possessions by standing around the entire shot clock, and we passed up some good shots for crappy shots during key possessions. Then the Rockets have some random scrub pick up the ball with 11 seconds left and he makes a 3 to win it for them. Lucky bastards.

On the bright side, we finally have some tape to study and make adjustments for. After we won the first two games, Houston had a lot of material to prepare for, while we would've been happy to keep doing the same things we had done in the first two games. Now that we see how they are game planning us, we can make the adjustments. Hell, if we just rebound the ball a bit better on the defensive end, that game isn't close. It seemed like we would work really hard to get a stop, only to relax when the ball went in the air allowing Houston to track down the rebound. Our intensity seemed to come and go. Oh and we need to switch up our pick and roll defense. /rant
 
maxiep said:
I was just incredibly disappointed. It was a great opportunity to make life easier on ourselves. One half of intense basketball and Houston folds. Now, we have a series.

We came out flat and were down 9-0. It's great we came back, but before the game I posted my fear is that we don't have a killer instinct. Last night, we showed we do not have it at all.
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No killer instinct at all? How did we win the first two games then? Jordan's Bulls in 1993 were up 3-1 in the Finals and he guaranteed they'd win in 5 but they lost Game 5 and it took them 6. I'm 1998, his Bulls had a 3-1 lead again and lost Game 5. I suppose Michael Jordan has no killer instinct?
 
maxiep said:
I was just incredibly disappointed. It was a great opportunity to make life easier on ourselves. One half of intense basketball and Houston folds. Now, we have a series.

We came out flat and were down 9-0. It's great we came back, but before the game I posted my fear is that we don't have a killer instinct. Last night, we showed we do not have it at all.
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That's just a stupid comment. A team with no killer instinct would have folded when things got tough. Instead, they rallied around each other and almost pulled out a game that would have put them up 3-0 against a very good Houston team.

Very disappointing, but not surprising, that you would post this nonsense.
 
MickZagger said:
I can't eat, I can't sleep, I've been tearing out my eye brow hair. I'm tempted to dose my face with rubbing alcohol and light a match.
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Haha!

I already torched my face. I have a killer instinct, though!
 
As for the Bulls-Pistons comparisons, Sly, those series were in the second and third round. It would be hard to swallow if we don't even win a series after winning two straight on the road.
 
Total heartbreaker but you can't win them all, I'm not really a doom and gloom type though so I'm still pretty pumped to be up 2-1
 
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