Nuggets @ Blazers GAME THREAD (The Blazers strike back edition)

[Sinobas]

Great game, but they almost gave this one away BIG TIME. 50% from the FT line, and what were they doing at the end? Hold the ball until they foul you. And yes, Matthews fouled Affalo on that last shot, and is lucky the refs swallowed their whistle. Man....imagine if we went to OT with this one and lost.

 

[alex42083]

I can't believe LA rushed to take that layup..wow.

 

[KingSpeed]

4-1 at home. A win against a division rival. I hate that they didn't call the foul on Matthews. I want to win it fair and square, but I'll take it. 8-5, 8th best record in the West. Chance to move up with a win against Utah this weekend. Then 5 days off. Then Roy and Joel are back. Whoohoo!

 

[Darkwebs]

Hahaha. We were not smart, but were lucky.

 

[DeanMoriarty]

Now, let's see how much crap Chuck is going to us.

 

[Minstrel]

4-1 at home. A win against a division rival. I hate that they didn't call the foul on Matthews. I want to win it fair and square

Good news, they did win it fair and square...all teams suffer from missed calls now and then. Plenty of calls in that game could have gone Portland's way but didn't.

 

[Darkwebs]

Wes has been earning his paycheck these past 2 games. Love how he has stepped it up, being in the starting line-up.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Good news, they did win it fair and square...all teams get hurt and benefited by missed calls. Plenty of calls in that game could have gone Portland's way but didn't.

This.

 

[Darkwebs]

Man, our bench is anemic.

 

[oldguy]

Are you serious? yes good win. But speed is right. how many nights is wesley gonna score 30 and hit 5 threes? Not many. Millers jump shot is a coin toss, and Rudy regresses each game. No scoring from our bench. Wait till we play a denver.

How about that Wesley tonight? 20 pts and a career high 10 boards. Yeah, against that scary denver team.

Go Blazers

 

[alex42083]

Man, our bench is anemic.

Our bench is essentially Rudy, Armon and Dante. Yikes... maybe we could throw in Babbitt early in the game for some minutes? But we need some scoring off the bench.

 

[B-Roy]

A new career high every night. Wesley's gonna break his assist CH next game.

 

[B-Roy]

Kenny just mentioned how Patty Mills was the human cheerleader.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Our bench is essentially Rudy, Armon and Dante. Yikes... maybe we could throw in Babbitt early in the game for some minutes? But we need some scoring off the bench.

Well hopefully Roy can provide some pop coming off the bench when he returns ... and yes, I'm dead serious.

 

[Minstrel]

It's interesting that Matthews has been able to ramp up his usage of the ball so much since Roy went out with such successful results. It may well be two flukes in a row, but it would be nice to get some good luck for a change and discover that Matthews was actually more talented than anyone thought, he just needed the touches.

 

[Natebishop3]

Impressive win.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Our bench is essentially Rudy, Armon and Dante. Yikes... maybe we could throw in Babbitt early in the game for some minutes? But we need some scoring off the bench.

Hopefully for just another game. Roy and Priz would help. I thought our D looked great tonight. The best we have ever done against Melo. Get used to ugly games. We need to win with D.

 

[RoyToy]

I thought Carmelo blatantly quit on the game. He looked like he was trying to foul out.

Utah next. They will be on a b2b.

 

[Natebishop3]

I thought Carmelo blatantly quit on the game. He looked like he was trying to foul out.

Utah next. They will be on a b2b.

Melo is mailing it in until they trade him.

 

[Nikolokolus]

It's interesting that Matthews has been able to ramp up his usage of the ball so much since Roy went out with such successful results. It may well be two flukes in a row, but it would be nice to get some good luck for a change and discover that Matthews was actually more talented than anyone thought, he just needed the touches.

Assuming his shooting percentages in Utah and the last two games are representative, he sort of reminds me what Webster sometimes was at his best ... but with way more energy and the ability to actually put the ball on the floor and drive.

 

[alex42083]

Well hopefully Roy can provide some pop coming off the bench when he returns ... and yes, I'm dead serious.

Super sub? Interesting.. I wonder what'll happen if Wes continues to play well and we continue to win.

 

[Pinwheel1]

It's interesting that Matthews has been able to ramp up his usage of the ball so much since Roy went out with such successful results. It may well be two flukes in a row, but it would be nice to get some good luck for a change and discover that Matthews was actually more talented than anyone thought, he just needed the touches.

We didn't know he was talented? I thought we debated this all summer? In any event I hope he can go back to the bench and still play well. For most players it takes a while to warm up.

 

[Natebishop3]

Super sub? Interesting.. I wonder what'll happen if Wes continues to play well and we continue to win.

I wouldn't move Roy back into the starting lineup at this point. Some of us have been saying for a while now that Roy has been holding this team back, and if we continue to play well, it will only further prove that we were right. This team has moved past the Brandon Roy iso, but Roy has been unwilling to evolve with the team.

 

[illmatic99]

Awesome win that we really needed, but 3 of our starters played over 40 mins. Nic played 39, and Camby, 36.

This isn't very sustainable.

 

[alex42083]

Hopefully for just another game. Roy and Priz would help. I thought our D looked great tonight. The best we have ever done against Melo. Get used to ugly games. We need to win with D.

Joel will be a big help, but he doesn't score either. I don't know how many games we can with seven bench points. But I agree, if we're going to win, we'll have to do it ugly with the score in the 80's like tonight.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Well hopefully Roy can provide some pop coming off the bench when he returns ... and yes, I'm dead serious.

Ideally that would be perfect. He needs to be near 100 % to start. But it ain't going to happen.

 

[alex42083]

I wouldn't move Roy back into the starting lineup at this point. Some of us have been saying for a while now that Roy has been holding this team back, and if we continue to play well, it will only further prove that we were right. This team has moved past the Brandon Roy iso, but Roy has been unwilling to evolve with the team.

I agree we need to move past the Roy ISO and be more team-oriented. But the thought of him becoming a sixth man making max money would just be unusual, and I'm not sure Nate would do that.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I wouldn't move Roy back into the starting lineup at this point. Some of us have been saying for a while now that Roy has been holding this team back, and if we continue to play well, it will only further prove that we were right. This team has moved past the Brandon Roy iso, but Roy has been unwilling to evolve with the team.

When Roy was healthy using him in the ISO was ideal down the stretch. Did we look good the last two games down the stretch without him? Hell No. Ideally if he was healthy he would allow Miller to run the team for 3 1/2 quarters while playing off the ball. then take over. But it is a moot point because he is not healthy. He does have to adjust his game. And he is a good enough of a shooter to do it. It not like the other players we have are any more athletic than he is even when he is hurt. Its just a mind set.

 

[Natebishop3]

I agree we need to move past the Roy ISO and be more team-oriented. But the thought of him becoming a sixth man making max money would just be unusual, and I'm not sure Nate would do that.

I'd rather Roy be a 6th man making max money and us winning...

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Great win but man it was sort of a boring game. It was a perfect example of McMillan-ball.