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What a game. Several records set. Batum misses at the buzzer and the Kings win.

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What a demoralizing loss for the Clippers. Kawhi plays a near perfect game, they make 26 3s (shooting 57.8%) and Sabonis had 4 fouls before haltime (foul trouble all 2nd half) yet they still lose at home to a Kings team that played the previous night.
 
Tince said:
Norman Powell coming up short in the clutch is about as predictable as anything out there.
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Yeah, his team was down by only one point, and instead of throwing the ball (hot potato) back out to Batum at the three-point line, he could've taken a dribble and shot it himself.
 
blazerfan11 said:
Yeah, his team was down by only one point, and instead of throwing the ball (hot potato) back out to Batum at the three-point line, he could've taken a dribble and shot shot it.
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He blew a couple golden opportunties for us in his short stint in Portland as well. I don't know what it is about him but he totally shrinks in those moments.

Twitter is making it sound like he's been a bum all season. This place makes it sound like he's been a near all-star for them. I don't know which is true!
 
I know that PG with 32 points has minutes restrictions but with only 5 secs left, why not put him in as a decoy for the last play?
 
Norm completely choked against the Pelicans in the play in tournament last year ..
 
MickZagger said:
175 points for both teams. Hard to say what Powell did or didn’t do was the outcome of the game.
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My comment wasn't about the game, it was about the end of the game, where there has been a pattern of Powell coming up short on multiple teams.

Watch the last two OTs and you'll understand what I'm talking about.
 
Monk as been a player (10th pick) that has been jumping around and hasn't stuck, except for now it look like he's found a home in Sac Town.
 
And the Blazers have become who the Kings were. Get used to no playoffs.
 
riverman said:
Norm completely choked against the Pelicans in the play in tournament last year ..
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Man, I wish we had a player coming off our bench that "chocked" as much as Powell does.
 
THE HCP said:
I don't care about the cash.... @THE HCP wants to win.
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If the salary cap, luxuary tax, and ownership weren't a thing, I would care about contracts either.

Sadly, obtaining overpaid players often hurts our chances of winning.
 
Much like what I said about Hart, I like Powell, but he is not starting for the Clippers, and he is playing SF for them now that they have Eric Gordon. So I guess my point is.....who the fuck cares. He is good but easily replaced. I only dwell on past Blazers who are difference-makers, because we have decent role players.

My preference if we are bringing a high-paid player off the bench is to start Sharpe next year at SG and bring Simons off the bench. (With Thybulle)
 
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THE HCP said:
Man, I wish we had a player coming off our bench that "chocked" as much as Powell does.
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yeah....I remember one and done playoff runs with Norm....and he had that with the Clips last year, cost us a frickin' first round pick too! Nice dude I'm sure but not a SF by any stretch nor a closer.
 
riverman said:
yeah....I remember one and done playoff runs with Norm....and he had that with the Clips last year, cost us a frickin' first round pick too! Nice dude I'm sure but not a SF by any stretch nor a closer.
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Didn’t he score 29 in our only playoff win they had while he was a Blazer?

Unfortunately, they were rolling with 6’10 Michael Porter Jr. at the 3, who Powell had to defend. I remember CJ doing nothing in that game
 
DDolla said:
The Kings played last night and giving it all. Load Management are for the weak.
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I have never seen you have a good take.

Load management kwahi had the most minutes of his career yet you don't mention it.

Maybe one day you'll have a good take. Maybe.
 
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MickZagger said:
Didn’t he score 29 in our only playoff win they had while he was a Blazer?

Unfortunately, they were rolling with 6’10 Michael Porter Jr. at the 3, who Powell had to defend. I remember CJ doing nothing in that game
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I don't remember back then but I watched him tank the series against the Pels and blow a layup that would've won the game...Norm is not a bad basketball player, he's just not clutch from what I've seen. I know he was way undersized but he didn't have that Josh Hart hunger or motor on defense that I thought he'd bring....I don't miss him
 
riverman said:
I don't remember back then but I watched him tank the series against the Pels and blow a layup that would've won the game...Norm is not a bad basketball player, he's just not clutch from what I've seen. I know he was way undersized but he didn't have that Josh Hart hunger or motor on defense that I thought he'd bring....I don't miss him
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Wish I could’ve watch he and Lillard in the backcourt together. They would’ve complimented each other well.
 
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