Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 1: BLAZERS @ GRIZZLIES - 4/19/15, SUNDAY, 5:00 PM (PST), TNT & KGW

[julius]

Lillard is getting killed by hobbled mike conley

I'm done with this dude he sucks

Ok, this pretty much proves you're not an actual fan of the team.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Memphis is just another type of beast these guys have been through real battles together against teams like the Thunder, Spurs and Clippers over the past half decade or so.

 

[Strenuus]

I don't buy it - anybody in these POs would crush us. Rather get crushed by a good team.

It's not in a vacuum. There are better matchups. Houston is one of them.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

It's not in a vacuum. There are better matchups. Houston is one of them.

And I agree with this...

 

[PDXFonz]

Lillard is getting killed by hobbled mike conley

I'm done with this dude he sucks

I know how you feel. I was done with you 352 posts ago.

 

[Sinobas]

Someone turned the lights out in Memphis!!

 

[EGame]

Memphis is just another type of beast these guys have been through real battles together against teams like the Thunder, Spurs and Clippers over the past half decade or so.

Memphis is great and I sincerely doubted we would beat them, but we just need to be competitive to gain more experience, get others more comfortable and confident for the future and the big one, help Aldridge remain in town. Right now none of these guys looks like they care about any of this.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

It's not in a vacuum. There are better matchups. Houston is one of them.

Yeah, Memphis is like the worst possible match up for us. I think we'd fair better against the spurs even.

1. Rockets
2. Clippers
3. Spurs
4. Grizzlies

That was my wish list

 

[3RA1N1AC]

Yea the league has figured out how to defend him

since when?

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Memphis is great and I sincerely doubted we would beat them, but we just need to be competitive to gain more experience, get others more comfortable and confident for the future and the big one, help Aldridge remain in town. Right now none of these guys looks like they care about any of this.

I think Damian cares...

But he has what he has to give.

 

[HailBlazers]

since when?

About January by my estimation.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

So answer this...now that he has been figured out...

Do you think he will continue to work on his game to round it out so this won't happen to him in years to come?

what is "this"?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

About January by my estimation.

Since he wore the headband and landed on his back. Same game. Fuck that headband.

 

[HailBlazers]

So answer this...now that he has been figured out...

Do you think he will continue to work on his game to round it out so this won't happen to him in years to come? Do think he has the goods to do this?

Absolutely. Unlike Batum he won't spend the summer fucking around but working on his craft.

 

[illmatic99]

Beno killing Blake wilk give me nightmares at night. My god terry way to change up your dumbass defense. MEM thrives in midrange and we give them wide open looks there

 

[Duvalier]

Yea the league has figured out how to defend him, and with Wes out his certainly not getting any good looks.

His defense and effort has been terrible too but yea..that's it.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

guess im not seeing the "lillard sucks"

he has had a hand injury all season, and is still a top 25 or so player, if he is the problem, thats a good thing

 

[OneLifeToLive]

what is "this"?

Being limited

 

[EGame]

what is lillards hand injury?

 

[riverman]

First half of game 1 on the road..game threads are already melting down..Go Blazers! Big monster 3rd qtr coming up!

 

[Roger Templeton]

Aldridge and Dame were great against Houston, but this shitfest performance by Dame and substandard shooting from LA is nothing new...they played like this against the Spurs in the second round last year.

Aldridge shot 41% from the floor (bad for a big man) and Dame shot an abymsal 17.4% from three pt land in the Spurs series.

 

[MARIS61]

Bill Walton would be licking his lips right now, saying this is right where we want to be at halftime.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

what is lillards hand injury?

Fingers.

 

[EGame]

Fingers.

like what, though? I was unaware of this. Broken? Sprained?

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Aldridge and Dame were great against Houston, but this shitfest performance by Dame and substandard shooting from LA is nothing new...they played like this against the Spurs in the second round last year.

Aldridge shot 41% from the floor (bad for a big man) and Dame shot an abymsal 17.4% from three pt land in the Spurs series.

Maybe it all comes down to coaching....

Maybe he don't motivate them or doesn't know how to motivate this group.

 

[HailBlazers]

His defense and effort has been terrible too but yea..that's it.

It's really too bad he's letting his broke ass shot and lack of love from the refs keep him down.

But props to MEM, their D is LeGit.

 

[PDXFonz]

First half of game 1 on the road..game threads are already melting down..Go Blazers! Big monster 3rd qtr coming up!

It's just a shame that the series was decided by that first half. I wonder what they do for the 2nd half and remaining games since the series is already over.

 

[julius]

what is lillards hand injury?

I believe it was torn ligaments in his shooting hand.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

what is lillards hand injury?

blew out fingers in his shooting hand in december

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

like what, though? I was unaware of this. Broken? Sprained?

I think he tore ligaments or something in his shooting hand. He landed on the court and his ring+middle finger bent all the way back. It was in December though.