Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 1: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - AUGUST 18, 2020, TUESDAY, 6:00, TNT & NBCSNW

[Cugel]

Anybody else loathe Howard?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

So much for Whiteside and Nurk not working lmao

Against the Lakers anyway.

 

[theprunetang]

Anybody else loathe Howard?

He is a fucking brat. Hate watching him out there.

 

[JoshuaHall]

Why didn’t dame score 50
He doesn’t look interested at all
Something is wrong with Dame
Why did her shoot a 36ft shot
Bad shot selection

 

[speeds]

Anybody else loathe Howard?

Yeah, pretty much everyone.

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/...te-wizards-magic-lakers-rockets-hawks-hornets

 

[wizenheimer]

Lol. Kenny Smith is high on Zach. Said Collins can possibly our 3rd best player in the near future.

I can't recall seeing a player who has done so little over 174 NBA games, get so much hype

 

[Tince]

Can we just go back and appreciate this please?

 

[illmatic99]

I can't recall seeing a player who has done so little over 174 NBA games, get so much hype

hope we can fool some people into thinking he has trade value this offseason

 

[Tince]

Why didn’t dame score 50
He doesn’t look interested at all
Something is wrong with Dame
Why did her shoot a 36ft shot
Bad shot selection

HAHAHAHAHA.... nobody said bad shot when he pulled up from 35ft with a defender on his hip, AD jumping out on him. We like to wait for the result to judge the action!

 

[Scalma]

Against the Lakers anyway.

that was always gonna be the opponent?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Gabriel five fouls in 16 minutes but team was plus 13 while he was in. With Collins out, could not have won it without him.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Be honest: who here would have predicted that the Blazers could win when scoring only 100 points? Who predicted they could hold the Fakers to 35% from the field?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Game highlights:

 

[B-Roy]

Dominoes are falling

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Can we just go back and appreciate this please?

I missed this play. How did it end? Foul Called on Nurk?

 

[wizenheimer]

Dame was Dame...that's worth a lot, especially in 4th Q's and the Lakers weren't trapping him...that might change. Blazers sputtered in the top of the 3rd Q when they were force-feeding CJ the ball. That took both Daqme and Nurk out of the offensive flow. Blazers got the lead back when they let Dame run the offense

Hassan was huge defensively in the paint. Those were 5 important blocks and they turned the game late

10 rebounds and 5 assists for Melo

 

[oldmangrouch]

Lol. Kenny Smith is high on Zach. Said Collins can possibly our 3rd best player in the near future.

Over who, CJ or Nurk? Either way, he is full of sheep dung.

 

[illmatic99]

Postgame interviews

https://www.nba.com/live3

 

[Chris Craig]

Gabriel five fouls in 16 minutes but team was plus 13 while he was in. With Collins out, could not have won it without him.

Hey, he didn't foul out. Played with 5 fouls like a champ. Kid played terrific. Love his energy and effort.

 

[jlprk]

Doing well eking out win after win! Thoughts:

The Lakers aren't all that they're constantly cracked up to be by the media. Bird replaced Vogel with McMillan for a reason 4 years ago. Anthony Davis may look like Abdul-Jabbar, but sure doesn't play defense like him. Their secret weapon Dwight Howard met his match tonight. McCollum shot us out of the game until late. Whiteside may have been our best player in the game, and we will sorely miss him next season. The Stotts system needs the 12 fouls from its centers.

Despite LeBron's fancy stat line, he seemed uninvolved for a superstar. Next game, expect him to come alive, and for both teams, especially McCollum, to shoot better.

 

[LayneStaley]

Are Zach and Little back Thursday?

 

[Strenuus]

I missed this play. How did it end? Foul Called on Nurk?

Dame hit that 3. No fouls called.

 

[Chris Craig]

I missed this play. How did it end? Foul Called on Nurk?

No foul. Three from Dame

 

[Scalma]

Know what I’m noticing? This team is now comfortable being uncomfortable. They don’t know how to finish teams in the first three quarters, but late in games they just lock in. I feel more confident in them when the score is close than I do when they’re leading by more than 8.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Dame hit that 3. No fouls called.

groovy. Thanks. I totally missed this play. Assume I was grabbing a drink.

 

[Chris Craig]

Are Zach and Little back Thursday?

Maybe Zach

Little is out a week or two

 

[Sedatedfork]

I missed this play. How did it end? Foul Called on Nurk?

Surprisingly ended up in a Blazer 3. No foul.

 

[Darkwebs]

Can we just go back and appreciate this please?

LMAO. That's too funny.

Reminds me of this:

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Surprisingly ended up in a Blazer 3. No foul.

the refs certainly more than made up for it down the stretch.

 

[Darkwebs]

Know what I’m noticing? This team is now comfortable being uncomfortable. They don’t know how to finish teams in the first three quarters, but late in games they just lock in. I feel more confident in them when the score is close than I do when they’re leading by more than 8.

Yeah, their resolve and perseverance has been forged in the fires of hell. Every bubble game was a nail biter and they had to live and survive do-or-die pressure for 3 weeks of bubble play.