Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 1: BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - 4/16/17, SUNDAY, 12:30 PM (PDT), ABC

[A$AP Meyers]

Hopefully Nurk is back on Wednesday

Won't matter.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Hopefully Dame, CJ and Stotts are soaking this in. DEFENSE wins championships.

I think I heard a stat the other day that said something like no team has reached the finals lower than 9th in defense....something like that.

 

[H.C.]

After being dead silent in the first half, 4 different trolls show up once Portland is starting to fall behind.
Who would have thought that would have happened.

 

[Chris Craig]

Was that Green missed dunk a turning point?

Yes

 

[Sedatedfork]

Warriors are so deep it is ridiculous

 

[Strenuus]

The only reason the warriors are in the lead is the refs. The Warriors ain't got shit

Not because we started 1-11?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

The Warriors DJ is straight dog shit

 

[kingslayer]

After being dead silent in the first half, the trolls show up once Portland is starting to fall behind.
Who would have thought that would have happened.

Like clockwork. Pretty funny.

 

[Strenuus]

Won't matter.

It would matter.

 

[Mediocre Man]

ITS THE REFS FAULT.......LOL

 

[KingSpeed]

Warriors board saying Durant is hurt

 

[PHXBlazer1]

They really turned up their defense...

 

[Mediocre Man]

It would matter.

So we'd win the series with him?

 

[ripcityboy]

Well at least our guys are getting valiable experience. Except for one guy....

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Warriors board saying Durant is hurt

That's why he's coming in?

 

[julius]

Draymonds triple double (potentially) might be the quietest Trip Dub I've seen in a long time.

 

[Strenuus]

So we'd win the series with him?

We'd have a better chance, all I'm saying.

 

[THE HCP]

Warriors are so deep it is ridiculous

Posters have said the same about my wife!

 

[H.C.]

Great defense by CJ.

 

[KingSpeed]

Who says CJ cant play D?

 

[kingslayer]

McMunchkin really has a hard on for these warriors

 

[KingSpeed]

So we'd win the series with him?

Yes

 

[B-Roy]

McCollums defense has been fucking amazing. This is the most encouraging part about this game, that the CJ/Dame backcourt can work.

 

[BrianFromWA]

CJ playing some inspired D.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are first Trail Blazers with 30+ points in same playoff game since April 20, 2014 at HOU (Aldridge/Lillard).

 

[BlazerCaravan]

So we'd win the series with him?

I think we'd be ahead in the game right now.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

still time

 

[Mediocre Man]

We'd have a better chance, all I'm saying.

We won't win without him. If we still wouldn't win with him, it doesn't matter

 

[julius]

Hopefully Dame, CJ and Stotts are soaking this in. DEFENSE wins championships.

I think I heard a stat the other day that said something like no team has reached the finals lower than 9th in defense....something like that.

If they didn't learn it last year, I'm not so sure they'll learn it this year.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It's funny how some are silent during the game until the Blazers get down a few points.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

fuck off steph