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

[Chris Craig]

Proud of my guys.

The refs took us out in the 4th. I can be allright knowing the warriors alone couldn't beat us. 8 on 5

We got this

 

[PDXFonz]

Part of that was by design on the part of the Dubs. Take away Damian and CJ to the extent they did in the second half and dare the role-players to beat you.

I'm not sure their game plan was to hope the 2nd best 3 point shooter in the league is shook.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Proud of my guys.

The refs took us out in the 4th. I can be allright knowing the warriors alone couldn't beat us. 8 on 5

We got this

That was the Dubs, not the refs. I thought this was a very well-called game.

 

[Strenuus]

Proud of my guys.

The refs took us out in the 4th. I can be allright knowing the warriors alone couldn't beat us. 8 on 5

We got this

The refs didn't take us out of anything. We were 1-11 to start the fourth. Don't blame the refs. Blame our role players. Aminu, Crabbe, etc.

 

[BrianFromWA]

the crazy thing is that neither Dame nor CJ was balling out of their minds. They shot more than normal, yeah, but they weren't making stuff they don't normally or getting easy shots they won't get again.

 

[Mediocre Man]

when I first had my symptoms, I missed a week+ of work. good way to lose weight, thats for sure.

word to the guys in the forum...if your pee starts to look like cranberry juice, that's not good.

Or it is good cause you're passing something........meh, it all sucks

 

[Chris Craig]

Nurkic needs to come back next game and shut Draymond Greens mouth up

#DraymondGreenlookslikeastupiddonkey

 

[Strenuus]

That was the Dubs, not the refs. I thought this was a very well-called game.

Yep, we got some calls go our way, they got some calls. Great D by them. Can't complain.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are the first Blazers teammates with 34+ points in the playoffs since 5/19/92 vs. Utah (Drexler/Porter).

 

[THE HCP]

Their defense took over plain and simple. Props to our all world backcourt once again, but just wasn't enough.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Proud of my guys.

The refs took us out in the 4th. I can be allright knowing the warriors alone couldn't beat us. 8 on 5

We got this

LOL, there it is

 

[Sedatedfork]

It was kind of like the Ws toyed with us until they could turn up the Defense on Dame and CJ in the 4 th.

 

[Chris Craig]

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the crazy thing is that neither Dame nor CJ was balling out of their minds. They shot more than normal, yeah, but they weren't making stuff they don't normally or getting easy shots they won't get again.

They didn't show up second half

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I'm really looking forward to Nurkic's return... the Warriors are good but they are flawed. If Cleveland can catch their stride, they may beat them again.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

only 2 other guys in double figures..if we get anything from our role players this game goes down to the wire..if we have Nurk? We win

 

[PDXFonz]

Here's to hoping Nurk is back on Tuesday. We've got a legit shot at stealing home court if he's out there.

 

[42N8Bounce]

The Blazers may have gotten beat, but they certainly showed they're not afraid of Golden State. If our second unit contributes a bit more in the next few games, we're gonna give these guys a run for their money. And if we get Nurk back, watch out!

 

[MARIS61]

Dame and CJ showed up.

Biggest pro: Leonard never played after that joke of a stint. Whether it was because of small ball or whatever... keep him off the floor.

Stotts gave you your wish and the Warriors took a 13 point lead against his replacement.

Happy now?

 

[BlazerBeav]

We've played them tough in 5 straight playoff games. We can play with these guys.

 

[Strenuus]

Stotts gave you your wish and the Warriors took a 13 point lead against his replacement.

Happy now?

I am, because if Leonard is out there we would have never been closer than 20. Or never been tied after 3.

 

[illmatic99]

What a game. Need Nurkic so bad

 

[Strenuus]

We've played them tough in 5 straight playoff games. We can play with these guys.

The other ones don't count - they didn't have Durant (30/10) to account for. So it's all different now.

That said, we did play them tough. Can't complain.

 

[Natebishop3]

You will never win with only 9 points from your bench. That's fucking abysmal.

 

[THE HCP]

Just curious why you guys who keep saying if we had Nurk we would have won? I'm not sure he would have helped stop KD tonight. Or do you think our guards will put up those kind of numbers again and he would be just enough more offense to win? I think the Ws defense is what beat us tonight. Not sure Nurk could have changed that.

 

[Haakzilla]

...covered the spread! Another moral victory

 

[BrianFromWA]

some of you old timers will remember this...

I felt today in the 4th like I did in the Finals against the Pistons. When they ratchet up the D (and you're right, swallowing the whistles was appropriate and mostly even) and do stuff that's borderline, our team doesn't. No one popped Green going down the lane. No one laid a screen on Durant that knocked him down. CJ tried ripping the ball out once, but no one else did until Dame at the very end (from his own guy, I think).

We need toughness. Aminu and Hark should own that. Nurk definitely does. I can't wait to see him do what Oden did to Garnett the first game he played against him...pushed him over the photographers into the 2nd row.

 

[roroyo]

ET was really good today....this is why we brought him in.

You kidding, rite? He played more hero ball than Dame did. Not much help there really.

And have someone offered 500.000 to Mo at halftime?

Nurk, we need you.

 

[Natebishop3]

Just curious why you guys who keep saying if we had Nurk we would have won? I'm not sure he would have helped stop KD tonight. Or do you think our guards will put up those kind of numbers again and he would be just enough more offense to win? I think the Ws defense is what beat us tonight. Not sure Nurk could have changed that.

We don't pay you to think about basketball! We pay you to cut tape. Get to cuttin!

 

[ripcityboy]

Did pretty well for 3 quarters and then it went downhill. Have to get Dame and CJ sone help this offseason.

 

[B-Roy]

LOST IN THE SHUFFLE: Probably CJ's best defensive game of his life, and mostly because of effort. Thompson played like garbage and it was mostly because of CJ. If he does this on a nightly basis, this "defensively challenged" backcourt can work out...

Dame's defense....let's not talk about that.