Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 1: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 14, 2018, SATURDAY, 7:30 PM PDT, ESPN & NBCSNW (2 Viewers)

[KingSpeed]

I'd love to see Stotts make a statement and start the bench.

 

[kingslayer]

The bright side is we're only down 9 with the way Dame/CJ are playing. Feels like a bigger margin when Rondo/AD are getting whatever they want.

 

[Strenuus]

King.....we need your positive angle right now dude don’t let us down I don’t care how ridiculous you sound

You know it's bad when.....

 

[Chris Craig]

36 points in the half...disgusting.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I’m not horribly scared rn, I still feel like we finding decent shots. It’s just that we keep turning over the ball. Eventually some of these shots are gonna go down for us.

 

[Strenuus]

I'd love to see Stotts make a statement and start the bench.

I'd love this.

@HCP get this to stotts!

 

[LuckyShot]

The last time we had homecourt for first game of the playoffs, we got destroyed. Can't believe it's happening again.

I can. I sat around all day amped up for this game and talking about it with my dad and I kept saying I had this sickening feeling they were going to lay an egg. And here we fucking are.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Let's hope that's the worst 24 minutes we play this postseason. Yuck.

 

[illmatic99]

Can't believe how horribly unprepared this team looks. WTF was coaching doing?

WTF were Dame and CJ doing last night?

 

[Jade Falcon]

Stotts plan is to wear out the Pels by letting them make sooo many shots that their too tired in the 4th to make anything.

It worked last time we played them. They were winning every single quarter, we pulled ahead in the 4th and won.

But that's not a winning strategy that we can bet on.

 

[BonesJones]

I’m not horribly scared rn, I still feel like we finding decent shots. It’s just that we keep turning over the ball. Eventually some of these shots are gonna go down for us.

We haven't been making shots lately though, so how are you so sure they'll fall?

 

[Chris Craig]

Stotts is a fucking idiot

 

[TBpup]

Our guards aren't shooting well....and they certainly aren't playing any defense on Holiday.

 

[KingSpeed]

King.....we need your positive angle right now dude don’t let us down I don’t care how ridiculous you sound

Okay. I'm on it. I have no doubt we will sweep this team. After blowing this lead, the Pelicans will be mentally destroyed.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'd love to see Stotts make a statement and start the bench.

What statement would that be? "I have no idea how to prepare my team, and here AD, feast on this!"

 

[OneSport3]

12-0 run by the Pels without a TO from Stotts. What's new?‍

 

[tykendo]

Well that was ugly. Who's got homecourt? Except for Collins and Pat Con, Blazers are wound too tight tonight. Not playing loose, not finding Nurk, not shooting well at all. They need to knock this baby stuff off, and come out with some fervor. How 'bout set some picks for the shooters. Crash the boards. Have some fun. Go Blazers!!

 

[Strenuus]

So okay, I need to be real with you guys:

I want to get to the 2nd round for the mere purpose of NEVER having to see these god awful lottery commercials again.

 

[Gronk Brady]

This is unreal... 3 points combined by Dame and CJ... absolute worst case scenario. So disappointing

 

[Rhal]

really hard to imagine a worst offensively half for hte Blazers and we are still in this.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Huh. I wonder if the Blazers know the playoffs have started?

 

[EGame]

CJ is still sucking a nut? Man does he need to get traded out of town.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

We haven't been making shots lately though, so how are you so sure they'll fall?

Life... finds a way

 

[Blazinaway]

I'd love to see Stotts make a statement and start the bench.

LOL and I'll second that!

 

[speeds]

Not a chance, although I do think you'll play better. I reckon we'll only beat you by 30 points instead of 40.

We're playing against you in the womens rugby sevens semi final right now. When I started typing this post, you were leading 0-7, now we're leading 14-7.

I want a gold medal rematch in Tokyo!

 

[BonesJones]

I'd love to see Stotts make a statement and start the bench.

It's the playoffs. I don't think a statement needs to be made towards our starters. They're playing like shit and they know it.

 

[KingSpeed]

Turner earning his money!

 

[LuckyShot]

Can't believe how horribly unprepared this team looks. WTF was coaching doing?

WTF were Dame and CJ doing last night?

You're shocked that Stotts didn't have his team ready? Really?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Bob Dobalina]

Calling it now. Second half run coming up...