Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 2: BLAZERS @ LAKERS - AUGUST 20, 2020 - THURSDAY, 6:00 , ESPN & NBCSNW

[wizenheimer]

wait isn't a disclocation still bad? Its gonna affect his shooting no?

non shooting hand

depends on severity of dislocation but he'll probably have to play with two fingers taped together and that's never good for a ball-handler like Dame

 

[illmatic99]

Terry needs to wake the fuck up and fix this clunky offense. this isn't about making shots, it's about LA becoming a defensive monster.

 

[B-Roy]

non shooting hand

depends on severity of dislocation but he'll probably have to play with two fingers taped together and that's never good for a ball-handler like Dame

Kobe would play with dislocated fingers all the time. Just tape them up.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Fat chance of that.

Why? They won one game, we won one game. No reason we can't win the next two.

 

[Dom McBlazer]

Oh btw, they got us on clamps. Word to @AldoTrapani . Lol, sorry man I had to.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Kobe would play with dislocated fingers all the time. Just tape them up.

Kobe played with broken fingers.

 

[Tince]

Do you think stotts was smart leaving in dame?

Do you think Vogel was smart leaving in LeBron?

Actually wait, you called stotts an idiot. Sweet. You're on the right side of history.

I didn't love it, but didn't hate it; for either player being in. Obviously LBJ being in much later could be seen as worse, but I rarely piss and moan about players being in during the 3rd quarter, no matter the score.

 

[twobullz]

So can the Blazers get 15 more points this quarter to at least hit 80? With this unit I am guessing no. Lakers wanted it more tonight then any Blazer did. Outplayed but mostly out hustled.

 

[Chris Craig]

Worst playoff Game I have ever seen. Magic should feel alot better about themselves after this.

 

[B-Roy]

Terry needs to wake the fuck up and fix this clunky offense. this isn't about making shots, it's about LA becoming a defensive monster.

Enough of the two big bullshit. We need to play to our strengths if we want to have any chance of winning this series. Spread the floor and play high pick and roll. No non shooters.

 

[beast blazer]

We get a free kick at anthony davis finger

 

[Sedatedfork]

Why do they call so many fouls in garbage time?

 

[Tince]

Look at the "scrubs" the Lakers have available to them at the end of their bench. I miss having teams with a ton of depth.

 

[Tince]

Is it bad Gabriel is in during garbage time because he's a starter or is it ok because he should be our 10th man?

 

[B-Roy]

Hezonja is the worst player in the league. He's certainly the worst player getting minutes.

 

[wizenheimer]

Portland 2nd star so far in this series has scored 34 points on 36 shots and has 3 assists and 6 turnovers. 157 million doesn't go as far as it used to

 

[BigGameDamian]

We're climbing back in it folks!

 

[LayneStaley]

You couldn’t pay me to watch Undisputed tomorrow.

 

[Tince]

Worst playoff Game I have ever seen. Magic should feel alot better about themselves after this.

This elimination game was worse IMO

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199605050UTA.html

 

[Tince]

You couldn’t pay me to watch Undisputed tomorrow.

If by "tomorrow" you meant "ever", then I'm with you!

 

[blazerkor]

Is it bad Gabriel is in during garbage time because he's a starter or is it ok because he should be our 10th man?

It's definitely a sign that Olshey was a fucking idiot for not filling this roster before the bubble. We could have had two more players on this roster, probably good veterans who have played in the league and had played a lot lately in Europe or young D-Leaguers who we could be looking at for min spots next season. No fucking clue why we wouldn't use those roster spots.

 

[illmatic99]

Worst playoff Game I have ever seen. Magic should feel alot better about themselves after this.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201905070DEN.html

this was worse.

we won the next two games after that one

 

[Chris Craig]

This elimination game was worse IMO

https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199605050UTA.html

Not really

 

[julius]

Not that I expected them to win, but I sure didn't expect them to get their ass beat so bad.

Gotta win game 3 or it's over.

 

[Tince]

Portland 2nd star so far in this series has scored 34 points on 36 shots and has 3 assists and 6 turnovers. 157 million doesn't go as far as it used to

To a #1 seed to boot... I'd bet anything the series was 0-2!

 

[Tince]

Not really

Why is this worse? Getting beat by 40 in an elimination game vs 30 in a series you're leading.

 

[Dametime61]

that's just so unlucky man. the chances of dame out of all people dislocating his finger in a blowout right before he was about to be taken out the game. Just sucks

 

[AldoTrapani]

Oh btw, they got us on clamps. Word to @AldoTrapani . Lol, sorry man I had to.

Thank you!! They’ve locked us up since that 1st quarter of game 1.. we won’t win another game..

Their defense is top 5 for a reason. Feast or famine offenses don’t work in the playoffs

 

[wizenheimer]

Look at the "scrubs" the Lakers have available to them at the end of their bench. I miss having teams with a ton of depth.

in the olshey era, Portland has had some really bad benches

I still can't believe he thought Bazemore, Tolliver, & Hezonja were good additions last summer, especially considering Portland lost Aminu, Harkless, Curry, Layman, Turner, and Meyers

 

[AldoTrapani]

that's just so unlucky man. the chances of dame out of all people dislocating his finger in a blowout right before he was about to be takeb out the game. Just sucks

This defense is too tough anyways. Next year