Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 2: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - MAY 24, 2021 - MONDAY, 7:00 , TNT & NBCSNW

[OneSport3]

We played 72 games in the regular season and 2 playoff games. How is the defense still so atrocious!?!

 

[hoopsjock]

Outside of Dame, the rest of the team seemed perfectly fine with Denver evening up this series as the Nuggets destroy the Blazers. The Blazers Uprise Postgame Show will break down exactly why the game went this way:

 

[Chris Craig]

Chris with what defense?

The same defense that won them game 1. The elevation got to the Blazers, but the won the only game they need to at elevation. They will cone home and win both games.

 

[James lamphear]

It's seem like majority are players was happy to get one game. But it was totally a team lost from the coach on down. A lot you guys just blames the coach it was a lot to do with the players tonight really no energy with majority of the players. I don't blame the coach on that a coach shouldn't have motivated players when your in the playoffs.

 

[James lamphear]

It's seem like majority are players was happy to get one game. But it was totally a team lost from the coach on down. A lot you guys just blames the coach it was a lot to do with the players tonight really no energy with majority of the players. I don't blame the coach on that a coach shouldn't have motivated players when your in the playoffs.

 

[James lamphear]

It's seem like majority are players was happy to get one game. But it was totally a team lost from the coach on down. A lot you guys just blames the coach it was a lot to do with the players tonight really no energy with majority of the players. I don't blame the coach on that a coach shouldn't have motivated players when your in the playoffs.

 

[blazerkor]

The refs made crazy calls tonight but some of the went against the Nuggets too. The refs did not cost us the game. Not getting the most out of Nurk was a terrible mistake. The fact that we didn't come out with him facilitating the offense more is inexplicable. We had one great stretch where Dame went supernova and blinded all of us to the fact that we couldn't defend a fucking high school JV team tonight.

I've been saying that these guys are a problem for us. The fact that Will is practicing for them but just hasn't got the game ready green light is really scary. So we'll see how it goes from here. We better regroup and play a very different game going forward. Go Blazers!!!

 

[BonesJones]

Outside of Dame, the rest of the team seemed perfectly fine with Denver evening up this series as the Nuggets destroy the Blazers. The Blazers Uprise Postgame Show will break down exactly why the game went this way:

Eric, that's a negative headline! You're never gonna build a platform that way! Where's the butterflies my man?

 

[Labinot41]

Nurkic is not a player you can rely on.

 

[B-Roy]

I still think we will win the series, but any optimism I had about possibly winning the second is fading. Still see the same shit we have been doing since the start of the season. I hope winning this series doesn’t secure Terry’s job. That would be catastrophic and would set the franchise back a few years.

 

[BlazerRx]

Just looking at the box scores.....covington 37 minutes, 3 pts, 1 ast, 1 reb.... Yikes

 

[Scalma]

It’s easy to say other players need to step up but when your entire gameplan is based around two guys (three if you wanna count Melo) getting shots, it’s tough.

 

[blazerkor]

I said after last game that we could go home with an even series in which our opponent has the momentum and that would be a bad thing... not as bad as being down 0-2 but we're not in an ideal place.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

The refs made crazy calls tonight but some of the went against the Nuggets too. The refs did not cost us the game. Not getting the most out of Nurk was a terrible mistake. The fact that we didn't come out with him facilitating the offense more is inexplicable. We had one great stretch where Dame went supernova and blinded all of us to the fact that we couldn't defend a fucking high school JV team tonight.

I've been saying that these guys are a problem for us. The fact that Will is practicing for them but just hasn't got the game ready green light is really scary. So we'll see how it goes from here. We better regroup and play a very different game going forward. Go Blazers!!!

We couldn’t make a comeback because there was a whistle on every play.

 

[Scalma]

Denver without Murray was middle of the pack offensively, so I don’t think it’s necessary to sacrifice defense for offense in this series. I’d much rather throw better defenders out there, like Jones, Nas, and RHJ, and trust that we can still outscore them aka Jokic and Porter. It’ll never happen, but Melo and Kanters minutes should be cut.

 

[EGame]

I said after last game that we could go home with an even series in which our opponent has the momentum and that would be a bad thing... not as bad as being down 0-2 but we're not in an ideal place.

Im leaning towards the mindset of whoever wins game 3 wins the series. If we win I'd like to think that hopefully means Stotts actually made some adjustments and had a good gameplan which can help us out in the other games plus denver being depleted helps. If Denver wins it means Stotts doesn't have a fucking clue how to coach a god damn basketball team.

 

[blazerkor]

We couldn’t make a comeback because there was a whistle on every play.

They were way out of control but that is nothing more than a weak ass excuse. We lost that game, that's all there is to it and besides that crazy run Dame went on, the game was a nightmare. The only thing more nighmarish than the entirety of the game is looking at just how efficient CJ was scoring the ball and we still couldn't come close to getting it done.

 

[illmatic99]

Whelp.

Time for Terry to adjust.

I have my doubts. Please prove me wrong, Terrance.

lololol

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Kind of thought the real turning point was when Campazzo got two shots and the ball for a flop.

 

[blazerkor]

Im leaning towards the mindset of whoever wins game 3 wins the series. If we win I'd like to think that hopefully means Stotts actually made some adjustments and had a good gameplan which can help us out in the other games plus denver being depleted helps. If Denver wins it means Stotts doesn't have a fucking clue how to coach a god damn basketball team.

Game three is big but it won't be definitive either way. I predicted Denver in 6. That's still where I'm at but even if Denver wins on Thursday, they haven't put the series on ice.

 

[Shaboid]

Mike Malone was talking like Bernie Sanders in the post game lol

 

[BlazerBeav]

They were way out of control but that is nothing more than a weak ass excuse. We lost that game, that's all there is to it and besides that crazy run Dame went on, the game was a nightmare. The only thing more nighmarish than the entirety of the game is looking at just how efficient CJ was scoring the ball and we still couldn't come close to getting it done.

When you factor in his turnovers, he wasn't efficient at all. We had one player that had a good game, just one. Let's hope they all got it out of their collective system.

 

[blazerkor]

When you factor in his turnovers, he wasn't efficient at all. We had one player that had a good game, just one. Let's hope they all got it out of their collective system.

Right, he was really sloppy but he shot it really well. I just think we did some things well and still got crushed and it's because of our defense.

 

[BlazerRx]

Anybody got links to the post game interviews? Would love to hear stotts and dames thoughts on the game

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

The thing about energy; I think it's difficult to get that energy going when the team plays a passive defense strategy for the entire game.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Hey, everyone else, some help please.

 

[calvin natt]

It’s not the refs fault. Again. Broken record.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Anybody got links to the post game interviews? Would love to hear stotts and dames thoughts on the game

https://www.iheart.com/live/rip-city-radio-1965/

Stotts already talked but that's it I think so far.

 

[BlazerRx]

https://www.iheart.com/live/rip-city-radio-1965/

Stotts already talked but that's it I think so far.

Thanks

 

[riverman]

Denver just simply kicked our butts from the tipoff in this one and Dame's amazing game just kept it more respectable at the end..we didn't lose this game...Denver won it and they basically did what we did game one....let Lillard get his and neutralize the rest of the team.