Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 2: PELICANS @ BLAZERS - APRIL 17, 2018, TUESDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), TNT & NBCSNW

[brooklynballer]

Answer honestly - who looks like the superstar in this series ... Holiday or Lillard? The postseason is where legends are made. Dame has been legendary this postseason for all the wrong reasons.

 

[DDolla]

Don’t worry folks, it’s first to win 4 games lol. This team sucks

 

[LuckyShot]

You have to give Alvin Gentry a lot of credit. His defensive schemes have completely shut down the Blazers.

He's doing literally what every team does against us and Stotts has never shown an inclination to counter it. Any one of us here would have done the exact same thing. Not could have, would have.

 

[BonesJones]

This is so weak. The refs weren't perfect, but they were fair.

Refs did not cause us to loose the game. Coaching (or lack thereof) did

GTFO. That was the worst reffing I've ever fucking seen.

 

[theprunetang]

Fuck this shit.

 

[DollaBel]

At this point I hope we get swept so something changes.

 

[tykendo]

Props to Holiday. He has been the MVP of this series.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Davis hacked the shit out of Dame going for that ball.

Playoffs aren't the same beast as the regular season . . . Plus Davis is higher in the superstar food-chain. Thems the breaks.

 

[VenomXL]

What a horeshit performance. Even worse than the first game.

 

[dviss1]

Dame played like shite....

 

[santeesioux]

Can they just forfeit the last two games to save time and money and give us a head start on finding our new coach and (hopefully) gm?

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Really?

Yes; I’m not making my wife watch both kids all night just to watch us crap out another loss.

 

[LuckyShot]

At this point I hope we get swept so something changes.

At some point Stotts will cease to be bullet proof within this organization.

 

[Paine Tablet]

This is so weak. The refs weren't perfect, but they were fair.

Refs did not cause us to loose the game. Coaching (or lack thereof) did

No, the refs were far from fair and needlessly add mystery to the merit of the outcome.

 

[theprunetang]

Complete garbage effort and coaching.

 

[Natebishop3]

It’s like some of you don’t see that their entire strategy is to double and triple team Dame. They’re daring the rest of the team to hurt them and we can’t.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

We don’t have as much talent as the Pelicans without Boogie even.

Olshey needs to go, he has crippled this franchise not only financially but from a talent prospective.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Good thing Nurkic is untouchable.

 

[tester551]

Refs have given them like 7 extra possessions. Not even mentioning the FTs.

Refs didn't cause us to loose the game. This is just a weak excuse.

Yes, the reffing has been pretty uneven, but NO is straight up winning the fifty-fifty balls, and their guards are outplaying our guards. Can't win that way.

Portland is a jump shooting team. They're not going to get calls that way.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

This is so weak. The refs weren't perfect, but they were fair.

Refs did not cause us to loose the game. Coaching (or lack thereof) did

You can look through all my posts on here. Every single one. I think there has been 1 other game where I said the Refs were one-sided. But guess what? This is the only other time. They were fair? Haha. Only if by fair you mean they missed calls on accident more than any game I have seen all season.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Getting out coached by Alvin “How The Hell Is This Guy Even In The League” Gentry speaks volumes......

 

[trailblazer18]

Fortunately game three is on NBA TV, I don't have it, so won't be able to waste my time watching it.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

It’s like some of you don’t that their entire strategy is to double and triple team Dame. They’re daring the rest of the team to hurt them and we can’t.

Can’t blame Dame for this... he’s 6’3 facing constant doubles and triples inside...

 

[Chris Craig]

NBA has chosen the Pelicans to win this series

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

You have to give Alvin Gentry a lot of credit. His defensive schemes have completely shut down the Blazers.

Not that he is doing anything different than other coaches have done against Portland in playoffs.

 

[A$AP Meyers]

Answer honestly - who looks like the superstar in this series ... Holiday or Lillard? The postseason is where legends are made. Dame has been legendary this postseason for all the wrong reasons.

Dame has horrible career playoff numbers. He made one big shot, that happened to be very lucky. People forget Aldridge carried us that series. Dame has never been consistently great in the playoffs, he hasn't even been consistently good.

 

[Jon]

Fucking pathetic.

 

[theprunetang]

Way to show heart and take care of your homecourt advantage.

 

[VenomXL]

Work their butts off to get homecourt and blow the first two games. That's so Blazers.

 

[KingSpeed]

I'm on this shit, guys. Going to New Orleans to bring us good luck.