Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 2: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - APRIL 16, 2019, TUESDAY, 7:30 PM, TNT & NBCSNW

[beast blazer]

Can we all thank Anfernee Simon for giving us the #3 seed please?

And we down 28 that game

 

[Pinwheel1]

CJ was so solid in the 4th....both with our bench and our starters. He kept answering their big shots until they got desperate.

 

[TBpup]

Blazers need to win a game in OKC and finish this in 5. Don't drag this series out. Rest up for Spurs/Nuggs.

 

[EGame]

Sweep is fine but OK with five game series so they win it at home

agreed. shorter the better. Give us a better chance to assess what I assume will be Denver for the next round if we advance. Denver did 3-1 us, but like OKC, they were all extremely close. We can figure out and get over that hump like we have so far with OKC.

 

[hoopsjock]

I had to like this even though it's the Cowboys and I shouldn't have.

 

[joeBlazers]

Maybe he should ask to get traded, so he can F&** another team?

When they panned to him on the bench I envisioned him thinking to himself "why the fuck did I re-sign here?"

 

[hoopsjock]

Where the fuck is Tunchi? JK I don't care.

@RSC60 is Tunchi if you want caught up.

 

[James lamphear]

This is best I seen Dame overall game tonight.

 

[theprunetang]

Fuck yes. I stayed up late for this on east coast time and have to get up for shorebird research in 5 hours. So, glad the Blazers took care of business.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

agreed. shorter the better. Give us a better chance to assess what I assume will be Denver for the next round if we advance. Denver did 3-1 us, but like OKC, they were all extremely close. We can figure out and get over that hump like we have so far with OKC.

Spurs are really good at home. I wouldn't be even a little bit surprised if SA is up 3-1 by the time this weekend is over.

 

[Minstrel]

McCollum looks all the way back.

I'm still baffled that people think Westbrook is an elite player, just because of his counting stats. Yes, he has the ball a lot and generates a lot of action, but he's incredibly inefficient as a scorer and very exploitable on defense. There's a reason the Thunder lost in the first round last year, were a low seed this year and are going to lose in the first round this year too--Westbrook does not make a good focal point for a team.

I'm really sad that the Blazers probably can't afford to retain Curry. He's a fantastic player to bring off the bench.

 

[riverman]

Let's go win a ring for Nurk!!!!!!!!!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Did anyone keep track of how many times Blazers picked a Thunder dribbler's pocket? Seemed like there were a LOT! I think our on-ball perimeter defense was arguably the biggest key to this game.

 

[rotary111]

I've said many times that we should trade CJ. I'm just not sure that's a great idea anymore.

 

[DUB]

What do you mean? Who didn't he play that he should have? Trent wasn't active.

Ah, OK. I didn’t know that.

And I guess I think of Leonard as being behind Collins in the rotation, but that probably wasn’t the case tonight, was it?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Colin Cowherd's "OKC in 5" isn't looking too good right now

 

[riverman]

Fuck yes. I stayed up late for this on east coast time and have to get up for shorebird research in 5 hours. So, glad the Blazers took care of business.

watch out for those Austrailian land birds...Cassowary...they've got some samurai sword toenails

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Ah, OK. I didn’t know that.

And I guess I think of Leonard as being behind Collins in the rotation, but that probably wasn’t the case tonight, was it?

Certainly not the way he played.

Collins just isn't strong enough to play against Adams. If Kanter is unavailable, Meyers is absolutely the correct choice in this series.

 

[julius]

So did Nurkalicious get banned or something? He didn't seem to post in this thread. Not being snarky.

 

[Wade Garrett]

Two down....
14 more to go..

 

[Lukee]

CJ looked really good. His mid-range game always comes up when Dame is on the bench.

 

[Natebishop3]

The Thunder have to be the worst three point shooting team in the league.

 

[H.C.]

ooo Shaq just called out Statsbrook for hunting triple doubles.
Westbrick about to tell him next question.

 

[handiman]

I'm still baffled that people think Westbrook is an elite player, just because of his counting stats. Yes, he has the ball a lot and generates a lot of action, but he's incredibly inefficient as a scorer and very exploitable on defense. There's a reason the Thunder lost in the first round last year, were a low seed this year and are going to lose in the first round this year too--Westbrook does not make a good focal point for a team.

I'm surprised there wasn't more talk after game 1 about RW's efficiency. Everyone assumed, and rightly so, that PG wouldn't shoot that poorly again, but most people overlooked that RW shot about as well as he's capable of overall. That caught up with them in game 2.

 

[illmatic99]

Damian: +27
Westbrook: -27

 

[DUB]

Best game of Leonard’s career?

Statistically he may have had better games, but factoring in “playoffs”, has he ever played better?

Surely, at least that second half must be the best half he’s ever played?

Great job Meyers!

 

[kingslayer]

Chuck took offense to the hard pick Adams set on Dame - said it was bush league and completely unnecessary with the game out of reach already.

 

[hoopsjock]

I have now been warned by my wife that I'm waking up the kids. What can I say Dame made another shot.

Dude, you have to be prepared. You'll learn. This is what I did:

I was home with my 2 year old today. She's at that awkward time where she's usually not tired for a nap but if she doesn't get a nap gets super cranky. My wife has a rule that she needs to be awake by 3 if she does take a nap so that she'll go to bed at her normal time. Well today I could see her rubbing her eyes acting real tired but she wouldn't go down for a nap. Around 4:00 I snuggled with her on the couch knowing she'd fall asleep. At about 5:30 I started making dinner and was "surprised" when my wife got home that she was asleep on the couch. So she slept until after 6 ha ha ha ha ha. When it was time for bed she wasn't tired and there was no way she would go to sleep so she got to stay up with me! My 6 year old is a heavy sleeper so I didn't bother him at all. I scared her a few times yelling but most of the time she was laughing and high fiving me. She has no clue what was going on but you could tell she was happy that I was happy. Anyway, no worries about waking her up tonight!

 

[illmatic99]

Best game of Leonard’s career?

Statistically he may have had better games, but factoring in “playoffs”, has he ever played better?

Surely, at least that second half must be the best half he’s ever played?

Great job Meyers!

you missed his series in 2015?

 

[Minstrel]

The Thunder have to be the worst three point shooting team in the league.

Yeah. I smiled inwardly when the announcers tonight remarked on the Thunder following a "bad shooting night" in game 1 with another in game 2. "Bad shooting night" is their offensive identity.