Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 3: BLAZERS @ THUNDER - APRIL 19, 2019, FRIDAY, 6:30 PM , ESPN & NBCSNW

[TorturedBlazerFan]

its like we lost 200 basketball IQ points between games, stupid turnovers, stupid fouls

and now a tech to stotts, he should give himself an uppercut instead.

We've had a lot of stupid turn overs the whole series. What we've really lacked is our shooting hasn't bailed us out tonight.

 

[Lukee]

I’m just here waiting for Dame the Superstar to wake up

yeah, only 4 points, although he's making the right plays

 

[RSC60]

Schroder is playing way too aggressive on defense. We should be taking advantage of that and baiting him into foul trouble but instead we let him force turnovers.

He’s a solid backup man.. I would love to have him over Turner. He’s what Neil thought Evan Turner would be

 

[Labinot41]

They are way more aggressive than us, Schröder is picking up lillard full court, you dont see that by us, we need some fucking Adjustments quickly

 

[illmatic99]

yeah, only 4 points, although he's making the right plays

Dame is playing a really smart game. Just need to let him go one on one with some shooters around him in the second half and he'll go off.

 

[HailBlazers]

Who is ref no. 8? He refuses to let us play physically on offence.

Meanwhile on the other end... So much for "playoff basketball."

 

[RSC60]

To be honest I always thought game 4 would be the game for us to take. There’s no way a Paul George led team can be down 0-3 that’s all but certain elimination.. I just want us to have confidence for game 4

 

[RSC60]

Dame is playing a really smart game. Just need to let him go one on one with some shooters around him in the second half and he'll go off.

He can’t even break simple double teams right now what are u talking about

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

This OKC run only happened when Harkless took off/ lost his bandana.(?) We need Ninja Harkless back!

 

[Boise Blazer]

I can't really explain why but I'm not worried yet. This team has heart. As long as we don't let them go on a run to start the second half we will be ok. I don't think we can get away with playing the whole bench unit anymore this game.

 

[James lamphear]

This just ugly guard play and there missing wide open guys either dribbling to much or can't hit open guy. This not just one guard it all of our guards. They not handling the pressure OKC putting on them. Give credit to OKC with there between game adjustments.

 

[Chris Craig]

CJ is playing like Crap 2

 

[LuckyShot]

Good news is other than their scrubs hitting 3s at a way higher rate than they will in the long run, a lot of our issues are self-inflicted.

 

[Wade Garrett]

Actually they're fine.
That was okc's best shot and it's a 10 pt game..
Just gotta hang around and this is a low scoring game.
Doable.

 

[James lamphear]

I can't really explain why but I'm not worried yet. This team has heart. As long as we don't let them go on a run to start the second half we will be ok. I don't think we can get away with playing the whole bench unit anymore this game.

Our 1st unit doing no better.

 

[hoopsjock]

The only encouraging thing is that we only gave up 49 points when we had 14 turnovers. We've completely shut down OKC this series. If we start hitting shots on offense this game is still winnable.

 

[LuckyShot]

This just ugly guard play and there missing wide open guys either dribbling to much or can't hit open guy. This not just one guard it all of our guards. They not handling the pressure OKC putting on them. Give credit to OKC with there between game adjustments.

This is what I expected them to do defensively at the start of the series, but apparently their coach didn't watch us in the playoffs for the past 3 years.

 

[LayneStaley]

I still think we win this one.

 

[James lamphear]

He was trying to split the trap, that's why.

How did that work out for him.

 

[DUB]

We have 4 more turnovers than OKC.

They have 9 more points from turnovers than us.

They lead by 10.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Our 1st unit doing no better.

Well if you have more faith in the second unit to turn it around than the first unit I don't know what to tell you. More likely, Hood or Dame goes off for 24 second half points?

 

[wizenheimer]

Dame & CJ: 11 points on 13 shots and 8 assists vs 5 turnovers. That wouldn't get it done at home, it's a disaster on the road. At least one of them needs to step up big in the 2nd half or this series goes to 2-1

 

[Natebishop3]

So now we're shooting like shit from three, and they're shooting 46% from three. There's your difference.

 

[LuckyShot]

ESPN already advertising reaction from Westbrick following this game? That seems odd.

 

[Wade Garrett]

So now we're shooting like shit from three, and they're shooting 46% from three. There's your difference.

It won't last.

 

[LuckyShot]

So now we're shooting like shit from three, and they're shooting 46% from three. There's your difference.

And they have twice as many FTAs and made 6 more.

 

[Boise Blazer]

ESPN already advertising reaction from Westbrick following this game? That seems odd.

They were actually doing that before the game and I thought the same thing.

 

[Jade Falcon]

I don't want to give OKC's trolls and the talking heads on TV a reason to say anything after this game. We need to win this fucker.

 

[KingSpeed]

So now we're shooting like shit from three, and they're shooting 46% from three. There's your difference.

35% is not shit from 3

 

[LuckyShot]

They were actually doing that before the game and I thought the same thing.

Like... We know he won't say shit if they lose so...