Game Thread PLAYOFFS - ROUND 1, GAME 3: CLIPPERS @ BLAZERS - 4/23/16, SATURDAY, 7:30 PM (PDT), ESPN & KGW

[Darkwebs]

Whaaaa Whaaa Whaaaaaa

LOL. Touche'

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[Darkwebs]

That's reminiscent of the classic Dr. J's reverse layup highlight.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Hey Jordan - welcome to the paratroopers!

 

[illmatic99]

Game 5 is on NBA TV.

Fuck you, Adam Silver.

 

[kjironman1]

I'm going....This will be a win!

Just thought i would bump this statement up to the front of the line....

 

[42N8Bounce]

Oh yeah!

 

[kjironman1]

No question that was awesome.
CJ had one possession that was pretty incredible also. Not sure how they missed all the fouls he was taking? Maybe they were mesmerized by his moves?

 

[jlprk]

Walton also may have been the last time our center had 9 assists in a playoff game as well.

Highest since 1983: Sabonis, 8.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199905080POR.html

This deserves its own thread. Plums is quickly becoming a favorite for me.

You just noticed? He's been my biggest surprise since the first month of the season.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[kjironman1]

Oh yeah!

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The Pics off my phone will not load on this site? Got a couple really good ones with the glow sticks.

 

[42N8Bounce]

Down by 5 in the fourth after having a good sized lead, the Blazers could have called it a season. Nice to see the guys dig deep and pull this win out. It may not have been pretty, but it was full of pride and effort. Nice win Blazers!!!!

 

[42N8Bounce]

The Pics off my phone will not load on this site? Got a couple really good ones with the glow sticks.

I had the same problem. Try cropping them down a bit to save on the size.

 

[kjironman1]

Down by 5 in the fourth after having a good sized lead, the Blazers could have called it a season. Nice to see the guys dig deep and pull this win out. It may not have been pretty, but it was full of pride and effort. Nice win Blazers!!!!

You know being there i really never felt they didn't have control of the game. They seemed to never falter.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I can't believe how many Pepsi lovers there are here.

Ewww...

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The Pics off my phone will not load on this site? Got a couple really good ones with the glow sticks.

I had the same problem. Try cropping them down a bit to save on the size.

I post to imgur and then post that here. It does a nice job of reducing file size without hurting quality.

http://imgur.com/

There app is pretty good too.

 

[Dom McBlazer]

What did Rivers say exactly?

When we were up by 3 or 5 (can't remember exactly) in the 3rd quarter, he basically had this arrogance about him telling his players that the "game is OURS!" Something to that extent.

 

[42N8Bounce]

You know being there i really never felt they didn't have control of the game. They seemed to never falter.

You're right. The refs gained control of the game in a few instances, but not the Clippers.

Although Dame and CJ were clearly the heros, it seemed each time they needed a bit of help carrying the load, another guy stepped up. Plumlee. Harkless. Davis....

 

[Dom McBlazer]

I can't believe many Pepsi lovers there are here.

Ewww...

Makes me sick. Coke > Pepsi, but to each their own.

 

[theprunetang]

I can't believe many Pepsi lovers there are here.

Ewww...

Agree. I was joking about being on the fence. Coke over pepsi all day. And mexi-coke in GLASS bottles at that.

 

[B-Roy]

B-Roy didn't post tonight, so I assumed the worst happened.

I was at the game!!!

 

[kjironman1]

You're right. The refs gained control of the game in a few instances, but not the Clippers.

Although Dame and CJ were clearly the heros, it seemed each time they needed a bit of help carrying the load, another guy stepped up. Plumlee. Harkless. Davis....

That is the way i saw it also. When the refs were in control it hurt the Blazers flow. There were times i thought they were going to pull away and Doc or Paul would get the refs in the middle of it. At one point i watched Paul walk up to all three refs separate during some Jordan Free throws pleading his case.

 

[42N8Bounce]

ESPN Highlights -

Damn, that Lillard reverse was beautiful.
CJ's dribble drive down the lane - what handles!!
Harkless' spin move!
And ESPN didn't even show the best play of the night - the Plumblee put-back reverse dunk!!

"Blazers 2nd team in NBA history to win game 3 of a first round series after losing the first two by 20 or more points."

We've got heart!!

 

[B-Roy]

LOL, no. I was making a joke. B-Roy was arguing the validity of the Hack-a-Jordan strategy the other day and I'm sure he's nodding his head somewhere tonight.

We only purposely hacked Jordan twice I think. He went 1/4 on those hacks. I think they unintentionally fouled him twice in the last 2 minutes and he missed all 4. That sealed the win.

Playoff atmosphere was crazy. Way crazier than last year against the grizzlies. Chants all night, everyone was pumped. Beat LA constantly.

 

[theprunetang]

I was at the game!!!

Oh man. Greatest comeback I have ever seen. Broy goes from being dead to watching the Blazers win in the playoffs and still being alive.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I didn't like going to hack-a-Jordan when the Blazers where up in the final minutes but oh well. It was a great win!

 

[-Ace-]

Playoff atmosphere was crazy. Way crazier than last year against the grizzlies. Chants all night, everyone was pumped. Beat LA constantly.

There's really no hatred for the Grizzlies. They certainly don't cry as much as the Clippers do.

 

[Darkwebs]

Oh man. Greatest comeback I have ever seen. Broy goes from being dead to watching the Blazers win in the playoffs and still being alive.

Nah, I'm gonna go back and use my mod powers to delete his posts and continue this charade that our B-Roy is dead. He'll keep trying to post, saying he's alive, but I'll keep deleting his posts.

 

[Darkwebs]

CP3 is such a faker. It looks like he was feigning injury to gain sympathies from the refs so he wouldn't get hit with a flagrant foul.

 

[kjironman1]

We only purposely hacked Jordan twice I think. He went 1/4 on those hacks. I think they unintentionally fouled him twice in the last 2 minutes and he missed all 4. That sealed the win.

Playoff atmosphere was crazy. Way crazier than last year against the grizzlies. Chants all night, everyone was pumped. Beat LA constantly.

There was a foul that was intentional because he had the ball but it was with a little over 1 min left as i recall. Really it was a good play to foul him the second Paul threw him the ball. Also we watched Paul pretty much bulldoze Plumlee out of bounds the minute he grabbed the rebound. it sent Plums to the line and he hit both. The argument came from Dame with the way Paul fouled him. He didn't need to hit him that hard. He simply needed to foul the guy. Smart play again but classless in the way he did it.