Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 3: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - MAY 27, 2021 - THURSDAY, 7:30, NBATV & NBCSNW

[UKRAINEFAN]

Those 4-1 predictions are looking a bit silly now

I thought they were finally at the point where they could exert their dominance and squash an inferior team. I was wrong.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Melo and Kanter need to have extremely short leashes and should almost never be on the floor together at the same time. They are the definition of "high risk, high reward". Certain nights when the matchups are decent or the ball is going in it may work, but if it's obvious that they are a liability you don't ride it out, you yank 'em ASAP.

 

[Serbian]

We can win this game as long as kanter plays zero minutes. I would love to have a talk with kanter and explain to him that he is worse defensive player in history. And ask him where is his pride? But he should never play even a second in this series period

 

[B-Roy]

15 shots for 14 pts. missed a ton of open 3s

I’m at the game, crowd ready to explode at every three because they’re all wide open. 2/7 not going to cut it.

 

[Hoopguru]

We need Norm to continue driving to the hoop.

 

[DDolla]

Hey Coach Malone, Blazers defense sucks, put me in and I’m sure I can score.

 

[TBpup]

15 shots for 14 pts. missed a ton of open 3s

....and his usual porous defense way too often. Some fans forget about the defensive side....almost as often as CJ does.

 

[James lamphear]

The good news is this may be the last playoff series we have to see Stotts in. I would say the same for CJ but good luck finding any takers with that contract of his.

I am worry about someone taking is olshey going put on the market is the real question.

 

[illmatic99]

I’m at the game, crowd ready to explode at every three because they’re all wide open. 2/7 not going to cut it.

5/17 as a team is brutal. hope we regress to our averages.

nugs should be up a lot more having hit 7 more threes than us at the half

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Stotts absolutely fucked us by subbing Kanter in with 5 minutes left in the 1st quarter.

He has told the media that he has his 8 man rotation and by god, he is sticking with it!

 

[Serbian]

....and his usual porous defense way too often. Some fans forget about the defensive side....almost as often as CJ does.

Stotts gone and CJ traded. Thats dream scenario

 

[MadeFromDust]

....and his usual porous defense way too often. Some fans forget about the defensive side....almost as often as CJ does.

He thinks he's the star of this team

 

[Blazer509]

Holy shit, when Melo is cold he’s a huge liability on both ends. Kanter also has no business being in there.

 

[illmatic99]

....and his usual porous defense way too often. Some fans forget about the defensive side....almost as often as CJ does.

he's been OK on defense tonight

 

[B-Roy]

5/17 as a team is brutal. hope we regress to our averages.

nugs should be up a lot more having hit 7 more threes than us at the half

Yeah I feel like most have been really good looks. Melo is 0/3 as well but all his threes were wide open.

 

[PCmor7]

I thought they were finally at the point where they could exert their dominance and squash an inferior team. I was wrong.

What's sad is they played the last couple of weeks of the regular season like they figured it out. They baited we fans into believing.

All it shows me is they can do it. They apparently just don't feel like doing it.

If the Blazers lose this series, they should just clean house and start over from scratch. Too much bad juju with this management and roster.

 

[Hoopguru]

Im hoping Dame doesnt come out shooting 37. I know he can make them and the whole league does too, but we need to get others involved and especially get Powell driving to the hoop. They cant guard him.

 

[Chris Craig]

four times Nurk played too far off Jokic when Jokic was behind the three point line. Two times Jokic hit threes, two times he had room to drive past. It's frustrating. Nurkic needs to be up on his toes and focused every minute.

Need to be on his ass like a fly on shit

 

[crandc]

Talk about bad coaching ... Angels took out pitcher who had a shutout for five innings, new pitcher gave up four runs and A's still have only one out.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Nurk has been great. Hope they don't forget to go through him in the second half.

 

[James lamphear]

nurk played that whole quarter after sitting 5 in the first half. we have to buy him like 8 mins of rest. need RHJ or Roco to go small here.

NO MORE KANTER

He needs go out when Jokic goes out we then could play small. Nurk come back when Jokic comes back in.

 

[wizenheimer]

nurk played that whole quarter after sitting 5 in the first half. we have to buy him like 8 mins of rest. need RHJ or Roco to go small here.

NO MORE KANTER

Kanter was bad, but it wasn't him that gave up about 12 wide open three's...nobody within 6' of the shooter

 

[illmatic99]

Kanter was bad, but it wasn't him that gave up about 12 wide open three's...nobody within 6' of the shooter

watch em again. jamychal green hit 2 with kanter on him... err not on him cuz he was waving at green from 8' away

 

[wizenheimer]

We need CJ and Melo to show up in the 2nd half.

well, they showed up in the first half enough to shoot 20 fucking times

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

We need Norm to continue driving to the hoop.

We need to set him up for that, but i don't think that play is in our playbook.

 

[Chris Craig]

well, they showed up in the first half enough to shoot 20 fucking times

I'm talking about making shots

 

[crandc]

Biggest problems no bench scoring and uncharacteristically bad three point shooting. Hoping just anomaly.

 

[wizenheimer]

CJ actually had a pretty decent half.

ho so?

14 points on 15 shots is bad, and only 1 assist; and he lost his man several times on defense

 

[AldoTrapani]

You can tell it’s bad by how incredibly hard it is for us to score. Then on top of that our defense is beyond trash. But the good news is these are the last days of Terry Stotts

 

[brooklynballer]

Stotts absolutely fucked us by subbing Kanter in with 5 minutes left in the 1st quarter.

There’s certain matchups where Kanter will work - unfortunately Denver is not one of them. Having Kanter defend Jokic, and really any of Denver’s bigs, is not gonna fly. Malone has obviously made it a priority for everyone to attack Kanter for every second he’s on the court.