Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 5: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - JUNE 1, 2021 - TUESDAY, 6:00, NBATV & NBCSNW

[Fairly-Hard]

Gotta admit that was a great game to watch!

Great comeback and who will ever doubt Damian Lillard again?

Would have been nice if a single other Blazer would have contributed on the offensive end after 2 mins left in regulation.

 

[B-Roy]

Norm 0 rebounds in 51 minutes.

They have 3 6'8+ guys in the starting lineup and we have 1. We are getting annihilated on the boards. It's not Norms fault. He's never been a good rebounder, and he's asked to outrebound guys with 6 inches over him.

 

[brooklynballer]

Came down to the role players. Denver’s role players (MPJ, Morris, and Rivers) made their threes down the stretch while Portland’s (CJ, Melo, Powell, RoCo) played like hot garbage.

 

[Natebishop3]

Well on the bright side at least the rest of the world had finally seen:

1. Dame is actually still insanely good in the playoffs. Hopefully that bullshit is finally put to rest.
   
2. Our team is really not that good and Dame has been carrying this carcass for years.
   
3. Terry Stotts is garbage.

 

[wizenheimer]

that is one of the most amazing stats, in a bad way, I've ever seen

bad roster construction, but hey, they were under the tax line

 

[Chris Craig]

So much this.

But then the 2-3 minute runs that Stotts would give someone like Little don't exactly help develop a player.

Melo needs to walk next year. Little should get those minutes

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

Why the fuck was anyone but Dame shooting?

100% clear out and let Dame shoot. WHY on earth is anyone else trying?

 

[DDolla]

Dame deserves a ring or maybe Jody need to over pay a superstar to pair with Dame

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Honestly Powell never makes any big shots since he been a Blazer. Fuck him too

He was +11 vs CJ's -7 for the game. Give him 22 shots and let's see what he does.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

Melo needs to walk next year. Little should get those minutes

hollis-Jefferson minutes should be Little minutes!

 

[Natebishop3]

100% clear out and let Dame shoot. WHY on earth is anyone else trying?

Every time CJ took a shot I wanted to punch a wall.

 

[MickZagger]

Norm 0 rebounds in 51 minutes.

Oh god.

He’s a perimeter defender. Who cares. We didn’t lose this game because Powell had no rebounds. We lost this game because CJ was 7-22 from the field and decided to step out of bounds at one of the worst times possible

 

[MadeFromDust]

View attachment 38811

that is one of the most amazing stats, in a bad way, I've ever seen

bad roster construction, but hey, they were under the tax line

Seriously, they need to print this out and tape it up all over the locker room.

Replace the little TV screen on the flight back with this image.

 

[Chris Craig]

hollis-Jefferson minutes should be Little minutes!

Those too

 

[bobf]

Stotts should have called timeout after that rebound with 17 secs left then CJ stepped out of bounds because he has to dribble all pretty and shit.

Cj had a pump fake side step 3 with slowcic on him. Why is he driving with 9 seconds left down by 3.

 

[blazerkor]

He was +11 vs CJ's -7 for the game. Give him 22 shots and let's see what he does.

Maybe let him play his actual position and send CJ's ass to a team that will play him at lead guard.

 

[DDolla]

Blazers don’t have a chance against the Lakers or Suns but I want them to advance to watch more Dame

 

[MickZagger]

hollis-Jefferson minutes should be Little minutes!

He’s getting minutes because outside Nurk and Kanter he’s the only other player who is suiting up who can guard both the 4 and 5

 

[AldoTrapani]

He was +11 vs CJ's -7 for the game. Give him 22 shots and let's see what he does.

Sly when’s the last time he made a big timely shot?

 

[Natebishop3]

Would this team be better if we benched CJ and started DJJ?

Dame
Norm
DJJ
RoCo
Nurk

 

[blazerkor]

Blazers don’t have a chance against the Lakers or Suns but I want them to advance to watch more Dame

I will always root for us to win but if we don't I'll be very happy to see the Terry Stotts era come to an end.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Oh god.

He’s a perimeter defender. Who cares. We didn’t lose this game because Powell had no rebounds. We lost this game because CJ was 7-22 from the field and decided to step out of bounds at one of the worst times possible

He literally tied an NBA record tonight. It's notable.

 

[EGame]

Would this team be better if we benched CJ and started DJJ?

Dame
Norm
DJJ
RoCo
Nurk

Sadly probably not. Not sure where the offense comes from outside of Dame and our team has proven that even with good defenders because of who our coach is, we always suck ass on defense.

 

[AldoTrapani]

I bet CJ shows up next two games.

Then what? Get smacked the next round against a pretty healthy Suns team. Shit even if they weren’t healthy! This team is garbage outside of Dame

 

[Chris Craig]

Would this team be better if we benched CJ and started DJJ?

Dame
Norm
DJJ
RoCo
Nurk

IDK but I don't CJ out there. He constantly fucks us

 

[beast blazer]

And why didn't stotts challenge 1 call? The refs made no bad calls against us? Just one could have changed the outcome

 

[Dom McBlazer]

Blazer pride....they balled out tonight! Hell of a game!

Dame balled out tonight. I didn't know this, but a friend shared with me that the Blazers minus Lillard went 1/19 in OT/2OT.

 

[bobf]

Melo needs to walk next year. Little should get those minutes

If Little had all of Melos minutes this year we’d be a better team right now.

 

[Natebishop3]

IDK but I don't CJ out there. He constantly fucks us

All we had to do was give Dame the ball and we fucked that up. I don’t get it.

 

[Strenuus]

They changed it to on the floor. So challenge was actually successful

They called it unsuccessful, technically.