Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 5: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - APRIL 23, 2019, TUESDAY, 7:30 PM, TNT & NBCSNW

[PtldPlatypus]

 

[illmatic99]

37 works for me

 

[Kaydow]

Russ to Dame: “I’ve been busting that ass for years! For years!

Dame: (waves goodbye)

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

 

[CupWizier]

Enjoy vacation OKC. Here's a sign for your practice facility.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Not strong enough, and if it's too strong it will damage the paint.

I wish I had a sun roof. I had one in my 1989 Chrystler LeBaron years ago and flew a giant American flag out the top of it on a pole after 9/11.

Spray can plasti dip the logo on your hood.

Mask it with some good tape though so it peels off. Thick plast dip peels right off. Overspray is a nightmare.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Nah This one should be the "Bye Bye"

 

[andalusian]

About that bad, bad shot:

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26593473/nope-damian-lillard-series-winner-bad-shot

Should also notice that while he shoots a better pct from 30+ than George shoots 3s overall, in the playoffs he shot 8-12 from this range, a mind boggling 66%.

Read the scouting report, dumbass.

 

[tester551]

If I remember correctly (and I might not because I'm fucking delirious!) that was a classic case of "ball don't lie"!

When PG13 missed each of those shots, that's the line I said to the TV.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

How am I supposed to be productive right now, my goodness... Crazy game, that whole game Dame was unbelievable. That steal Seth had on PG13 was crazy, so much crazy stuff in one basketball game.

 

[e_blazer]

Nah This one should be the "Bye Bye"

Or, the “Bye Bye, Baby”in honor of that famous “rocker”, Russell Westbrook.

 

[Pinwheel1]

About that bad, bad shot:

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26593473/nope-damian-lillard-series-winner-bad-shot

Should also notice that while he shoots a better pct from 30+ than George shoots 3s overall, in the playoffs he shot 8-12 from this range, a mind boggling 66%.

Read the scouting report, dumbass.

That was a good read. Also loved the article below it titled
NBA players react to Damian Lillard's series-clinching game winner

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Nah This one should be the "Bye Bye"

That was my thought too.

 

[illmatic99]

I guess this is why we endure the years of torture. I kept asking myself yet again when Nurk went down why I still follow this team/game so closely every night, and why my mood depends on how we did the night before. This hobby for me is my release from the general malaise of reality, but it has given me so much pain. This kind of night was redemption-- it's why we endure. Dame going around the arena and dabbing up fans and explicitly paying homage to the fact that we too feel the pain that the players do was amazing. I really want us to win a title one day. This is such an awesome feeling.

 

[illmatic99]

So as you can see I'm just finished watching the replay of this game . Now let me tell you something about this game.

It was a fucking disgrace. Fuck the NBA. Fuck those trash ass refs. fuck OKC (those punk ass bitches didn't even shake hands ??)

Lillard is a fucking god.

I think some of them waited a bit to do it (felton/adams/etc) but Dame was too busy being mobbed by teammates.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I guess this is why we endure the years of torture. I kept asking myself yet again when Nurk went down why I still follow this team/game so closely every night, and why my mood depends on how we did the night before. This hobby for me is my release from the general malaise of reality, but it has given me so much pain. This kind of night was redemption-- it's why we endure. Dame going around the arena and dabbing up fans and explicitly paying homage to the fact that we too feel the pain that the players do was amazing. I really want us to win a title one day. This is such an awesome feeling.

Yup.

 

[dviss1]

I can't find @Jade Falcon's other side thread.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I can't find @Jade Falcon's other side thread.

http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/the-other-side-vol-ii-2018-2019-season.335867/

 

[dviss1]

BTW, we need to give some credit to:

1. Seth Curry for a big steal in the last minute that led to a bucket to tie it the first time.
2. Aminu's defense on Westbrook their last possession.
3. Harkless hitting 4 massive free throws in the fourth.

That 2 for 1 play by Lillard was amazing too.

 

[illmatic99]

That 2 for 1 play by Lillard was amazing too.

God damn, that was nasty. He timed it perfectly and the finish was insane. He did like a 180 with a reverse at the same time.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

37 works for me

“Because he’s a player without a number, but a letter, his fans have decided to number his famous shots instead. Point-Nine. Thirty-Seven. As the legend grows, the numbers grow around the Letter O.”

 

[SportsAndWhine]

That 2 for 1 play by Lillard was amazing too.

“33!”

 

[42N8Bounce]

Great article from ESPN -

Nope, Damian Lillard's series winner wasn't a bad shot

As a whole, the league made just 25.9 percent of shots from that distance, so it's fair to say that for most dudes, shots from that range aren't very "good."

Lillard isn't most dudes. He sank 39.2 percent of his shots from 30 to 40 feet this season.

That's pretty good.

On average, NBA shooters convert 35.5 percent of their 3s, and George sank 38.6 percent of his 3-point tries this season. In other words: Deep-space Dame appears to be as good of an option as the typical NBA 3-point look, or even an average Paul George 3-point attempt.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Im still in...

"WWWWHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTTTT?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Mode....

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Great article from ESPN -

Nope, Damian Lillard's series winner wasn't a bad shot

It was the second shot he’d hit from the same spot THAT HALF! He opened and ended the second half with that shot.

 

[SIeepwalker]

I think some of them waited a bit to do it (felton/adams/etc) but Dame was too busy being mobbed by teammates.

But the leading bitches (George, Westbrook, Schroder) were headed straight to the exit. Who's tapping the wrist now huh ?

 

[SIeepwalker]

On another note, no clue why ET played that much.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Loved Curry's reaction to the game winner too. Badass

 

[santeesioux]

 

[Chris Craig]

Told you

 

[illmatic99]

On another note, no clue why ET played that much.

CJ's foul trouble had a lot to do with it. Forced Dame to play the whole first half, meaning Terry HAD to rest Dame in the second half. Honestly, I'd just let Simons play instead.