This loss means NOTHING? SOMETHING? EVERYTHING? Choose your own adventure.

[HailBlazers]

Dude, they usually do.

Statistically perhaps. But its a momentum game and timing of calls is everything. The NBA has controlled outcomes by getting Big's in foul trouble forever now. See Webber, Rasheed, Shaq. If Shaq stayed in the game its a W, if they decided to call it tight a L.

 

[THE HCP]

Statistically perhaps. But its a momentum game and timing of calls is everything. The NBA has controlled outcomes by getting Big's in foul trouble forever now. See Webber, Rasheed, Shaq. If Shaq stayed in the game its a W, if they decided to call it tight a L.

I believe basketball is the hardest game to officiate by far. Mistakes will be made and everybody bitches about how they are treated by the refs. Always have, always will. I usually see a handful of blatant missed calls against us thoughout a game, that tend to even out against us.
Obviously if you’ve ever been to a game at the MC, EVERY call against us gets booed. Which is embarrassing if you ask me. You’d hope common sense wouldn’t be clouded by pinwheel allegiance. Next time if you watch a game, watch how SLOW I replay a foul that Kevin and Lamar claim to be a bad call..... I will purposely play it as slow as possible and sometimes rock it back and forth just to make sure everybody at home realizes the call was legit. Kind of an inside game I play. Used to do it with the Mikes as well. I hope they would admit the call was good, sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t. Usually depends on the amount of Kool-Aid that was ingested that afternoon.

 

[Chris Craig]

So we lost by 4 with:

- Our best 2 players having their worst combined game of the season
- The refs fucking us over (Typical Houston favoritism)
- We had mental lapses on defense that we haven't had since last year
- Houston shot great from 3pt (even by their standards)

And we lost by 4. We didn't give up any ground in the playoff race as OKC & UTA (the 2 teams right behind us) both lost.

Bragging rights? Playoffs mean more, and CP3 and Harden have a history of choking there. Oh, and Houston is still one of the crappiest cities in America (sorry @Mediocre Man).

Would've been nice to win, but it means NOTHING. ClutchFans will act like they won a championship, but that's a sign of respect to US.

Go Blazers!

Word

 

[Chris Craig]

Doesn't mean they always equal out

Dude, they usually do.

The total number of fouls maybe, but on the floor vs shooting...it doesnt

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[Portland2014]

I tried to tell you.