Game Thread WESTERN FINALS, GAME 2: BLAZERS @ WARRIORS - 5/16/19, THURSDAY, 6PM, ESPN

[THE HCP]

It's raining today in the Bay, which should always be a good sign for Portland. Let's get this evened up!

 

[dviss1]

they can trap Turner

 

[e_blazer]

I do believe that I'm smelling a Blazers win today.

GO BLAZERS!!

 

[Lukee]

All I can hear all day is "can Warriors win the Finals without KD". No-one thinks we can beat them. They are favourites, but I hope our guys can heear al this noise and disrespect.

 

[stampedehero]

I'd put a bionic leg on Nurk and get him back out there. Ronnie Lott cut off a finger, Nurk can cut off his leg and get a bionic one.

A compound ankle break means disability.

 

[stampedehero]

All I can hear all day is "can Warriors win the Finals without KD". No-one thinks we can beat them. They are favourites, but I hope our guys can heear al this noise and disrespect.

They actually play great without him. They are good. You can see how fluid they are. Their bench guys stepped up. .

 

[Darkwebs]

Referees:

 

[Labinot41]

KD still out

 

[BBert]

I do believe that I'm smelling a Blazers win today.

GO BLAZERS!!

I hope that's a Blazers win and not Blazers wind. For your sake.

 

[Cugel]

KD still out

Yes, and evidently "not even close" to returning. Hasn't even set foot on a court and in pain according to Kerr. PDX needs to seize the upper hand.

 

[B-Roy]

I'll be at the game. Hoping for a win regardless of what happens.

 

[BBert]

I'll be at the game. Hoping for a win regardless of what happens.

REP-RE-SENT!

 

[BBert]

I see GS without Durant as a team of players who compliment each other and are fluid as a unit.

I see GS with Durant as a team of players who compliment each other, plus one great player who fits awkwardly into the unit, and mostly does his thing solo.

One criticism of Durant joining GS was that they didn't need him.

They still don't. Durant's absence isn't as big a deal as one might think.

 

[Cugel]

having the best offensive player in the league is never a bad thing

 

[KingSpeed]

History of Game 2s in biggest series in franchise history:

1990 NBA Finals: lose game 1, win game 2
1991 WCF: lose game 1, win game 2
1992 NBA Finals: lose game 1, win game 2
1999 WCF: lose game 1, lose on Elliott 3 in gm2
2000 WCF: lose game 1, win game 2 (106-77)

Of course, we lost all those series though. The only other big Game 2 we’ve played was 1977 when we lost games 1 and 2 in NBA Finals but won championship.

 

[crandc]

This postseason 2-0 in Game Two

 

[BBert]

having the best offensive player in the league is never a bad thing

I agree. Adding Durant to that team was simply not fair.

My opinion though is that removing Durant from GS does not diminish GS in remotely the same way it would diminish literally any other team in the league.

 

[Cugel]

I agree. Adding Durant to that team was simply not fair.

My opinion though is that removing Durant from GS does not diminish GS in remotely the same way it would diminish literally any other team in the league.

I actually like their play w/o him too.

 

[Rhal]

We got this tonight as long as we see some changes and don't roll with the same D we had game 1.

 

[THE HCP]

This postseason 2-0 in Game Two

What this dude said!!!

 

[LuckyShot]

Hopefully we take this game more seriously than the last one. I am so ready to move on from that shit show and make it a distant memory.

 

[LuckyShot]

We got this tonight as long as we see some changes and don't roll with the same D we had game 1.

It's all going to be about focus and desire. If we can cut down on all the stupid unforced mental shit we did last game like lazy defense/shitty communication, stupid turnovers (including Dame overpenetrating with no real chance to do anything productive), taking good shots and finishing them, and just making smart and aggressive plays to punish them for overplaying and leaving guys all alone for entire possessions, then everything changes. We will at least make them work for it.

 

[BonesJones]

 

[Serbian]

Again same line up as predicted. Pathetic. Scotts sucks ass

 

[BonesJones]

 

[BonesJones]

History of Game 2s in biggest series in franchise history:

1990 NBA Finals: lose game 1, win game 2
1991 WCF: lose game 1, win game 2
1992 NBA Finals: lose game 1, win game 2
1999 WCF: lose game 1, lose on Elliott 3 in gm2
2000 WCF: lose game 1, win game 2 (106-77)

Of course, we lost all those series though. The only other big Game 2 we’ve played was 1977 when we lost games 1 and 2 in NBA Finals but won championship.

Cool history, but I don't see how it's relevant.

 

[crandc]

Maybe the Blazers need to stop liking GSW. They hated OKC and learned to hate at least temporarily Denver but Dame always liked Warriors and obviously Seth must like them a bit. Hopefully they can get the edge they need.

 

[riverman]

We got this game! Man it would suck to watch this outdoors tonight on the big screen...it's pouring out

 

[Lukee]

Maybe the Blazers need to stop liking GSW. They hated OKC and learned to hate at least temporarily Denver but Dame always liked Warriors and obviously Seth must like them a bit. Hopefully they can get the edge they need.

I wanna see Seth getting into with Cook or someone. It would be interesting

 

[Jade Falcon]

Not expecting much tonight. If it's not a game by quarter 3, I'm turning it off.

Hope I'm wrong though. Go Blazers.