Game 81: Portland vs Houston 7:00pm Root, Root+

Brandon-Clyde · Post #1 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:24 am

vs.

Time: 7:00pm
Place: Moda Center
TV: Root, Root+

GLB of the game Fiona Barron

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cdubbz · Post #2 » by **cdubbz** » Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:27 pm

Well hello Fiona

Brandon-Clyde · Post #3 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:53 am

1st quarter GLB pic

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cdubbz · Post #4 » by **cdubbz** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:55 am

Whats even Billups plan to end out the season?

I would use it to challenge Scoot and give him challenges ex: More than ___ turnovers you're benched.

It's the last few games and hopefully it leaves him with an impression on what he needs to work on if it's not already known.

Post #5 » by **DaVoiceMaster** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:21 am

If the Blazers lose tonight, they tie San Antonio for the worst record in the west. The Spurs have one game remaining against the Pistons, which they should win. The Blazers could very well finish last in the west!!!

DusterBuster · Post #6 » by **DusterBuster** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:36 am

DaVoiceMaster wrote:If the Blazers lose tonight, they tie San Antonio for the worst record in the west. The Spurs have one game remaining against the Pistons, which they should win. The Blazers could very well finish last in the west!!!

So in other words you’re telling me this is a lock Blazers win

Brandon-Clyde · Post #7 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:37 am

2nd quarter GLB pic

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cdubbz · Post #8 » by **cdubbz** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:38 am

DaVoiceMaster wrote:If the Blazers lose tonight, they tie San Antonio for the worst record in the west. The Spurs have one game remaining against the Pistons, which they should win. The Blazers could very well finish last in the west!!!

A true honor.

Shows how wild the NBA is. Rockets & Pistons made headlines for how awful they were. Spurs having Wemby cancels out the losing record.

Bright side is we can only go up from here

Brandon-Clyde · Post #9 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:48 am

What a shot by Henderson!!!

DusterBuster · Post #10 » by **DusterBuster** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:02 am

Sure would have been cool to see Scoot playing this free and with confidence back in January if Billups and Cronin would have made the path for that…

Post #11 » by **The Sebastian Express** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:02 am

The Blazers also play the Kings in Sacramento on Sunday.

DusterBuster · Post #12 » by **DusterBuster** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:07 am

I’ll also say, Scoot arguably couldn’t have had a worse rookie season, but efficiency aside, ending with averages around 14/4/5.5 isn’t altogether terrible given he was completely unprepared for the NBA game with the Ignite, then fighting through some early injuries and basically being mismanaged from a developmental standpoint for over 3/4s of the season.

Plenty to correct, but feels like there’s still … something … there? He’s gonna have to really dedicate and work harrrrrd this offseason tho.

Brandon-Clyde · Post #13 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:08 am

3rd quarter GLB pic

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Post #14 » by **Moonbeam** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:44 am

That dunk from Scoot was niiiice!

Brandon-Clyde · Post #15 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:45 am

4th quarter GLB pic

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Post #16 » by **DaVoiceMaster** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:51 am

I vote we run Fiona Baron back-to-back as the GLB to finish out the season!!!

Norm2953 · Post #17 » by **Norm2953** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:07 am

Need to hang on for this loss.

Let's hope Cleveland rests all their players and Portland can get into a tie for third place if
Charlotte is gifted a win. Sacramento needs to win and has no reason to rest their players
against Portland

Brandon-Clyde · Post #18 » by **Brandon-Clyde** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:25 am

Consolation GLB pic

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Dame Lizard · Post #19 » by **Dame Lizard** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 6:41 am

Our most important game of the season is coming up.

Both for our own draft pick's and GSW's draft pick's sake as well.

An absolute must lose. Watch Chauncey pull off an upset. Thankfully it's at Sacramento and it's a must win for them. I'm a bit nervous though.

Post #20 » by **The Sebastian Express** » Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:03 am

I've had a lot of fun watching the last bit of the seaosn. I wish Shaedon could've been healthy. But I'm loving the progress we're seeing from Scoot when he's put in position to be -the- point guard. He's still got lots of work, stuff he acknowledged tonight.

We need him to work on his handle, his base on his shot, touch around the rim. Turnovers I don't worry about because he's a rookie point guard. Those were always going to happen.

But he's got a natural leadership and energy for his teammates, he's a great passer who's getting the ball to his guys where they need (albeit sometimes with a little too much zip it surprises them) and he doesn't seem to make excuses.

I'm also excited by the progress of Rayan. He's improved his shot, he hustles, he's got defensive instincts and ability. And he's got great size.

Even Kris has been fun to watch. His shot has been a disappointment but he's made some nice defensive plays and shows smarts.