The third time's the charm - First Round Series vs Portland

Pillendreher · Post #501 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:26 am

NaturalThunder wrote:
Pillendreher wrote:
NaturalThunder wrote:They are abusing us with the high pick-n-roll. Lillard or McCollum either come off of it and hit a pull-up three or they get all the way to the basket for a layup.
The trap needs to be faster and more aggressive, but at some point there's just not much you can do when they drain every 3. In the regular season McCollum made less than 36 % of his pull up 3s, Lillard less than 37. Same goes for drives - feels like McCollum hasn't missed a single time when going to the basket in this series.

They'll beat us in 4 or 5 games and then play more to their averages in the second round and lose. You know it's going to happen.

Yeah you can put money on it.

Post #502 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:28 am

Starting to feel very anxious. If it's a close game we will start missing everything

NaturalThunder · Post #503 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:28 am

Even when we heavily contest Lillard's drive to the basket, he still throws it off the backboard through the defense and makes it.

NaturalThunder · Post #504 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:29 am

Schroder is garbage.

Post #505 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:30 am

we need hero Westbrook 4th quarter. PG13 is so passive that he may not be able to play

NaturalThunder · Post #506 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:32 am

The high pick-and-roll worked every freakin' time for the Blazers that quarter.

We're not winning this game.

Post #507 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:33 am

our 2 all stars are 9/30 :banghead:

Pillendreher · Post #508 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:33 am

This defense is just not going to be enough. Lillard can't miss, but we are not forcing him into contested shots either. Escorting him is not playing defense.

spearsy23 · Post #509 » by **spearsy23** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:34 am

Frankly, if you can't stop a guy from doing 25 in a quarter, you deserve to lose.

Post #510 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:34 am

It's time for Russ to step up or we are going home

Would say the same about PG13 but he looks so bad that I guess he can't shoot

NaturalThunder · Post #511 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:35 am

This is just...surreal.

The double high ball-screen for Lillard is somehow working every single time. They're cheesing the crap out of it and we still haven't figured out a way to stop it.

spearsy23 · Post #512 » by **spearsy23** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:35 am

Even more embarrassing was that most of them were him getting to the rim blowing by bigs that were supposedly trapping

NaturalThunder · Post #513 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:35 am

spearsy23 wrote:Frankly, if you can't stop a guy from doing 25 in a quarter, you deserve to lose.

Scored 25 in the quarter running the same play over and over and over and over and over.

NaturalThunder · Post #514 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:36 am

Two point game.

Yep. We're going to lose.

spearsy23 · Post #515 » by **spearsy23** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:36 am

Also, if PG is healthy and a dpoy candidate why isn't he on that guy?

NaturalThunder · Post #516 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:38 am

Tie game.

Unreal.

NaturalThunder · Post #517 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:39 am

1/4 stretch from the FT line.

NaturalThunder · Post #518 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:42 am

They have to miss one of these difficult driving shots at some point, right?

Post #519 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:43 am

I never complained about Grant.

Where is PG13 though?

Pillendreher · Post #520 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:44 am

Now push push push can't let them get back in it