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

Pillendreher · Post #481 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:18 am

Our offense is just absolute garbage. **** pathetic.

Deliver us from Donovan already. Pull the plug.

NaturalThunder · Post #482 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:19 am

Anda fter all of that, with Portland doing jack squat with Lillard and McCollum on the bench the first 4+ minutes of the 2nd quarter, we've managed to fight all the way back from our 1-point deficit to force a tie.

NaturalThunder · Post #483 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:20 am

Portland is BEGGING us to blow this open and, because we can't shoot nor execute on offense, we're still losing this quarter.

jackrabbit00 · Post #484 » by **jackrabbit00** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:25 am

There's no way we are gonna win anything with this kind of offense. Outside of Westbrook nobody tries to create anything.

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NaturalThunder · Post #485 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:27 am

jackrabbit00 wrote:There's no way we are gonna win anything with this kind of offense. Outside of Westbrook nobody tries to create anything.

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And outside of George, no one on the roster can shoot.

Our roster is in an extremely sad state.

NaturalThunder · Post #486 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:29 am

Every freaking opportunity in the world to blow this game open in front a home crowd that is waiting to explode.

We can't even kinda sorta seize the day and build an 10-15 point lead like any decent team would've done by now with the way Portland is playing.

NaturalThunder · Post #487 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:32 am

Go crazy!!!

We've blown this thing open!!

We're up by...

FOUR!!

NaturalThunder · Post #488 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:36 am

Well, at least we've eclipsed the 5 3PM mark tonight.

Pillendreher · Post #489 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:44 am

+11 in the 2nd quarter. Finally stopped taking garbage midrangers and much better defensive effort. Very few open shots for Lillard and McCollum. Those two scored 11 points on 13 shots and 5 turnovers.

QPR · Post #490 » by **QPR** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:45 am

The third quarter collapse is going to be extra frustrating today.

Pillendreher · Post #491 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:46 am

Also very good minutes by Morris. WLTC is right: In this series Morris needs to play more than Grant. He doesn't get abused on the boards.

Post #492 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:46 am

Don't know what will happen during second half and in game 4 but we won't win a game on the road with this offense.

Pillendreher · Post #493 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:06 am

Can't let them get back on this by any chance. This is it right now. The whole season on the line.

NaturalThunder · Post #494 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:06 am

Kanter just set, like, 14 moving screens to free McCollum up for that free.

Looks like Stotts' b***h fit at the end of the half about Adams' uncalled moving screen is paying off.

NaturalThunder · Post #495 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:11 am

This is a six point game just like that. Really quick 7-0 run by the Blazers.

We're not winning this one.

NaturalThunder · Post #496 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:14 am

Have they missed a three this half?

Post #497 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:15 am

Biggest issue is that PG13 should be the best player of this series by a wild margin but he's probably the third or 4th best player

NaturalThunder · Post #498 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:17 am

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.

Pillendreher · Post #499 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:21 am

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.

NaturalThunder · Post #500 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:24 am

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.