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Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP

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Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#1 » by Brandon-Clyde » Thu Mar 6, 2025 11:27 pm

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Time 5:00pm
Place: OKC
TV: Chargetv and KUNP

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GLB of the game Simone Ashley

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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#2 » by JasonStern » Fri Mar 7, 2025 9:58 pm

Has Sydney Thomas been a GLB? I don't remember all 63. If not, nominate her. Solid choice for a winnable game against the Pistons.

And not surprisingly, the Sydney Sweeney rebound thing never panned out. :'D
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#3 » by Walton1one » Fri Mar 7, 2025 10:07 pm

Thunder injuries: Chet Holmgren (questionable), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Lugentz Dort, Isaiah Hartenstein, Cason Wallace (out)

lol, none of the top teams take POR seriously, nor do they care if POR subverts their own future by winning these games and making the play in (or worse) the playoffs. OKC after all, is likely picking before POR anyway.

If Chet doesn't play that is OKC's top 6 players?

This after BOS rested their top 3 players and CLE sat their top player.

I would think POR should win this game, but if they don't?
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#4 » by zzaj » Fri Mar 7, 2025 10:19 pm

Walton1one wrote:OKC after all, is likely picking before POR anyway.


Let's all try and guess which team's management knows WTF they are doing, shall we?
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#5 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sat Mar 8, 2025 1:08 am

1st quarter GLB pic

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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#6 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sat Mar 8, 2025 1:35 am

2nd quarter GLB pic

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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#7 » by Blazinaway » Sat Mar 8, 2025 1:51 am

It's depressing just how bad Grant looks
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#8 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sat Mar 8, 2025 2:14 am

3rd quarter GLB pic

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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#9 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sat Mar 8, 2025 2:20 am

JasonStern wrote:Has Sydney Thomas been a GLB? I don't remember all 63. If not, nominate her. Solid choice for a winnable game against the Pistons.

And not surprisingly, the Sydney Sweeney rebound thing never panned out. :'D


Quick question. Which Sydney Thomas? There is multiple.
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#10 » by zzaj » Sat Mar 8, 2025 2:26 am

This might be the worst defensive game I've ever seen from Simons...it's amazing how much other teams hunt him.
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#11 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sat Mar 8, 2025 2:47 am

4th quarter GLB pic

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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#12 » by zzaj » Sat Mar 8, 2025 2:50 am

I sure wish we could put the hands, rebounding technique, and motor of Walker into Clingan...
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#13 » by Dame Lizard » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:09 am

Grant is the worst contract in the league. Nice job Cronin.
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#14 » by Brandon-Clyde » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:21 am

Consolation GLB pics

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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#15 » by Tim Lehrbach » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:22 am

I will never, ever like the not-Sonics, so I am displeased we lost badly to their JV squad. Yuck.
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#16 » by JRoy » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:25 am

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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#17 » by zzaj » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:28 am

Okay, what in the actual hell is going on with Grant? He must have the yips or something? Maybe he's got some off-court distraction that is impacting his play?

This game was a study in contrasts...

Good role players whose coach knows how to put them in a position to succeed stepping up to take on larger roles

vs.

Well...the opposite.

The Blazers are going to win exactly zero games if they shoot 34% from 2, and 18% from 3.

I can't tell if it's just recency bias, but I feel like the Blazers must be bottom 5 in opp 3pt%.
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#18 » by Wizenheimer » Sat Mar 8, 2025 3:58 am

zzaj wrote:I can't tell if it's just recency bias, but I feel like the Blazers must be bottom 5 in opp 3pt%.


they rank 20th

pretty ugly loss tonight.....geeeeezuzzz

Simons scored 13 straight Blazers points in the 2nd Q and had 14 points on 7 shots. He ended up with 14 points on 16 shots. Worse, he was an absolute sieve on defense. Camara/Grant were 4-23 on FG's (17%) and 1-13 on three's (8%)
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#19 » by zzaj » Sat Mar 8, 2025 4:26 am

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zzaj wrote:I can't tell if it's just recency bias, but I feel like the Blazers must be bottom 5 in opp 3pt%.


they rank 20th

pretty ugly loss tonight.....geeeeezuzzz

Simons scored 13 straight Blazers points in the 2nd Q and had 14 points on 7 shots. He ended up with 14 points on 16 shots. Worse, he was an absolute sieve on defense. Camara/Grant were 4-23 on FG's (17%) and 1-13 on three's (8%)


Meh, close enough, lol.

The scheme has a bad habit of overhelping on the weakside. Which is okay as long as you're able to adjust if you're getting roasted by it. But the Blazers don't really make adjustments like that. Chauncey adjusts by subbing. It was especially bad in the Boston game...

Tonight it looked like OKC actually ran (gasp, wait for it)...offense. One that actually included offball screens and both N/S and E/W cutting.

I was genuinely surprised that the Blazers didn't play more zone, actually.
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Re: Game 63: Portland vs OKC 5:00pm Chargetv and KUNP 

Post#20 » by PDXKnight » Sat Mar 8, 2025 4:46 am

I'm so glad we won all those pointless games to wind up as maybe the 11-12 seed and bad lotto odds when all is said and done...

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