Game 41: Portland vs Charlotte 7:00pm SNW

[monopoman]

Holy crap Tolliver having a hell of a game tonight.

[Moonbeam]

Tolliver is hustling out there.

[monopoman]

If Tolliver gave us more games like this we would be .500 right now.

[Moonbeam]

I love when Lillard just takes over like this. He knows nobody can stop him.

I just wish he had started being aggressive earlier and helped hold or build the lead better

I think a significant turnaround for Portland may have to depend on Lillard going berserk and averaging 35 PPG until Nurk comes back. I know he tries to get other guys involved, but he's Portland's best player by far and may just need to play like Harden for Portland to have a chance given how depleted the Blazers are.

[Moonbeam]

It's Tolliver mania out there!

[monopoman]

What a save by Melo holy ****.

[Moonbeam]

Melo jumping out of bounds to save a loose ball? This game is CRAZY.

[monopoman]

Lillard would have been pissed if that missed call led to the win for the Hornets.

[d-train]

Tolliver has had multiple great games.

[Brandon-Clyde]

Victory GLB pic

Spoiler:

[Brandon-Clyde]

Lillard would have been pissed if that missed call led to the win for the Hornets.

I think the phrase you are looking for is MORE pissed

[Norm2953]

That's a very young, competitive team with a decent future. Game should have never been close but
without Dame's last second 3 point shot right before halftime, this game might have gotten away.

Props to all people Tolliver. He's an old pro on a team of individuals for with CJ, Melo and Whiteside,
ball movement is challenging.

[Sinobas]

Blew a lead and barely beat a crappy eastern team at home. This team sucks royally.

[DaVoiceMaster]

Good game by a number of players... Lillard, CJ, Melo, and ol' man Tolliver. It doesn't really change my mind about Tolliver cuz everyone can have a good game now and then, but if he had a few more games like that, I could find myself liking the guy. While Lillard did his thing down the stretch, I gotta give the game ball to Tolliver tonight. With out those shots falling, the Blazers lose that game.

Whiteside was totally outplayed by Cody Zeller. CODY ZELLER!!! The guy was in his head, which was evident when Whiteside pushed him in the back on that breakaway. Granted, I thought Zeller was getting away with being pretty physical on that play which led to the steal, but he was already in Whiteside's head prior to that and I just don't know why. Whiteside didn't do squat that game and it could have cost the Blazers a win.

That little Graham guy can sure shoot. Charlotte has some decent young players. Hopefully they can develop them over the next few years. I had no clue Williams was still playing. How old is that guy now? Sheesh! Batum didn't look like much at all so anyone proposing to bring him back as a facilitator should just put that thought to rest right now. Not for that price tag!!!

[Epicurus]

Good game by a number of players... Lillard, CJ, Melo, and ol' man Tolliver. It doesn't really change my mind about Tolliver cuz everyone can have a good game now and then, but if he had a few more games like that, I could find myself liking the guy. While Lillard did his thing down the stretch, I gotta give the game ball to Tolliver tonight. With out those shots falling, the Blazers lose that game.

Whiteside was totally outplayed by Cody Zeller. CODY ZELLER!!! The guy was in his head, which was evident when Whiteside pushed him in the back on that breakaway. Granted, I thought Zeller was getting away with being pretty physical on that play which led to the steal, but he was already in Whiteside's head prior to that and I just don't know why. Whiteside didn't do squat that game and it could have cost the Blazers a win.

That little Graham guy can sure shoot. Charlotte has some decent young players. Hopefully they can develop them over the next few years. I had no clue Williams was still playing. How old is that guy now? Sheesh! Batum didn't look like much at all so anyone proposing to bring him back as a facilitator should just put that thought to rest right now. Not for that price tag!!!

Whiteside sat out the previous game due to respiratory illness. I think more than Zeller being too much for him, the lingering results of the illness was too much.

[JasonStern]

Portland is 9.5 point favorites, meaning the Hornets must be really, really bad.

Easy money. /sigh

Still nice to get a win for once!