Game 5 : Portland Trail Blazers (2-1) @ Los Angeles Clippers (3-1) - 10:00 PM

TheNewEra · Post #21 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:02 am

Patrick Patterson in randomly

playaloc916 · Post #22 » by **playaloc916** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:06 am

It's the Lemon Pepper Lou show tonight.

TheNewEra · Post #23 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:07 am

Great half of basketball

TheNewEra · Post #24 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:12 am

Bench has some good balance and still have time for Kennard to get better

playaloc916 · Post #25 » by **playaloc916** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:23 am

WOW, making them pay right now

Max Headrom · Post #26 » by **Max Headrom** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:23 am

Looks like Portland has given up already...lol

madmaxmedia · Post #27 » by **madmaxmedia** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:23 am

Let’s put 50 on them tonight.

madmaxmedia · Post #28 » by **madmaxmedia** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:25 am

Kawhi Leonard must have the strongest core in the NBA

TheNewEra · Post #29 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:25 am

Kawhi on fire

MartinToVaught · Post #30 » by **MartinToVaught** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:28 am

#MVPKawhi

TheNewEra · Post #31 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:30 am

That was a nice block by Nurk

Post #32 » by **og15** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:30 am

MartinToVaught wrote:It's been a pleasure to watch a team that actually passes the ball so far this season. Doc seemed to think passing the ball was like a trick play that you only use sparingly (and never in the playoffs).

Every coach in general wants their team to pass the ball, Doc definitely wanted them to do so, and they had their moments. Not every coach can get their team to pass the ball the way they want though.

There's both coaching and personnel aspects to it too, not having shooters or enough playmakers is one such problem. Defenses such as a great switching defense can make a passing team become an iso ball team, etc. Many fans will interpret this as the team just not passing the ball and not the offense getting disrupted.

Doc was not able to devise an offensive system that could adjust to playoff defenses well enough, and you can argue also didn't have adequate enough personnel, sure. Hopefully Lue can get the system right, but also hopefully personnel is good enough to do it.

TheNewEra · Post #33 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:42 am

Bench to finish this one off

TheNewEra · Post #34 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:45 am

Keep this above 20

TheNewEra · Post #35 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:49 am

Almost went in

playaloc916 · Post #36 » by **playaloc916** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:54 am

Very clean start to the 4th

playaloc916 · Post #37 » by **playaloc916** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:57 am

Come on Luke, you gotta shoot that

TheNewEra · Post #38 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:58 am

Kennard with an attempted Rondo unnecessary pass off lol

playaloc916 · Post #39 » by **playaloc916** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:01 am

There you go Reggie, drive it in there and get fouled

Max Headrom · Post #40 » by **Max Headrom** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:12 am

I like the fact that when the bench comes in, even at the end of blowouts, they're still running the same offense that's been installed for the team and not a free for all.