Game 23: Portland vs Utah 6:00pm Root+

[DeBlazerRiddem]

Great game from Simons. Love to see the scoring and new career highs, but also a fantastic defensive play at the end to seal the W.

[GEE]

"Nine is enough", said Simons. Career high for him w/ 45pts, Franchise Record for pts/half. Trade the SOB anyway. Another fine days work from Nurkic and Winslow, along with another gem by Grant... But the best part for me was the small but meaningful contributions from all 6 other players. Great Win!

As for GP2, can't wait to see him return. Like Chauncey said, We need him. Dame to return tomorrow. I just look forward to having all three of these guys back healthy ASAP. Chauncey will need some time to see how to best mix Dame/Simons/GP2 with PT, but when and if he does... that will be something to look forward to, as it should be a beautiful thing to see.

On a side note: I'm noticing how Chauncey is using the SF position as a pure lunchpale role, ala Dennis Rodman. Just look at the performances from Hart this season, along with Watford stepping up the last couple games. Everyone has a job to do out there, and scoring, while hugely important, is only one part of winning. Seems like the first, second and third priority for our SF has been Rebounding, then Defense. Winslow and Watford sure handled alot of the dirty work out there, which is a big change in my view from years past when it seemed it was all left for Nurkic. Finally getting the Big fella some help down there; It's a nice, and very noticeable change.