Great approach to Game 1.

Nuggets pulled it out. They're a serious match up problem for the Blazers.

but he was barely even trying to rebound

I know he's had better statistical seasons, but I feel like this year has been the best ball of his career, because he fits the role of that backup energy big on a good team so, so well.

Edit: just looked at his stats, cuz why not-- 4th in the NBA in defensive box plus-minus this year, 17th in defensive rating. Not bad, Plum Dogg! Top 20 in block rate too. Doesn't need to worry about fouling out, cuz he's the backup, just try hard for 20-25 MPG. He can just run out there, hustle, swat shots, try hard. Beautiful.

I can’t believe someone wrote that

Dude would take Nik Caner-Medley over Grayson Allen *right today.*

Considering MAGA Hayward's career ending due to injury & Love being washed could my white brethren give me the top 5 white Americans based on the Mayo ranking......(LMAO if 50 year old ReDick is #1)

He played 22 games and shot 39%? At age 30? The hell happened? I truly don’t remember? Seems like a great second chance to be a building block to a franchise, no?

They cannot stop us. On the other end, let Dame eat, contain CJ (and Rodney Hood, I guess) and keep a lid on everyone else.

for Portland to stand a chance and i do not see that happenening.

still within reach though.

Insipid, languid, Nyquil-doused play... and it'd be true even if they were making shots. Wasted a bad game from Lillard and wasted home court advantage. Just an awful showing from everyone on the squad except Jamal and Torrey, who get a pass for playing through some significant pain.

Portland is gonna come back with the exact same gameplan on Friday. Hope we're up for it.

I loved how they fought back and clawed into the game though.

They'll take at least one in Portland.

god damn

looks like a brilliant coaching move if they win this.

Bitch.

>Bitch.

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he was fresh and reliable when everyone else on the court except McCollum was dragging. 3 clutch possesions and you could tell no one on Denver could match his hustle.

Straight up throwing away possessions to try out ball fakes from the Rafer Alston archives


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endin it in Portland would be a huge statement win.

Won't be easy.

But they shouldn't have 2 bad shooting games in a row.

First by letting that huge lead we built in the first vanish by the might of the seemingly invincible Rodney Hood and then just cobbling together 13 gotdamn measly points for the rest.

Our shit doesn't work if none of them are performing. And for the series were not getting consistent production from any of them, and that goes for guys who I like and think are good (Morris, Beasley), guys I like but have no illusions about (Thrillhouse), and guys who I appreciate for trying really hard but also struggle to see what the point of them actually is more often than not (Plumdogg).

But you know what? Props to Portland. All you can say about Dame and CJ is that they delivered massively. The team as a whole stepped up the intensity on defense, kept us out of the paint, and forced us to take average-to-shitty shots. And Rodney Hood. What a time to wake up. We have nothing for him.

Probably right that this goes 7. Be still, my heart.

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... and made 2 big threes in the 4th. Great game from Dame, despite the poor shooting.

He needs redemption after that.

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..He has all the tools.

This series should be a solid lesson for him.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

And the Nuggets couldn’t hit 3s there damn self.

Great series.

If your 2nd and 3rd best players take 32 shots and hit less than a quarter of them, you lose. Beyond that, the 3's and FT's; the bench production... ugh. Just about everything not related to #15, who was average by his standards. This one hurts.

Credit to Portland though.

dude is constantly improving his ability to get his shot off.

Heard they were up 31-19 and got to where i could see a TV for the last 11 seconds. Props to the Blazers. Stotts, McCollum, Lillard and the entire squad really manned up. When Nurkic went down i thought this series would be cake and it was not. Denver started most games hot but then reverted to chucking the entire series and lost leads by being cold. Can't wait until next year for this squad when you add in MPJ. Great year for a young team and lots to build on moving forward to be in contention for years.

A bunch of non-basketball-watchers have preached the same bullshit about how terrible Dame and CJ are on defense, which hasn't been true for about 3 years.

Put some respect on these guys' all-around games.

"have their way"

Which guards in the NBA can, for example, "have their way" with CJ McCollum? I really wanna know.

one day I hope to see Collin making people this level of mad