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Blazers bottled it big time last night, this series was up for taking without Wembenyama in the next couple of games. Up by 15 deep into the third quarter you have to take the game.
 
Very good game by Scoot but probably wrong time to get tech. Harper also exploded after it.. fun series
If one thing we can get out of this series, which we are probably going to lose now, is Scoot coming into next year with a newfound confidence then I’m all for it. I still hope we can push them by winning tomorrow (I like that the game is at 9.30 pm so I’ll actually be able to watch full game live).
 
That’s some bruise Durant got. Cost the Rockets their season.

KD or no KD, Udoka is holding the team back. He's a disastrous coach and needs be fired immediately.
 
Blazers bottled it big time last night, this series was up for taking without Wembenyama in the next couple of games. Up by 15 deep into the third quarter you have to take the game.

Don't kid yourself. We went 12 games straight without Wemby and won nine of them vs difficult opponents and closed in on OKC.

We nearly finished the season on eight players with over 10ppg average. We've got the depth to make 15 deep nothing if just a few show up.......
 
If one thing we can get out of this series, which we are probably going to lose now, is Scoot coming into next year with a newfound confidence then I’m all for it. I still hope we can push them by winning tomorrow (I like that the game is at 9.30 pm so I’ll actually be able to watch full game live).

Didn't watch Portland a lot but they played a great game for 30 or so minutes. Just a team that makes sense all around, a bit more shooting to stretch the floor would be ideal although they shot pretty well until that last quarter.
 
KD or no KD, Udoka is holding the team back. He's a disastrous coach and needs be fired immediately.

His shtick is getting old... No it's already old

Telling his team to "grow up", no, YOU grow up

Good coach for maybe a young team who needs discipline and growth but he doesn't have that nuance or depth needed for situations like this
 
Don't kid yourself. We went 12 games straight without Wemby and won nine of them vs difficult opponents and closed in on OKC.

We nearly finished the season on eight players with over 10ppg average. We've got the depth to make 15 deep nothing if just a few show up.......
I think without Wemby these teams are quite evenly matched as the last two games sort of indicated too. We overturned big deficit late in game 2, the opposite happened yesterday. Doesn’t matter though as Wemby will be back soon and we don’t have a chance once he is.

I’m still enjoying this run though, never expected to progress anyway and just having an experience of competitive playoffs series is far more than I expected when the season started. The team is still very young and bound to only get better.
 
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Larry Brown made a career of coaching young teams, maybe Udoka will move around the league teaching the young teams too.
 
Blazers bottled it big time last night, this series was up for taking without Wembenyama in the next couple of games. Up by 15 deep into the third quarter you have to take the game.
wild that tiago didn’t call for a timeout at all. we barely have any shooters, and it was made worse by the camara having an awful series so far.
 
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His shtick is getting old... No it's already old

Telling his team to "grow up", no, YOU grow up

Good coach for maybe a young team who needs discipline and growth but he doesn't have that nuance or depth needed for situations like this

He keeps throwing the players under the bus. You're right. His no nonsense shtick is getting old. His opening press conference when he was hired and pretty much every interview and press conference since then he's been preaching accountability, which is highly ironic now as he refuses to take any for his own shortcomings.

Honestly we've outgrown him. He has nothing useful to offer this team anymore. He should go and work with Washington or the Nets.
 
one could think by now that the transition between exhibition mode (regular season) and full throttle (playoffs) is too quick, teams should be allowed a couple weeks to refocus and do a bit of conditioning for the gear up maybe.
 
one could think by now that the transition between exhibition mode (regular season) and full throttle (playoffs) is too quick, teams should be allowed a couple weeks to refocus and do a bit of conditioning for the gear up maybe.

Definitely. They need a break of two weeks. This is just stupid, every year good matchups are ruined.
 
I think the Nuggets will be too strong for them. Don't think it will go to 7. I'm thinking it'll be over in 5.

Note to self.

Never underestimate the Wolves. They're proven playoff risers.
 
Ant will miss weeks now. They only need 1 against Denver who have been lousy so far but it may still be a hard task without Ant and Donte.
 
Gutted for DiVincenzo, always liked him as a player

Not sure how bad Edwards is injured but hyper extended knee doesn't sound good

Still, Minnesota just needs 1 to progress
 
Jokic has been pish, really bad look for him, started the series super passive then having some of his worst shooting games ever.
 
Gutted for DiVincenzo, always liked him as a player

Not sure how bad Edwards is injured but hyper extended knee doesn't sound good

Still, Minnesota just needs 1 to progress
Edwards is out for this tie. Without those two i can't see how Minnesota can win that one game.

Denver very, very lucky there.
 
Blazers have been phenomenal so far, hope we don’t fall off.
 
Well this was painful. Just utterly fell apart in the second half, meanwhile Spurs were excellent.

I guess I’m glad we took one from them early in the series so it won’t end up in a sweep. On to next year.
 
Scoot also back to being himself I guess.
 
Jokic has been pish, really bad look for him, started the series super passive then having some of his worst shooting games ever.
Gobert has been doing some amazing defense on him to be fair. Completely locking Jokic in the second halves of the games.
 
Boston looks by far best team on the East. Despite being Spurs fan, i always liked Celtics. Boston - Spurs final would be amazing.

Anyone else from the East will be demolished by OKC/Spurs/Denver in final
 
Jokic has been pish, really bad look for him, started the series super passive then having some of his worst shooting games ever.
Yeah, total letdown. No excuses for the bad games. He let Gobert dominate him.