* That was the best start to end game the Blazers have played this whole season.
* The Ant, Scoot, Matisse, Walker, and Reath lineup was absolute murder tonight.
* Scoot and Walker are going to terroize defenses for years to come with their physicality and hustle.
* The Great Barrior Reath was a natural wonder of the world tonight and he deserves all the success with what he has gone through to get to this point.
RipCityRevival
I am a Duop Reath truther
nimbly118
Being a contender wasn’t in the cards this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to watch these guys play for something. Watching Reath play into (hopefully) a nice contract after bouncing around the world for years would be a W for me this season.
Piano9717
Here are my thoughts on this game:
Positives
* DUOP REATH. Can’t say enough about how well he played – hitting threes, attacking closeouts, and hustling. But not only is it about him individually, the spacing he provides by allowing us to play 5-out opens up so many things for us offensively. I’m so happy for him for getting his chance in the NBA and showing out. * Jabari Walker played great as well. He seems to always win 50/50 balls and be the first to every loose ball – kinda reminiscent of Josh Hart. Great game from him, and I’m also excited about how versatile he looks defensively. * Thybulle did his usual thing creating chaos defensively. In a game like this where we had minimal paint protection, we needed every bit of it. * Thought this was Scoot’s best game of the season. He looked under control the entire game, read the floor well, attacked and finished, and made some great passes. * I thought Ant played a pretty normal game, which is great because he efficiently dropped 30. He was efficient scoring the ball, and generally got rid of the ball when he was doubled. I love how determined he’s been going to the rim this season even if he sometimes doesn’t get calls, and I think it’s made him a much more consistent player who can still score even if his shot isn’t falling. * I have to give Grant a lot of credit for what he did defensively, closing out the game guarding Sabonis (and boxing him for rebounds). Good for him.
Negatives
* Moses Brown can rebound, but my god is he awful at literally everything else.
* I get that we have too many guards, but Scoot deserved more minutes. Oh well.
* i thought Ant’s shot selection was a little questionable at times, but it didn’t really seem to hurt us that much overall.
TheLetterOh
Chauncey it’s time to put Scoot back in the starting lineup you coward.
Gonna be crickets from the Scoot haters tonight!
Most fun game of the season by far.
CPC_good_actually
Blazers legend Duop Reath!
ScootSharpe0017
SCOOT DOUBLE DOUBLE
We are eating so good at the moment.
He keeps getting better every game and is showing heaps.
ShaedonSharpe4Life
Scoot has shown so much progression. So excited for the rest of this season
aloysc
Amazing bench performance. Never would have expected such a strong performance against a healthy Kings line-up.
Own-Fish-7634
Would’ve loved to see scoot and walker close over grant and brogdon but good w either way
TheTestPest
Just imagine every Sacramento Kings fan going “who the FUCK is DUOP REATH?!”
Bieberkinz
Reath truthers rise up.
Scoot/Ant/Tisse/Bari/Reath is the blueprint to what a successful team looks like. My god I have not seen a Blazers lineup so dominant against a quality team like the Kings in a hot minute
AdApprehensive7882
Props to Chauncey for sticking with the lineup that was getting us buckets for longer stretches of time 🔥
Haze_Shadez
So much fun watching Scoot Duop and Jabari tonight. Tisse is such a menace. I didn’t know I could have this much fun at 8-21
PrudentWerewolf12
I’m not worried about Scoot
Voidrunner503
Good win and I thank my lucky stars every day that we at least aren’t the Pistons.
TheHardButton
Bench unit, take a fucking bow. The team is inconsistent for sure, but seeing flashes like this keep the hope alive during a tank as it shows that growth is happening, especially with guys like Scoot.
Sensitive-Sorbet917
We need a GIF of tisse hands up after that steal Dunk to JG. Pure childlike joy and I’d like to look at it daily
Bobsmauncle
We can all agree that win was brought to us by Holy Moses
alandwarinasia_
clear best game of the season by far. start reath
GaviFromThePod
Not to say I told you so to everybody who was freaking out about Scoot being a bust 3 weeks ago, but… A toad a so.
NoKidCouple76
I didn’t watch. What happened to Toumani’s minutes?
crab90000
Maybe I’m just blind or turn the game off too much, but seemed like there was a lot of catching up and talking between the teams after the game (in a good way)
pam_beastly
I miss this feeling
crab90000
Was at Zoo Lights tonight and kept annoying my family cause they couldn’t get my attention
Thanks for the entertaining game Michael and u/travisdemers
InstructionAfraid433
Even more impressive: we kept them under 120
EvidenceUnusual3324
They’ve got to convert Reath. I hate that he fights so much harder than Ayton but oh well, what a great find.
mcoollin
There’s something to be said about signing an old rookie. You get them on a cheap contract, they usually have experience in Europe and are ready to ball out of the gate. Duop Reath was a great signing
death0082
Best Scoot game ever in the NBA
holman8a
Matisse and Duop, olympics are looking bright 🇦🇺
game_blouses_
The Blazers might not have a beam of their own, but I lit my own beam for this win.
rexter2k5
My life for Jabari.
My world for Duop.
Badji sighting.
My bingo is complete!
ninetwentyfour_
Undefeated in the “make ‘em lose their shoes” era!
noiseeeeeeeeee
we blew out the kings without 2 of our starters. That’s some good shit
brucemainstream
Duop is such a fun player to root for
DisneyVista
Reath and Camara are very good finds
zooksoup
I guess tickets to the game for my father in law who is a Kings fan weren’t the best idea…but my wife and I are happy
jefffosta
Now I am Reath, Duoper of worlds
Proper_Hurry_362
Grant got his minutes chopped for players that are actually interested in playing other aspects of basketball that isn’t scoring.
Can’t wait to ship off Grant, brog. Would love to dump Ayton but he’s a negative asset with his contract and meh play. Need to snag us a lively in next year’s draft.
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* That was the best start to end game the Blazers have played this whole season.
* The Ant, Scoot, Matisse, Walker, and Reath lineup was absolute murder tonight.
* Scoot and Walker are going to terroize defenses for years to come with their physicality and hustle.
* The Great Barrior Reath was a natural wonder of the world tonight and he deserves all the success with what he has gone through to get to this point.
I am a Duop Reath truther
Being a contender wasn’t in the cards this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to watch these guys play for something. Watching Reath play into (hopefully) a nice contract after bouncing around the world for years would be a W for me this season.
Here are my thoughts on this game:
Positives
* DUOP REATH. Can’t say enough about how well he played – hitting threes, attacking closeouts, and hustling. But not only is it about him individually, the spacing he provides by allowing us to play 5-out opens up so many things for us offensively. I’m so happy for him for getting his chance in the NBA and showing out.
* Jabari Walker played great as well. He seems to always win 50/50 balls and be the first to every loose ball – kinda reminiscent of Josh Hart. Great game from him, and I’m also excited about how versatile he looks defensively.
* Thybulle did his usual thing creating chaos defensively. In a game like this where we had minimal paint protection, we needed every bit of it.
* Thought this was Scoot’s best game of the season. He looked under control the entire game, read the floor well, attacked and finished, and made some great passes.
* I thought Ant played a pretty normal game, which is great because he efficiently dropped 30. He was efficient scoring the ball, and generally got rid of the ball when he was doubled. I love how determined he’s been going to the rim this season even if he sometimes doesn’t get calls, and I think it’s made him a much more consistent player who can still score even if his shot isn’t falling.
* I have to give Grant a lot of credit for what he did defensively, closing out the game guarding Sabonis (and boxing him for rebounds). Good for him.
Negatives
* Moses Brown can rebound, but my god is he awful at literally everything else.
* I get that we have too many guards, but Scoot deserved more minutes. Oh well.
* i thought Ant’s shot selection was a little questionable at times, but it didn’t really seem to hurt us that much overall.
Chauncey it’s time to put Scoot back in the starting lineup you coward.
Gonna be crickets from the Scoot haters tonight!
Most fun game of the season by far.
Blazers legend Duop Reath!
SCOOT DOUBLE DOUBLE
We are eating so good at the moment.
He keeps getting better every game and is showing heaps.
Scoot has shown so much progression. So excited for the rest of this season
Amazing bench performance. Never would have expected such a strong performance against a healthy Kings line-up.
Would’ve loved to see scoot and walker close over grant and brogdon but good w either way
Just imagine every Sacramento Kings fan going “who the FUCK is DUOP REATH?!”
Reath truthers rise up.
Scoot/Ant/Tisse/Bari/Reath is the blueprint to what a successful team looks like. My god I have not seen a Blazers lineup so dominant against a quality team like the Kings in a hot minute
Props to Chauncey for sticking with the lineup that was getting us buckets for longer stretches of time 🔥
So much fun watching Scoot Duop and Jabari tonight. Tisse is such a menace. I didn’t know I could have this much fun at 8-21
I’m not worried about Scoot
Good win and I thank my lucky stars every day that we at least aren’t the Pistons.
Bench unit, take a fucking bow. The team is inconsistent for sure, but seeing flashes like this keep the hope alive during a tank as it shows that growth is happening, especially with guys like Scoot.
We need a GIF of tisse hands up after that steal Dunk to JG. Pure childlike joy and I’d like to look at it daily
We can all agree that win was brought to us by Holy Moses
clear best game of the season by far. start reath
Not to say I told you so to everybody who was freaking out about Scoot being a bust 3 weeks ago, but… A toad a so.
I didn’t watch. What happened to Toumani’s minutes?
Maybe I’m just blind or turn the game off too much, but seemed like there was a lot of catching up and talking between the teams after the game (in a good way)
I miss this feeling
Was at Zoo Lights tonight and kept annoying my family cause they couldn’t get my attention
Thanks for the entertaining game Michael and u/travisdemers
Even more impressive: we kept them under 120
They’ve got to convert Reath. I hate that he fights so much harder than Ayton but oh well, what a great find.
There’s something to be said about signing an old rookie. You get them on a cheap contract, they usually have experience in Europe and are ready to ball out of the gate. Duop Reath was a great signing
Best Scoot game ever in the NBA
Matisse and Duop, olympics are looking bright 🇦🇺
The Blazers might not have a beam of their own, but I lit my own beam for this win.
My life for Jabari.
My world for Duop.
Badji sighting.
My bingo is complete!
Undefeated in the “make ‘em lose their shoes” era!
we blew out the kings without 2 of our starters. That’s some good shit
Duop is such a fun player to root for
Reath and Camara are very good finds
I guess tickets to the game for my father in law who is a Kings fan weren’t the best idea…but my wife and I are happy
Now I am Reath, Duoper of worlds
Grant got his minutes chopped for players that are actually interested in playing other aspects of basketball that isn’t scoring.
Can’t wait to ship off Grant, brog. Would love to dump Ayton but he’s a negative asset with his contract and meh play. Need to snag us a lively in next year’s draft.