Damian Lillard scored 50 points and the Portland Trail Blazers still found a way to lose a game that came down to the final minutes. It’s what they do. They lose close games. They’ve lost 5 in a row.
10:13 – The Trail Blazers went back to running more pick and rolls with Jusuf Nurkic and Damian Lillard, and you know what it worked really well.
15:56 – In key moment with under two minutes left Josh Hart passed up a clean look at a three from the corner. It’s been a trend all season and this time it burned the Blazers in the final two minutes of a close game.
23:15 – Want some good news? If you’re tired of watching this team, there’s no way this team will look the same a month from now. Change is coming. It has to.
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13 Comments
I know this won’t even happen, I love ant simons but his job is to get buckets cuz he doesn’t do a lot of other stuff, if he’s only giving you 15 you gotta sub GP2 in there and let him guard Mitchell at the end of the game
It feels like the starters are getting ridden too much with a weak bench offensively – leaving the Blazers with tired starters and bench players who can't score at the end of the game as the losses pile up. Tough time for fans as this team is one or two pieces light on offensive firepower.
There is such a big drop off when our bench comes in. Our bench kills us. I like Eubanks but he is not the answer. Any shooters off the bench? No shooters….
I enjoyed this game until the last 3 min then it's like here we go again. I find myself yelling shoot the effing ball at Josh sometimes. Agree about Dame wanting more PNR
I fucking hate this team sometimes
Well, at least it was fun to watch until the last couple of minutes. Watching Dame and Nurk work on offense was great and the GP2 injuries were frustrating but I like watching him work on defense, even without taking a single shot
Those two airballs with 4-5 minutes left by Hart and Nurk were the cherry. This team is like the antithesis of the 2015 squad, we'd be down 10 with 5 minutes left and I knew we'd win every game, and we did. This team, exact opposite; no lead feels comfy. If anything I'm glad we're stumbling now because decision-making time is approaching fast.
My silver lining is Josh has made himself tradable. Beginning of the season I would never have thought I would be good with him leaving, but his reluctance to shoot has made me rethink that.
Pain
Those pick and roll sets were amazing, that's where Dame and Nurk shine. Then you have Grant operating in space, Ant for the corner 3… just wish Josh would watch his offensive highlights and get out of this funk.
Why does Billups have Josh Hart post up in the corner if he’s not willing to take the open 3? He’s not fooling anyone.
Let’s talk about what’s holding this team back, it’s not the bench. LA and Portland are in the same Super-Max boat. Do you want a superstar or a team?
Thank you for always wanting to end your podcasts on a good note bro. I appreciate it. I’ve been super depressed by these losses lately.