开拓者边缘-全覆盖:热刺111,开拓者109 波特兰开拓者队的终极报道与分析 https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47543/blazersedge-fave.png. 2014-02-20T02:12:45-08:00 //www.chasebar.com/rss/stream/5187167 2014-02-20T02:12:45-08:00 2014-02-20T02:12:45-08:00 媒体行报告:SMURS 111,Blazers 109
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圣安东尼奥·马刺队在周三晚上击败了波特兰赛·111-109,在Moda中心,将波特兰的纪录落到36-18。

“最糟糕的支撑”是波特兰本赛季第一场比赛的唯一合理的方法,而无需全新的五个,它的第一场赛季没有全明星前锋林马树山脉,其第一季的第一场比赛两个健康的大型。燃烧器一定看起来不同 - 非常不同 - 填补和责任重新分配的空间很多。

他们对此的郊游显然比“最糟糕的”更好,但这是一个削减- 除了直接涉及的人的情况下,干燥的情况下,切断了玻璃 - 是半完全反应的任何可能性。西装外星人正式缺少他们的第一个三场比赛的赛季,并在全明星突破之前拿出的地方拿起,当它在防守结束时不一致。

坦率地区,教练特里斯托特看起来并听起来很紧张,有点抓住了他可用的球员的戏剧性变化。

“我不一定不一定地旋转,”他在游戏后的会议期间录取,在星期五晚上,他并没有将他不会致力于针对犹他州爵士的特定启动阵容。“我们正试图弄清楚。”

索特使用了九名球员,将Dorell Wright移动到一个小球开始阵容,并使常用的Victor自11月以来他的第一分钟是Joel Freeland和Joel FreelandMeyers Leonard加入了患有伤害的侧链的Aldridge。

波特兰贴上109点 - 包括31个台面点 - 六名球员袭击了双重数字。 There were noticeable differences without Aldridge on offense -- Wesley Matthews had much tougher looks, Damian Lillard had more room to attack the basket in the paint, Nicolas Batum's quiet offensive night was much easier to see, Mo Williams' season-high 19 points left a more forceful mark -- but the Blazers got by, even as they conceded a 13-1 run to start the fourth period and slogged through some choppy game segments.

The sans-Aldridge cracks were easier to spot on the defensive end, as we probably should have expected. Dane Carbaugh did an excellent job selecting clips to illustrate Portland's struggles defending the mid-range shot and pick-and-rolls situations, and San Antonio was sniping and pressuring all night. Patty Mills did most of the damage late but Marco Belinelli, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green all took turns attacking Portland's perimeter defenders one way (going hard off of pick-and-rolls to generate plays towards the basket) or another (making reads to set up and/or knocking down clean looks from deep).

The onslaught -- which occurred even though Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard were all out -- left the Blazers in a place that's becoming more and more familiar this season: able to identify the weaknesses, but not totally capable of envisioning the improvement. Also, Portland was faced with the knowledge that the prospect of stopping Parker, Duncan and the rest of the Spurs during a playoff series is fairly daunting considering this result against San Antonio's B-team. Mills thrilled by doing his best Parker impression, taking wrong-footed layups and hitting long-odds floaters, but he's no substitute for the genuine article.

"We let the ball get to the middle too much, we went under on shooters that we shouldn't have," Matthews explained afterwards, when asked about Portland's defensive shortcomings. "I don't think we were trying to take the easy way out, there were times when we were locked in but we couldn't hear our guys communicating. It's on us. We've got to get better."

He wasn't in the mood for an extended postmortem, though, instead choosing to admit defeat, at least for the night.

"We just broke down," Matthews, who scored 18 points (on 8-for-18 shooting) and grabbed five rebounds, told Blazersedge. "We broke down. We didn't play as well as we should have. We didn't do what we were supposed to. It happens. We have to stop that from happening. It's not a scheme or a talent issue, we've just got to do it."

Batum, meanwhile, was simultaneously falling on his sword and doing his best not to seethe after scoring eight points (on 2-for-8 shooting), committing four turnovers and watching as Mills poured in 13 fourth-quarter points to finish with a team-high 29 on the night.

"I had a very bad game," Batum said, after failing to hit a shot until the fourth quarter. "It's on me tonight. I don't make shots, I let Patty Mills do whatever he wants to do. It's on me, that's it. ... If I do my job on defense, we win the game."

The decision to start Wright, Stotts said, came down to two factors: the previous success of a shooter-heavy lineup and a desire to stagger the minutes of Robin Lopez and Thomas Robinson so that Portland would be able to play at least one big man at all times.

"We always need to have a big on the floor," Lopez told Blazersedge, noting that he plans to play more conservatively in the first half to avoid foul trouble because of the roster's temporary lack of depth behind him. "By doing that, we'll always have someone who can rebound, score in the paint. I think it's just something we've go to acclimate ourselves to."

All told, that lineup call looked like the right decision, and the offensive output put forth on Wednesday would have been enough to handle many lesser opponents. The Blazers held a lead when it was time for the first substitutions, nobody dealt with serious foul trouble, Wright competed hard (10 points and five rebounds), Robinson responded well in an expanded bench role (10 points and nine rebounds), and the Blazers managed to out-rebound the Spurs, who elected to play small themselves given their available personnel.

"I think I played solid," Wright said after his first start since Jan. 21, 2013. "I think I did what they asked me to do. Spread the floor, knock down open shots, just play solid. That was my whole main mindset going into the game. ... Just try to do what I do. I didn't try to do anything outside the box. It's different going down there, banging and battling with four men. I'm a little skinny guy, I just tried to do what I can do."

That, in conjunction with contributions from most everyone that saw time, was enough to keep the Blazers from facing any truly insurmountable deficits, and the two teams played an exciting fourth quarter and a zany final minute. Mills and Lillard went back and forth in the final period, trading nifty layups and knocking down jumpers, and the Spurs kept answering every attempted Blazers comeback. The poise and confidence Mills showed as he hit six of his nine shots in the fourth quarter made him look like a completely different player from the guy who spent his first two seasons in Portland.

"Patty was spectacular again," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He's a tough cover, he's a great competitor and he's helped us like that all year long. He's been very important."

Even though many of the Moda Center faithful gave up and went home early, Portland kept pushing, cutting San Antonio's lead to three in the game's final minute thanks to a Williams three-pointer. The Blazers then made things really interesting -- if only for a fleeting moment -- by briefly gaining possession of the ball with the chance to tie. Alas, Lopez was stripped under San Antonio's hoop before anything could develop, and the Spurs escaped with the road victory.

"I'm not concerned," said Lillard, who finished with a game-high 31 points (on 13-for-21 shooting), six assists and four rebounds, while matching Mills' 13 fourth-quarter points. "It's just a rough stretch. We're going to have to find a way to turn it back around. It's been a great season so far, teams are coming after us now. We're more of a target. We have to do a better job of accepting it."

Indeed, Lillard's style play didn't indicate any major concern. He called his own number more often in the second half and attacked the basket against San Antonio's smaller lineups, but he did well to avoid over-relying on his jumper or becoming too ball-dominant without his All-Star partner. That was the goal, he said afterwards, and it seems to bode well for the duration of Aldridge's absence.

"I think I can play the same game [without Aldridge]," Lillard told Blazersedge. "We've got guys who can come in and do a bit more. Instead of telling myself I need to do it all, we've got guys who can come in and equally pitch in a little bit more than they usually do to fill that void. Of course, I will have to raise my game [too]."

It's not often that I leave a game feeling like Portland fared significantly better than their own self-evaluation. This was one of those nights. Frustration was everywhere: Batum's personal angst at getting burned by Mills and going MIA on offense, Matthews' ongoing (unmet) hope that the team will show improvement on defense, Stotts' unexpected rotation dilemmas, and Lopez's locker room silence after the late turnover, to name a few. Losing to a team that took the court without its star players is never easy to swallow, nor is the knowledge that multiple injury absences make it that much more difficult to climb back up the standings after recent slippage.

But for this night, the first without the team's centerpiece, I didn't think things went all that poorly for Portland.

Random Game Notes

  • The attendance was announced at 20,057 (a sellout).
  • Nothing grinds my gears like fans leaving a game early. I'm on record from years ago saying that I don't see any reason to leave a basketball game early regardless of the circumstances. That people would leave a two-possession game when the Blazers have had so many crazy late-game scenarios this season is just baffling.
  • LaMarcus Aldridge discussed his groin injury during pre-game comments with the media. He downplayed the severity of the injury but wouldn't guarantee that he will be back in exactly one week. He will be resting until he is reevaluated on Tuesday.
  • The Blazers handed out the first round of this year's collectible DQ-style glasses, which bear Aldridge's likeness. They look as good in person as the preview photos looked online.
  • Victor Claver didn't do much in his first playing time since November. He got just seven minutes but I suspect Stotts would like to go to him more if possible.
  • Without Aldridge, Nicolas Batum got the honor of being introduced last during the starting lineups.
  • Damian Lillard looked inspired by his Slam Dunk Contest performance on Saturday. He rose high for a putback slam and had a number of aggressive takes around the hoop.
  • The Blazers executed a nice two-for-one before halftime with Lillard finding Mo Williams on a dribble hand-off for a quick layup.
  • US Ski Team Olympian Jackie Wiles was in attendance. They played NBC's Olympics theme song over the sound system which is always good for some goosebumps.
  • I asked Nicolas Batum point blank if he was locked in against the Spurs because he was catching so much heat for his performance on Twitter. His response: "Yeah. That was my first game in one week. My legs, I was a little tired early. I had a bad game, that's it."
  • Batum said it's not just a matter of him looking to be more assertive with his shot selection: "It's not about taking shots, I just have to be more aggressive everywhere, offense and defense."
  • Terry Stotts didn't take kindly to a question about whether Batum needed to be more aggressive (see below).
  • Wesley Matthews continues to harp on Portland's perimeter defense: "[Thomas Robinson] and Robin [Lopez] are going to do their best, but it's only two of them. We've got to help them out on the perimeter and not put them in those situations."
  • Finally, Matthews did agree that the Blazers acquitted themselves fairly well, considering the trying circumstances: "We played our asses off, battled our asses off. Offense is never going to be our problem. Although we have the best power forward in the game out on the offensive end, we can still score and find ways to score. It's going to be: Can we find ways to stop teams? If we're playing small ball, unconventional, we have to find ways to stop teams."
  • Lopez had another "the room goes silent" moment when a reporter asked him whether he thought his late turnover was a key to the game. "Yes," he replied, before staring deep into the Earth's core.
  • How about that late pick-and-roll pass from Marco Belinelli to Tiago Splitter? That looked like a central midfielder in soccer leading his wing into space. The beautiful game.
  • On an otherwise forgettable night which included a technical foul, Batum did have a sweet touch pass late.
  • Lillard on Patty Mills: "He came off pick-and-rolls hard and kept raising up. He made a lot of jumpers, we knew he would take jumpers but he got to the rim a little bit, started hitting floaters, he was in a good rhythm."
  • Mills on his recent success: "I think it's understanding the system, it's understanding your teammates and your coaches, and once you have a good understanding about that, you tend to get a little bit more confidence and free-flowing."
  • Jason Quick of The Oregonian has some extended thoughts from Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on coaching defense.
  • The halftime show was a Red Bull-sponsored stunt bicyclist doing wheelies over Blazer Dancers as they laid down side-by-side on the court. The bicyclist cleared eight at once without a ramp. Brave young women.
  • No new Chalupa/McMuffin developments. During his meeting with the media on Tuesday, Blazers president Chris McGowan said that McDonald's would be happy if fans came up with an "authentic" McMuffin-related chant but added that the Blazers and McDonald's have no plans to force the issue otherwise.
  • Dorell Wright on taking advantage of his opportunity for real minutes: "I've been in this league for 10 years, I know what it is. It's a marathon, injuries, guys go down, guys have to step up. Patty Mills is a prime example, he went out there and performed the last two nights, guys go down and the next guy has to step up."
  • Wright on the game's turning point: "I think we fought hard. We have to play a 48-minute game. We came out in the first half good. In the third quarter, Pop made adjustments, put [Manu] Ginobili in there as a play-maker. I think he did a great job of getting guys involved. I think they went like 10 straight possessions with him with the ball in his hands, making plays, finding guys and getting to the basket."
  • Sorry to cut this one a bit short but the trade deadline is looming on Thursday. This has been by far the quietest deadline season in terms of rumors since I started writing for Blazersedge. That silence has almost been a bit disorienting. As always, we'll have full coverage regardless of what happens or doesn't happen, so check back early and often.

Terry Stotts' Post-Game Comments

Opening comments

Well, we tried to beat San Antonio at their game and they did it better than us. Their small lineup played more effectively. We didn't do enough defensively to get a win. While [LaMarcus Aldridge] and Meyers [Leonard and Joel [Freeland] are out, we are going to have to figure out ways to win games. Some good things we did tonight, San Antonio is used to playing these games without their guys, they plugged guys in and they played well. During this stretch we're going to have to figure some things out at both ends of the floor.

Most disappointed

Our focus defensively. I thought we had just some mental lapses, going under shooters, not keeping the ball on the side, not coming up with some rebounds. The offense was OK but I thought defensively we could have done a better job.

Where did you feel you missed LaMarcus Aldridge the most?

Really? Everywhere. Everything LaMarcus does. Look, I don't necessarily want to talk about not having LaMarcus. We're going to have figure it out, when he comes back, he comes back. LaMarcus is an All-Star and everybody knows what he does for the team and how much better we are with him. That's not the point right now.

New rotations

I don't know necessarily that I had a rotation. We're trying to figure things out. One of the things playing against San Antonio and [Gregg Popovich], he's unconventional, he had Matt Bonner playing center for a little bit. He had three guards. I don't know that every team that we play will play that style. Some of it will depend on who we are playing and how they are playing. I thought Thomas Robinson did a nice job with his minutes. We did a lot of good things, we lose a close game, it's easy to focus on what we didn't do. I think we'll have a clearer picture tomorrow after we watch the video and look at some things. We've got to figure it out for this short period.

Patty Mills

He made big shots and that's what he's been doing. 29 points, you can look at it two ways. 29 points in 29 minutes is pretty good but he took 26 shots to get them. He made some nice floaters, some of them were contested, most of them were contested. That's what he's been doing. He did the same thing last night against the Clippers.

Pick-and-roll defense

Mostly it was Mills. Mills did a nice job of changing things up as far as shooting behind the screen or shooting off the dribble. Attacking to the rim. They're an unselfish team. The roll guy is always a threat. I thought they executed their pick-and-roll offense really well. They took what was there. A jump shot, a drive, or a pass.

Do you want to see Nicolas Batum be more aggressive?

Do I want him to force things? No. I've been answering that for a year and a half, everyone wants Nic to be more aggressive, I want Nic to play basketball. Whether it means shooting, driving, passing, defending, we need everybody to be aggressive with LaMarcus out. Everybody has to be aggressive at both ends of the court.

Dorell Wright

I thought he did well. He made his shots. He competed against Boris [Diaw] on the block. I thought he did alright.

Starting Dorell Wright over Thomas Robinson

We had played around with that. A couple reasons. We had played with shooting lineup down in L.A. It looked like it was something that was promising. I wanted to give that a look. The other part of it was only having Thomas [Robinson] and Robin [Lopez] as bigs, I didn't want to risk foul trouble early in the game with one of those two guys and run up their minutes. I wanted to play a little more conservatively in the first half and feel how it goes in the second half.

Same lineup going forward?

I don't know right now.

-- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter

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Portland Trail Blazers 和<类=“SBN-Auto-Link”HRef =“https://www.poundingtherock.com/”> San Antonio Spurs 今晚在一场比赛中向电线驶向,这比你热门的ex疯狂,在结论之前的娱乐和彻头彻尾的令人沮丧之间的交替胜利。

这是今晚没有服饰的玩家列表: tony parker ,tim duncan, Kawhi Leonard Meyers Leonard JoelFreeland ,以及 Lamarcus Aldridge 。这是两个全明星,三个特许经营柱,四个初学者,圣安东尼奥的多功能火花塞,以及60%的波特兰大人物坐在套装上坐在诉讼中。(或者,在 tim duncan的案例中,看起来像是看起来像是在差距的机架上看起来像是。)所以当我告诉你这场比赛的第一季时,也许你会明白的看着一个人试着用丝瓜击中金鱼。即使目标看起来是真正的结果,缺乏,整个事情都最终结束了一个潮湿的混乱。

在开拓者队的早期利用 robin lopez ,他的身高,他的周长和 his ability to knock around Tiago Splitter like a pinball. Lopez rebounded, scored inside, fed shooters, and generally made a big ol' nuisance of himself. Once San Antonio got past a turnover problem they struck back on the other end, drawing Lopez to one side of the court or the other and attacking with penetration. The Blazers winning the rebound battle handily ended up making the difference in a 24-18 opening frame.

Side Note: The refs pulled out the old "5 seconds while closely guarded" call in the first quarter tonight which is kind of like going to your grandmother's and seeing that dish of hard spun candy that's been sitting on her coffee table for 28 straight Christmases. You know it exists but you don't really want to see it, let alone have it foisted on you. There's no reason for that.

But San Antonio learned from their early experience. If penetration was going to win this game and if Robin Lopez was the main thorn in their side, they had a couple ways to address that. The first was simply waiting him out, counting on his bench time to give them an opening. The second was to attack before he, or any other Blazer player, could get down the court. As the second quarter commenced the Spurs picked up the tempo something fierce, running like a Gap-jeaned banshee was chasing them down the floor. A few layups along with post-ups against smaller defenders closed the gap. Meanwhile the Blazers drifted to mid-range. They hit those shots but the Spurs were about to teach them something about efficiency. As the Blazers shot between 6 and 20 feet Marco Belinelli started bombing away from 23 and beyond. Damian Lillard spearheaded a flurry to close the half but triples from Danny Green and Boris Diaw pulled the Spurs right back. Portland led 52-51 at the half.

Having established that going through big men might bring a matchup advantage but wouldn't advance the game that much, both teams turned over their second half offense to the guards. The game picked up big time. Patty Mills, Manu Ginobili, Green, and Belinelli fired up the oven, alternating vicious drives and splashes for three. Lillard, Wesley Matthews, and Mo Williams accepted the challenge, Lillard in particular slaughtering San Antonio's defense at the rim. Every once in a while the little guys would hit a power forward or center for a courtesy layup, but mostly it was dashing and splashing all the way to a hotly-contested, 29-28 quarter from which Portland emerged the leader by 2, 81-79.

Through all of this, though, the Spurs were just getting a little more than the Blazers. They hit threes while the Blazers hit twos. They freed up shooters and drivers with solid screens while the Blazers had to manufacture off the dribble. They made adjustments while the Blazers made do. Portland's one, solid advantage--Lopez and the offensive rebounds--began to play less of a role. San Antonio's execution, while imperfect, started to show through.

That played out in spades in the early fourth period as the Spurs blasted their way to a 10-point lead behind an inside-out, layup-and-triple game followed by some insane pull-ups off of drives by Mills who made Portland's defenders look slow by comparison. For a while the Blazers forgot that penetration had been the key to nearly every advance in this game. At the same time the mid-range jumpers which had fallen in the third started clanking off iron in the fourth. Down 10 with 6 minutes remaining, the Blazers made it a game again by attacking the lane. Lillard went as crazy as Mills had. Thomas Robinson poked his head up long enough--and kept it straight enough--to play good defense. The Spurs panicked, turning over the ball, missing free throws, taking bad shots. When Matthews picked the rock from Green and converted a dunk with 1:51 remaining the Blazers had tied the game at 101 and the Moda Center went out of its mind.

Sadly, that would be the last really good moment for the Blazers in the game. Belinelli hit a three on the next possession followed by a Splitter layup and Portland was playing catch-up again. The Spurs only had to play a minute of good defense and they managed it. The Blazers had chances. Splitter hit 1 of 2 free throws with 32 seconds remaining, leaving the Blazers down 6 but with a two-possession opening. Following a timeout Nicolas Batum caught the ball wide open at the arc on the ensuing inbounds play with Portland needing nothing but a three. He either didn't recognize or refused to take the shot. The Blazers eventually got a three on the possession off a scramble following a blocked shot but the clock had hit 24 seconds by then, forcing Portland to foul for possession instead of play defense for the chance at a tie. Even then Portland got a reprieve as the Spurs went brain-dead, Splitter trying to convert a layup with 19 seconds remaining when he should have gotten the ball to a free throw shooter so they could run clock. Splitter missed the attempt. Lopez rebounded. Then he threw a pass into the hands of Boris Diaw. Then the Blazers managed to force a jump ball as Belinelli didn't cover up well enough while waiting to get fouled. But Marco won the tip over Lillard. A couple free throws later and it was all over but the shouting. Damian hit a three at the buzzer to turn a 5-point loss into a 2-point loss but it still looks the same in the standings. Portland drops three straight for the first time all year as San Antonio wins 111-109.

For all the odd lineups this game had a familiar cadence to it. When they moved well enough to keep Lopez in the middle the defense worked. When Lopez moved nobody else covered and the opponent carved them up. The offensive end mirrored: when offensive rebounds (again Lopez) came fast and furious the Blazers succeeded. When those dried up, they had to fight hard just to keep even. The Spurs set solid screens and used them well. The Blazers couldn't compensate. Portland set sloppy screens, didn't use them correctly in most instances, and defaulted to individual play from the guards. That play was impressive but in the end it wasn't enough. San Antonio shot better from the field, shot better from the arc, and the Blazers couldn't generate enough advantage from second-chance points or foul shots to make up for it.

Individual Notes

Damian Lillard was fantastic tonight, shooting 13-21 for 31 points, 6 assists, and only 2 turnovers. Earlier in the year people were wringing hands about his finishes at the rim. We urged patience. That patience paid off tonight as he butchered every defender the Spurs sent to top him near the cup.

Robin Lopez had a brilliant first quarter and a good game overall. He shot only 4-11 but he grabbed 14 rebounds, 6 offensive, and added a couple of blocks. Again, his teammates give him a choice on most tricky plays: help them or stay home. He usually opts to help them. They don't reciprocate with the same fervor. Also Lopez's impact fades as halves drift on. Sometimes he doesn't get the minutes but sometimes he's facing stiff competition and looks like he's out of gas. But if Robin doesn't do it, who will? That's a question the Blazers will need to answer eventually. The guy's not a cowbell. You can't just demand more of him without end.

Wesley Matthews went 6-18, scoring 18. His scoring would be more efficient if he'd just hit the 1-2 open threes per game that seemed like easy money to him earlier in the year. His master-stroke tonight was 3 steals. He also missed 3 of 7 free throws which the Blazers could have used.

Nicolas Batum played like a deflated balloon tonight. Folks will point to the passed-over three mentioned above but his problems started way before that. He missed defensive assignments, set up wrong, got caught looking...it was a nightmare. The most demonstrative moment of his whole night came when he got called for an offensive foul for hooking on a drive (the correct call, but coming directly after Ginobili chucked him and didn't get whistled) and went ballistic, earning a technical. It was Batum's worst game of the season on a night when the Blazers needed slightly more. 2-8 shooting, 8 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 turnovers, 2 blocks.

Dorell Wright started in place of Aldridge. He hit a couple threes but he's not built to defend bigger guys and he can't be a cog in the offense. His stat line was good, though, with 50% shooting, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals in 20 minutes.

Whatever faults you attribute to Mo Williams, you can't accuse him of not knowing what time it is. Understanding that somebody besides Lillard had to step up tonight, Mo did. He took plenty of shots--14--but they were smart and he hit 8 of them for 19 points. Had people played better around him those points would have been tabbed as a key to Portland's victory.

I want to praise Thomas Robinson's fourth period and his overall stat line of 10 points and 9 rebounds on 4-7 shooting in 23 minutes. I will also add that Robinson has not figured out what he is doing, that you can flip a coin whether sets and spacing will be passable in any given possession, and every second he's on the floor feels like walking a tightrope. Could be spectacular, could be disaster.

C.J. McCollom and Victor Claver had tough nights, playing 14 and 7 minutes respectively. McCollum went 1-4 and Claver missed 2 three-pointers badly. Neither made an impact.

Utah comes up next so there's a reasonable chance the Blazers will not end up with their first 4-game losing streak of the season. Hopefully.

Boxscore

Timmay's Instant Recap and Gameday Thread Review in which many Blazer's Edge readers were no doubt chronicled jumping up and down on the couch screeching like a mash-up of Tom Cruise and crazy Aunt Helga.

Pounding The Rock

I apologize for not posting a Jersey Contest form for this game but you can find Friday's form HERE.

Stay tuned tomorrow for complete coverage of the NBA Trade Deadline and Portland's part in it, if any. Don't forget to follow me on Twitter @DaveDeckard and to get every article posted on the site @Blazersedge.

--Dave (blazersub@gmail.com)

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当San Antonio Spurs和Portland Trail Blazers结合时,您不会看到正常的NBA游戏失去6名旋转球员伤害。马刺队迟到了越来越迟到的胜利。

燃烧器由Damian Lillard(31分,6个助攻),Wesley Matthews(18分,3次助攻,3次抢断),罗宾洛佩兹(11分,14个篮板)和莫威廉姆斯(19分)。Dorell Wright,由<目标=“_空白的”href =“//www.chasebar.com/2014/2/19/5428098/tanscript-blazers-f-lamarcus-aldridge-discusses-腹股沟损伤“> Lamarcus Aldridge的腹股沟损伤,速度为10次篮板。

框得分

第一季度:你知道这是一个糟糕的标志,在提示关闭之前,两支球队都有”让我们让这个游戏在“看起来他们的脸上”。它表明,由于球队在进攻端都没有凝聚力,导致很多丑陋,低百分比的镜头。不出所料,两支球队都进入了低百分比。 This quarter was best left forgotten.

Portland 24, San Antonio 18

After Thomas Robinson airballed a three-pointer:

WHY TROB WHY -- SNewtn
ROBINSON FOR 3? WTH? WHYYYYYYYYYY -- thankyouforblaze
Wow. Worst three of the season.-- Timmay!
Good play -- RipCityLifer!
Don't do that again, TRob -- SlickRick1987
This is why you can't have nice things, Throb -- colbymac

Second Quarter: The Spurs made adjustments, including leaking out on the break when the Blazers missed shots. They'd already doubled their score at the halfway point of the quarter. With makeshift lineups, the Blazers stayed a few points ahead, until their lack of defense caught up with them. The Blazers eventually gave up 33 points to a depleted Spurs roster, thanks to multiple open three pointers and transition buckets. The good news? They scored 28 as well, so they stayed ahead. Barely.

Portland 52, San Antonio 51

Third Quarter: Marco Belinelli just won the three-point contest during All-Star Weekend. So the Blazers chose to leave him open from three repeatedly, and he burned them again to give the Spurs the lead early in the third. Manu Ginobili led the Spurs to a 9 point lead, as the Blazers took poor shots and made dumb mistakes. Finally, Portland made a run, closing to within one on a variety of nice finishes at the hoop. Mo Williams hit two free throws to finally tie the game, and followed it up with a jumper and a layup for the lead. Ginobili did all the dirty work to keep San Antonio close, though.

Portland 81, San Antonio 79

Fourth Quarter: The Spurs picked up their defense, while quickly scoring 8 straight points to regain a 6 point lead. Suddenly the Blazers couldn't put the ball in the hole, going 0-10 for the first 5:30, and were down 10 points. Portland's porous defense couldn't stop former Blazer Patty Mills, who effortlessly hit open shots and layups. Finally, the Blazers made their run with 4 minutes left, as Nic Batum hit his first shot of the game, and Lillard closed the gap to 4 with 2:45 left. Out of the timeout, another Lillard cut the Spurs' lead to 2, and Matthews stole the ball from Danny Green for a dunk to tie the game with 1:45 left. However, Belinelli nailed a three-pointer in response, and the Spurs scored again to it a 5 point lead again with 57 seconds left. Portland couldn't pull out another miracle from there, as the Spurs blocked Wes, but it was called a jump ball and Portland lost possession. Lopez made a terrible rookie mistake in the back-court to hand the ball to the Spurs and cost the Blazers a chance to tie, so their late push came up short. It was yet another rough ending for the Blazers and their fans, in the roughest stretch of the season.

What's Next:

The Blazers get a day of rest before Utah is in town Friday night.

In the meantime, stay tuned for more analysis from Dave, and Ben's Media Row Report. And tomorrow we'll have a live thread for trade deadline rumors!

Gameday Thread Comments of the Night:

Thanks to everyone who participated in tonight's Gameday Thread! As always, here are the most popular comments, based on the number of Rec's from their fellow fans:

# Recs Commenter Comment Link
6 williamswonder Go Blazers!
5 williamswonder Rest well and heal quickly, Lamarcus!
4 Jblaze I had to login just to let you know
4 Roy Wonder Holy cow, Dame/Mo/CJ at the same time.
4 RoodiePhirnandizz Vic gonna go off tonight
4 thankyouforblaze SA is the scariest team in the league when sitting their starters.
3 TheOdenator52 One Photo Timmay? In rememberance of previous Aussie Blazer Patty Mills. Our boy is all growns Up!
3 jnewhouse Down 8 with 6:25 left? I'm out of here. No team has ever come back from such a deficit.
3 Troll Blazer Go NW Division Portland Trail Blazers!!!!
3 heybabydrinkyourmilk To Ayer is human
3 KingWes Go Portland Trail Blazers!!!
3 Epimenides Now we'll see how well the Blazers can carry on without Meyers
3 Eugene Saxe Nic has better aim than that
3 cavejunctionblazer Go Portlandia Treal Balzers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 KingWes Go Portland Trail Blazers!!!
2 cavejunctionblazer it would be awesome if we could T up the refs!! lol
2 annthefan Go Trail Blazers!!
2 bustabucket Go Blazers!
2 ParticleAccelerator Uh...we're playing the other Texas team.
2 bustabucket [no title]
2 RipCityLifer! Bring on the small ball!
2 Timmay! And heads to Oakland.
2 annthefan Go Trail Blazers!!
//www.chasebar.com/5428446/5428446/5428446/final-spurs-outlast-the-blazers-111-outlast-the-blazers-111-109. Timmay ! 2014-02-19T20:06:51-08:00 2014-02-19T20:06:51-08:00 聊天:燃烧器和马刺之间的近距离比赛!
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Welcome to the Gameday Open Thread at Blazer’s Edge! This is a place to hang out and enjoy tonight’s festivities with your fellow fans. Treat it as if you’re watching a game at the local watering hole, but hopefully without the language. Expect some disagreements, and a fair amount of changing emotions. But we'll get through it together.

Watch: CSN NW | NBA League Pass
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Injuries: LaMarcus Aldridge, Joel Freeland, and Meyers Leonard are all out for the Blazers. Ouch. Dorell Wright will start in Aldridge's place, according to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com right here.

Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Kawhi Leonard will miss the game for the Spurs, according to Erik Gundersen of The Columbian on Twitter. Ouch for them, too.

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The usual Gameday Thread rules apply:

1. No swearing
2. No pictures
3. No discussion of unlicensed Internet streaming
4. Be cool to each other!

Hang out and enjoy the game! -- Tim

//www.chasebar.com/2014/2/19/5423116/gameday-thread-spurs-vs-blazers-second-half. Timmay !
2014-02-19T17:30:04-08:00 2014-02-19T17:30:04-08:00 聊天:伤病缠身的开拓者和马刺告密!
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欢迎来到Blazer's Edge的游戏日开放线程!这是一个和你的粉丝们一起出去玩和享受今晚庆祝活动的地方。把它当作你在当地的水坑看比赛,但希望没有语言。预计会有一些分歧,以及相当数量的情绪变化。但是我们会一起度过难关的。

比赛时间:7:00 pm
观看:CSN NWNBA联赛通行证
收听:NBA音频联赛通行证620am
链接:媒体注释查看指南推特上的最新消息

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受伤情况:拉马库斯·奥尔德里奇,乔尔·弗里兰,梅耶斯·伦纳德都是为开拓者准备的。哎哟根据CSNNW.com的克里斯·海恩斯的说法,多雷尔·赖特将接替奥尔德里奇首发http://www.csnnw.com/blazers/wright-start-place-injured-aldridge-0“target=“_blank”>这里

蒂姆·邓肯、托尼·帕克和卡维·伦纳德将缺席马刺队的比赛,根据哥伦比亚人埃里克·冈德森的说法https://twitter.com/blazerbanter/status/436314462476197888Twitter上的“target=“\u blank”。他们也很伤心。

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通常的游戏日线程规则适用:

1.禁止咒骂
2.禁止图片
3.禁止讨论未经许可的互联网流媒体
4.彼此保持冷静

出去玩,享受游戏吧!——提姆

//www.chasebar.com/2014/2/19/5423104/gameday-thread-blazers-vs-spurs Timmay !