How not to end a game

often ends in a 3 pointer when it goes well.

Several of those attempts were good attempts that we missed. The shot clock violations were not possessions, of course.

There was more than one breakdown there in the final minute(s). And the failure to inbound the ball, costing us the last timeout with about a minute to go.

This game reminded me of the Toronto game, completely. Pryz had 11 pts. and 11 rebounds, yet he was riding pine as Nate pulled his goalie to go for more offense (i.e. the Outlaw mismatch) with A LEAD.

Foolish. Nobody is going to call him on it though, and he’s gonna do it again because he doesn’t even realize that he got burned…

I just want to say, it was a really fun game to be at, even though we lost. I am not a sergio fanatic, but I have to say, tonight when he was in the game we just worked way better. The offense flowed, and even the defense seemed better. I like blake, he had an abnormally bad game. Everytime he was in the game it stalled for us. I do not like that in the last two minutes blake went back in after everthing was going so well. He missed a shot, and had a critical turnover. I don’t blame him for the lose, it’s never just one persons fault. We should have never been at a point where one of their threes would win the game for them. But I really feel like if sergio had played the last two minutes or so we would have won.

Sergio ( played great +11 ) and Rudy inbounding ( +7 ) , Roy, LaMarcus and Zilla on that final pocession. We wasted a timeout and got a horrible shot because they shadowed Roy to the far end and left Outlaw. Also if you didnt notice, and Outlaw had a great game btw, but when he came in for Rudy were outscored 9-0! Why not leave Rudy on CamelManalow because he knows his game play so well. I blame this on Nate and Roy’s freethrow shooting and Outlaw’s perimeter defense.

Orlando 20 Sec. timeout
3:34 97-103 Brandon Roy makes free throw 1 of 2
3:34 97-104 Brandon Roy makes free throw 2 of 2
3:21 Jameer Nelson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Hedo Turkoglu assists) 100-104
2:58 100-106 Brandon Roy makes 18-foot jumper
2:42 Travis Outlaw blocks Dwight Howard’s 5-foot two point shot 100-106
2:40 100-106 Brandon Roy defensive rebound
2:20 100-108 LaMarcus Aldridge makes 19-foot jumper (Brandon Roy assists)
2:15 Orlando full timeout
1:57 Jameer Nelson makes 25-foot three pointer 103-108
1:40 103-108 Travis Outlaw misses three point jumper
1:39 Rashard Lewis defensive rebound 103-108
1:31 Jameer Nelson misses driving layup 103-108
1:31 Orlando defensive rebound 103-108
1:31 103-108 Steve Blake enters the game for Sergio Rodriguez
1:15 103-108 Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:10 Rashard Lewis defensive rebound 103-108
1:02 Brandon Roy blocks Hedo Turkoglu’s 8-foot running jumper 103-108
1:00 103-108 Steve Blake defensive rebound
0:53 Portland full timeout
0:53 Portland 20 Sec. timeout
0:41 103-108 Steve Blake lost ball (Jameer Nelson steals)
0:33 Keith Bogans misses 23-foot three point jumper 103-108
0:32 Keith Bogans offensive rebound 103-108
0:29 Rashard Lewis makes three point jumper (Keith Bogans assists) 106-108
0:05 106-108 Brandon Roy misses three pointer
0:05 106-108 LaMarcus Aldridge offensive rebound
0:05 106-108 shot clock violation
0:05 Orlando full timeout
0:00 Hedo Turkoglu makes 25-foot three pointer 109-108
0:00 109-108 Brandon Roy misses 73-foot three point jumper
0:00 109-108 Portland offensive rebound
0:00 End of the 4th Quarter
0:00 End Game

The last 2 minutes were filled with offensive mistakes, certainly… but its defense that was the problem most of the game.

to a team we’re better than, that just played a road game the night before, then had to come to the rose garden, and play a tough game into the 4th quarter. This game you expect to win 9 times out of 10. Unfortunate….

if, instead of taking those last two 3 attempts, we had just held the ball and waited for 24-second violation, we would have erased 15 seconds from the game.

and won.

not that it would have been a good strategy, but . . . .

Apparently the plan was to bring someone in the middle (didn’t say who) when Roy gets double teamed to create a 4 on 3. That failed, and there was no clean shot.

Star studded Team, full of [all]star caliber talent and you have a lot of choises.
But you know what?

LA LAKERS one season got Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Kobe, Shaq and lot of very good supporting cast BUT………… They never win Championship that FINAL…

So, its better to have one RONDO (Boston) and no one else, so that in Win or Loss Situation you have nothing to choose, just one..
Stop whining and crying for trade and axing coach, remember that is your COACH of The DECADE [ i’ve seen than post somewhere here].

my bad not coach of the decade [it was GM of decade] but still your coach is the one who created this great Roster.

Unless if your asking for a coach name Isiah Thomas?

in his prime. He was a serious defender, had some range, played three positions, and was a serious floor general. He used to piss me off when he guarded Drexler.

Whoever he takes a shine to, and coaches up, will be a superb player. – Elgin