FINAL: Portland Trail Blazers 137, San Antonio Spurs 97
by Timmay! on Feb 21, 2012 9:20 PM PST
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PrintThe San Antonio Spurs, sans Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, and Splitter, stood no chance against an inspired Portland Trail Blazer team. The story of this game was the first quarter, as you'll see below in the mini-recap.
So many guys had good games tonight, it's just more efficient to use the list format:
LaMarcus Aldridge: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals
Jamal Crawford: 20 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, plus 1 turnover in garbage time, as the starting PG.
Gerald Wallace: 19 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 monster blocks
Nicolas Batum 19 points, 6 rebounds
Raymond Felton: 16 points, 4 assists, 1 turnover
Elliot Williams: 17 points
I really don't know where to start with the mini-recap. The Spurs kept the game close early... then the Blazers said "we're done here". 22 straight points. 8 for 11 from three (including three for Felton and four for Crawford). 12 assists. 13 rebounds. Did I mention this was just the first quarter? It ended with the Blazers leading 41-23. If you can see a replay, do so; it was like a broke man's "perfect quarter".
The second quarter was surprisingly quiet after the craziness. Both teams traded buckets until a late Blazer run bumped the lead up to 23.
The starters came back out in the third quarter, and picked up where they left off in the first, playing some strong D and great offense, capped by more open three pointers. With 4:30 left, a Batum three and Wesley layup gave the Blazers a 35 point lead, 90-55. It began to look like a major league hitter taking on a batting practice machine. A Wesley Matthews three-pointer bumped the Blazers past 100 points, and into a 40 point lead. John Hollinger's head exploded. The lead was 38 at the buzzer.
The fourth quarter opened with Wesley Matthews setting up Elliot Williams for an alley-oop dunk on the break. Soon, the bench was empty. Well, it was full of starters, but you know. Williams hit some nice shots. Babbitt hit a three. Nolan finished a layup. And after a bad stretch in the Rose Garden, the crowd was cheering and having fun while Popovich yelled at his team. Elliot (with plenty of help from his teammates) put on a nice show for the live crowd, featuring steals and dunks around a tired Spurs team. The Blazers made one last push to reach the 140 mark, but came up short.
Check out the entertaining box score, then stay tuned for Dave's recap and Ben's media row report. The Blazers now have an amazing 8 days off, except LaMarcus Aldridge, whom we will see Sunday in Orlando for the All-Star Game. -- Tim
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yeah, he psyched out E.Will like 3 times
acting like he was gonna leave, then rubbing his face in the towel more.
classic GW
"If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind."
by thankyouforblaze on Feb 21, 2012 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
Who says chemistry is over-rated?
At least it is entertaining!
"Luke is our go-to Chalupa man," Matthews said. "Designated."
LOVING ME SOME ELLIOT!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT INTERVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LaMarcus All-Stardridge - 2012 All-Star Reserve!!!!
THE LAMONSTER ERA IS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whats wrong with this picture?
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whoopsy
thought the final didn’t count as a regular GDT
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go ahead and axe it, I'll JD it
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Thats hilarious
Keep here to show everyone how dumb they are
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by Blaze_that_trail on Feb 21, 2012 9:28 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yep, we changed the name to "FINAL" but it's just the postgame thread
And it’s ok tonight, just for this pic.
In all seriousness
Why does the FINAL count as a GDT? You would think this would be the perfect time for celebration pictures.
It tends to get REALLY busy right after the game
So anyone on mobile or with slow connections suffer big time with pics
We used to call it the "Postgame Open Thread"
But moved it to FINAL recently since it became a more permanent part of the site.
I know a few other SBnation blogs require you not to use a subject line or something of the sort
so that mobile users and slow connections could simply just collapse the pictures and move on… Is something like that possible here as well?
you have to use the subject line
especially handy for GIFs which whack out my old laptop
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Feb 21, 2012 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
I understand GIF's should be a no-no, but I think that requiring subject lines to post pics isn't too big of a deal since all it takes is the click of a button to collapse them.
What’s the ratio of mobile to PC users during a GDT’s anyways? Someone should do a study because pictures during game threads are simply just way to awesome.
We'd disallow them in GDT's either way
It was a problem even without the mobile connections, slow machines etc.
They still have to load them in order to close them
For big fast-moving threads, it’s still a problem. I’ve talked to some folks offline about this one too, it’s definitely a frustration for anyone who doesn’t have a fast machine, or has a slow connection.
EVERYTHING IS WRONG WITH IT!
LaMarcus All-Stardridge - 2012 All-Star Reserve!!!!
THE LAMONSTER ERA IS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ding ding ding!
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There are no pictures available from this game yet.
I can confirm that personally when working on the recap.
That being true is wrong on many levels.
LaMarcus All-Stardridge - 2012 All-Star Reserve!!!!
THE LAMONSTER ERA IS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thought that too
must the Dear Leader have his photo on the site at all times?
scrappy
by Honka Playboy on Feb 21, 2012 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
I hope so
Otherwise we got our butts kicked by our imaginary friends last night. Why does that almost sound believable dammit!
"Luke is our go-to Chalupa man," Matthews said. "Designated."
but their existence is obviously something wrong about this league
"Wide, girthy. Just like a Rhino. Sometimes my horns are visible."
And two or three games may separate the 3rd seed from the 8th
Phase 1: Collect underpants
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
Doesn't have much to do with tonight
But I have always wanted EWILL to get playing time. I hope next year he is at worst the back up 2 and to take it even further I wouldn’t mind him being part of a rebuild if it were to happen. Keep EWill Batum and LMA imo. I know he hasn’t proven anything, but I really like this guy.
Felton interview: “I’d like to thank Taco Bell, McDonald’s, Lay’s, Mt Dew, KFC, Panda Express, Jack in the Box, Dr Pepper, Burger King, Wendy’s, Carl’s Jr, Popeyes, Pizza Hut, Domino’s, Taco Time, Taco Del Mar, 5 Guys, Pepsi, In-and-Out Burger, Coca Cola, Hot Pockets…”
by TheShazbot on Feb 21, 2012 9:29 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'm underwhelmed by the hilarity.
#52--------I believe in Greg Oden
by annthefan on Feb 21, 2012 10:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
defend the generators!
SECURE the BasE!!
To be fair, I pulled this off ESPN.
Not exactly the highest caliber of content, you know!
I wonder if Nic and Tony speak to each other in French or English in passing.
When I was working in Germany a fellow American coworker and I would have conversations in German at the office and five minutes later one of us would ask….why aren’t we speaking in English? I wouldn’t be surprised if NBA foreign players from the same country mostly converse in English.
Random fact: Kobe and Pau communicate in Spanish on the court.
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Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
Nah, he's still a total douche
They do it so no one knows what play they’re gonna run.
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Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
Kobe could hunt down Osama Bin-Laden,
And I’d still hate the guy
"Wide, girthy. Just like a Rhino. Sometimes my horns are visible."
by YoniRap on Feb 21, 2012 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
At this point that would be pretty hard
by Sheed'sTowel on Feb 21, 2012 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
This gives me hope for Elvis, Michael Jackson, and Bruce Lee
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Its just cool that he would learn spanish
probs helps Pau out too.
He grew up in Europe
I believe he also speak Italian fluently.
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Italian and spanish are very, very close.
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Italian is harder than Spanish
so going from Italian to Spanish is easier than going from Spanish to Italian.
I think Kobe is proof we live in the Matrix.
Need to add a post-up game? Just downloads it into his head. Italian? Spanish? Dirk’s “Captain Morgan” fadeaway jumper? Click click click. But instead of trying to save humanity he just wants to pwn everybody while everybody else is watching.
That’s how you know the movie was actually fiction. Real 31337 h4x0rs are egomaniacal dirtbags in it for the lulz. But Kobe… he kinda fits the profile.
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice they're not.
by conspirator5 on Feb 21, 2012 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
It all makes sense
How did I not see that before…..
Well that is something.
Wish I did instead of wasting my brain cells on Japanese.
This win doesn’t make me feel any better. Sorry to be a sour puss :(
"You're standing in my sunlight, please move." —Diogenes to Alexander the Great
Garbage time all-stars.
"You're standing in my sunlight, please move." —Diogenes to Alexander the Great
nobody would have stopped a couple of those breakaways
at least a couple that transcended competition
A win is a win
And keeps us from .500 at the break. Psychologically thats a win in itself. So we wupped the D-league version of the Spurs…
"Luke is our go-to Chalupa man," Matthews said. "Designated."
wow 13 players with 8+ minutes
that’s pretty wild!
I only have one more thing I want to post here....ELLIOT WILLIAMS IS A KEEPER!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT TRADE!!!!!!!!!!!!
LaMarcus All-Stardridge - 2012 All-Star Reserve!!!!
THE LAMONSTER ERA IS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's just POed that Pops didn't give a game to the Jazz.....WAAAA WAAAAA WAAAAAAAAA
LaMarcus All-Stardridge - 2012 All-Star Reserve!!!!
THE LAMONSTER ERA IS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pops gets to choose which team he wants to make the playoffs
"Wide, girthy. Just like a Rhino. Sometimes my horns are visible."
^THIS
LaMarcus All-Stardridge - 2012 All-Star Reserve!!!!
THE LAMONSTER ERA IS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we should all write him a thank you letter
he gave us the opportunity to watch ELLIOT!
halfway through the season now
2 games over .500.
that 7-2 start increased expectations, and the bad losses against crappy teams got me pissed, but we’re about where i expected to be before the start of the season.
PHILLY!
i think so. but we had more games to make up for the mediocre start
8 fewer games in half the season this year.
PHILLY!
yeah it's all about percentages though
we have to win less games to get to the same winning percentage
.585
is the pace we were at by the end last year. that’s 38 wins this year,
we’re on pace for 36.
close enough. but this is pointless as we’re not gonna do anything in the playoffs.
PHILLY!
last season we kicked it into gear though
took us forever but we finally started looking like a decent team
perusing the box score......
when was the last time we had 31 assists in regulation?
And further proof that +/- is a flawed stat:
Tonight Matt Bonner had a complete line of 0’s in the boxscore in 6 minutes, and was tied for the second highest +/- on his team.
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Which makes me wonder;
If PER were graphed vs. +/- would there be anything resembling a correlation?
I sense the power to destroy an overused stat is within reach, if only I wasn’t lazy.
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Pelton talked about it a little bit ago
I believe it was AK who posted it in the FanShots (the subject actually had something to do with HCA in the NBA). Basically, he found that there’s not enough regression back to zero to show that +/- is meaningless, even though it’s pretty obvious that it doesn’t have the meaning that a lot of people think it does.
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Yep. It's one stat I never bother to quote for basketball purposes.
There are just too many variables for a short term +/- stat to have any use. Even long term is iffy.
I think there's some usefulness in the more advanced variations
but I don’t think anyone has figured out how to use them right yet. Maybe someday…
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that's good to know
I’m definitely going to have to track that article down. basic +/- drives me crazy: far too many variables outside the players control.
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by postup on Feb 21, 2012 10:17 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
-19 isn't saying much
positive, that is.
"If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind."
by thankyouforblaze on Feb 21, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
It might be hard proving +/- to be a flawed stat,
…seeing that the team with the highest +/- at the end of the year wins the NBA championship at almost a 50% rate.
Romance me with that rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I think you're thinking team point differential, we're refering to individual players.
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by postup on Feb 21, 2012 10:19 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I was wondering before I posted…
But still, you’d still think there is some correlation between team point differential and individual.
Romance me with that rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
There's correlation, but there's no way of knowing the direction of causation for an individual player
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I think you’d have to get into best 3 man rotations.
And then see how many times each individual popped up in a rotation, and how many times during the year. But yeah, it’d probably be a nightmare with any method.
Romance me with that rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
This is kinda what adjusted plus/minus tries to do
But it doesn’t work as well as we’d like it to.
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Ok - thanks
Romance me with that rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
Just in case removing Duncan and Parker wasn't enough...
Pops limited the minutes for Richard Jefferson (19 minutes), Matt Bonner (6 minutes) and Gary Neal (18 minutes).
Because this team
has a propensity to blow large leads?
"Luke is our go-to Chalupa man," Matthews said. "Designated."
yeah this is obviously all meaningless
but at least i got to see Elliot! i doubt any performance will get him more time because of the position he plays, but i’m looking forward to the day he does! He has what no other guard on this team has: crazy athleticism!
Link?
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Feb 21, 2012 9:56 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks bra
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Feb 21, 2012 9:58 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Nate looks like a genius right now
Love it!
A displaced Sonics fan that has somehow emerged as a Blazers fan (and loves it).
by anitachampionship on Feb 21, 2012 9:55 PM PST via mobile reply actions
eh, not really.
"If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind."
by thankyouforblaze on Feb 21, 2012 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
Jamal played well--spurs starters or not.
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by anitachampionship on Feb 21, 2012 9:57 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
That's what a genius looks like?
My goodness, I have some hope for us all!
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
Pops could have shown some respect
and tried to win the game.
this
We have fans to entertain in Portland.
This has become a tradition with Popovich.
He did the same thing last year. Coincidence or mind games? I really have no idea. Even if the situation makes the score kind of meaningless, this was a good win. Lots of energy out there and great balance.
What ever it is, he get's his young players important run and gets the jitters out of their systems.
Being a Blazer fan is not exactly healthy.
Popovich is a genius.
This was a good move for many reasons. Easy to say from down here, though; if I had paid to see the game live and none of the key SA players were in the game, I would be frustrated.
I once went to a Portland/Chicago game, and Jordan wasn’t playing for injury, or something. It was a big bummer, but at least not a voluntary decision.
Tell me again why we traded Miller?
by RenoBlazerFan on Feb 22, 2012 8:31 AM PST up reply actions
most Portland points in any game since 11/14/97
… 139 in 4 OT
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199711140POR.html
and most in regulation since 3/7//94 (137 vs GSW)
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199403070POR.html
I wonder if the guys (Blazers) come into a game like this with the feeling they are being disrespected?
At any rate, tonight they said, here is what you get when you sit your starters.
Romance me with that rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
I think it would have been easy to have a let-down by the blazers before they all go on break-
but they came out and played hard like they should. We have had too many crap-tastic games to let this practice opportunity pass. Our young guys got a lot of run, and an easy game definitely helps the psyche of some our more mentally feeble players.
Tell me again why we traded Miller?
by RenoBlazerFan on Feb 22, 2012 8:33 AM PST up reply actions
this team is so Jekyll and Hyde from game to game...
from now on I think they should be introduced before gametime like this: ’and now, your Portland Trailblazers???
kObe iS thE aNtiChRiSt
by Brendan Holladay on Feb 21, 2012 10:28 PM PST reply actions
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