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Okay, that game was a ton of fun. I’m still in awe of this performance and could not be prouder of the Blazers tonight. The threes were falling, especially Dame’s heat checks, and the hustle and pace was too much for Memphis to keep up with. Then having them play this well on national television is the cherry on top, even if we had to deal with Chris Webber calling the Legend "Miles" way too many times.
Well anyways, this article is a compilation of the post game reaction on social media from the world of sports media, the players themselves and more. The list of embedded posts will continue to be updated throughout the night as the conversation stays alive.
Post-Game Reaction
Memphis Grizzlies player in the tunnel: "Man we got our f****** ass beat."
— Brandon Sprague (@BrandonSprague) November 6, 2015
After 6 games, the Blazers are 15 percent of the way to their Las Vegas wins prediction
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) November 6, 2015
The Blazers core of young bigs is why I thought they would be better than most expected. I think most underrate those guys.
— Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA) November 6, 2015
"Well an understatement would be that was a very good win" - Stotts
— Brandon Sprague (@BrandonSprague) November 6, 2015
"He's really in a nice rhythm with his shot. I think he's really running the team nicely" - Stotts on Dame.
— Brandon Sprague (@BrandonSprague) November 6, 2015
Ed Davis, on media preseason expectations: "You guys had us as the worst team in the league, us & Philly. We're feeding off that." #Blazers
— kerry eggers (@kerryeggers) November 6, 2015
Meyers says that his talk with Z-Bo was "friendly banter." Says Z-Bo went up to him after playoffs last year and commended him for his play.
— Erik Gundersen (@blazerbanter) November 6, 2015
CJ laughs off revenge storyline against Grizzlies ... Says it's the regular season.
— Andy Johnson (@TheDirtJohnson) November 6, 2015
Portland's 19-point win (115-96) is its largest against Memphis since winning 86-66 at home on March 28, 2009.
— Trail Blazers PR (@TrailBlazersPR) November 6, 2015
Portland outscored Memphis, 28-9, in the final 6:43 of the third quarter. Damian Lillard scored 14 points during that stretch.
— Trail Blazers PR (@TrailBlazersPR) November 6, 2015
Al-Farouq Aminu has scored in double figures in five straight games for the first time in his NBA career.
— Trail Blazers PR (@TrailBlazersPR) November 6, 2015
Dave Joerger on loss- "They beat us by 20, but I don't think it was that close. We have to play with much more force to start games."
— Rob Fischer (@thefishnation) November 6, 2015
The Blazers are still running side pick and roll to a post-up, then throwing the wing pass for a three and getting it.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) November 6, 2015
Damian Lillard is also again proving he is not a guy you want to count out when things get tough. That’s when he rises.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) November 6, 2015
hahah https://t.co/5lq1GIEkda
— Maurice Harkless (@moe_harkless) November 6, 2015
"We were in a bad way in the first half, being down by 4 and Lillard and McCollum hadn't gotten going yet." -- an unhappy Dave Joerger.
— Erik Gundersen (@blazerbanter) November 6, 2015
#str8☝ ️#Farouqisonfire #rip_rip https://t.co/QSDouOcvLB
— Al-Farouq Aminu (@farouq1) November 6, 2015
Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum are currently No.2 and 3 on pull-up points per game.
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) November 6, 2015
Ed Davis was still playing for the Grizzlies the last time the Trail Blazers beat Memphis in the regular season
— Casey Holdahl (@CHold) November 6, 2015
The Blazers are 4-0 this when @Dame_Lillard and @CJMcCollum outscore the opposing starting backcourt.
— oregonlive/blazers (@blazersblog) November 6, 2015
It's a long season but one takeaway from #Blazers 4-2 start is how SMART they are playing. Together, hungry & smart.
— Isaac Ropp (@iropp) November 6, 2015
Only in Portland could you see a guy jump off his unicycle to high-five a guy in a gorilla suit & say #RipCity at 11:30 at night.
— Eric Ringering (@ringering45) November 6, 2015
#Blazers now 2-0 against 2014-15 playoff teams.
— David MacKay (@DavidMacKayNBA) November 6, 2015
Also, #Blazers average margin of victory in those wins (2-0 against 2014-15 playoff teams) is 18.5 points.
— David MacKay (@DavidMacKayNBA) November 6, 2015