Game #51: Portland Trail Blazers 105 - Toronto Raptors 130

[Cody73]

Haha, I thought you've used 'record' as a verb

This would have been a fun one to record for sure. Still wish JV got some run in the 4th quarter.... guy could've had 20+ easily if he came back in.

[sanyo]

raptors have lost so many close games we should be like 40-11 instead of 35-16

True. This team has a ton of depth, its just a matter of being consistent. Raps were hot today. If Demar was 2 for 13 or Raps shot 30% instead of nearly 50% from 3, would the game has been this much of a blow out?

Sometimes the big names dictated how close a game is or just luck in how the team is shooting that day. I will say D was good tonight, thats the thing that will win you games if you shooting stinks that night...

[Gonzz]

Sorry has to be 2040 or 2036

[rocwell]

Sorry has to be 2040 or 2036

[sanyo]

Nine guys scored a three-pointer. That's pretty cool.

Man if JV can even shoot 35% from 3 and make guys sweat, this could be a very scary 1st unit. Now with Demar shooting 3's as well, this could make the entire 1st unit a threat from 3...it will definitely spread the floor a lot more... this is positive.

[Jclaw]

Right...added 5 cycles of 4 to this year. That would be pretty cold for basketball 2036 works out better anyways.

[Mack North]

This would have been a fun one to record for sure. Still wish JV got some run in the 4th quarter.... guy could've had 20+ easily if he came back in.

Win > Stats

I want JV to average 20/10+ more than most, and he could easily have that on a bad team, but we're winning and tonight was a smokeshow so there was no need for him to play.

We could easily be up 20+ vs the Grizz in first half Sunday, so if he only plays 20 mins in that case I'm good too. We're just gearing up for playoffs now, need everyone healthy and playing well come mid-April. Glad to see Norm getting some PT and performing well more than a lot of what's going on now.

[DanH]

raptors have lost so many close games we should be like 40-11 instead of 35-16

13-12 in clutch games this year. It's not great, but it's actually pretty promising that in only 4 of their losses they weren't in it right down to the wire.

Yeah, 18-7 in the clutch would be nice. But if you assume that closer games will tend to come against better teams, maybe a 72% winning percentage is an unfair expectation.

[007]

Disappointing that I had to miss this game instead of the Washington one, but good to see they righted the ship. Also good to see Norm continue his resurrection

[rocwell]

It's happening! It's happening!

Lowry said Scott Brooks was yelling at his Wizards players to get out on Valanciunas at the 3pt line yesterday, believes teams will start to adjust now that he's shooting/hitting 'em with consistency. JV jokes, "I hope not."

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 3, 2018

[007]

It's happening! It's happening!

Lowry said Scott Brooks was yelling at his Wizards players to get out on Valanciunas at the 3pt line yesterday, believes teams will start to adjust now that he's shooting/hitting 'em with consistency. JV jokes, "I hope not."

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 3, 2018

I wonder how well JV will shoot if there's actually someone within ten feet of him

[KHD]

I wonder how well JV will shoot if there's actually someone within ten feet of him

he probably won't shoot with a guy running out at him but rather fake and drive. I mean, this is JV we're talking about. you know the pump fake will make an appearance sometime.

[wall-e]

Turns out I goofed and heard the Blazers guys wrong.... 19 is our higest number of threes on the season, not in History.


P.S. Yes, I was watching the Blazers feed via stream.

I watched the raptors feed and at one point Matt Devlin also said it was a franchise high later correcting himself

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[rocwell]

I wonder how well JV will shoot if there's actually someone within ten feet of him

it doesn't really matter. Space is luxury!

[Mack North]

it doesn't really matter. Space is luxury!

Exactly. And now that he's getting the rock more, he's liable to drive and score or drive and kick. Only good news comes from JV hitting open 3's.