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[Post Game Thread] The Portland Trail Blazers (17-42) defeat The Memphis Grizzlies (20-41) 107-100



[Post Game Thread] The Portland Trail Blazers (17-42) defeat The Memphis Grizzlies (20-41) 107-100

by Kazekid

28 Comments

  1. That was the goofiest game I’ve ever watched us win, but I had fun lol

  2. Frognuts777

    Banton biggest mid season pick up in Blazers history

  3. ApuFromTechSupport

    Dalano Banton is Memphis Grizzlies father

  4. Piano9717

    Here are my thoughts on this game:

    Positives:

    * I thought Rupert had some nice looking moments especially on defense, with his length.
    * Hagans had a pretty good game scoring the ball – he made a lot of good passes, looked confident driving, had several nice looking finishes, and hit a couple jumpers. He had 6 turnovers which was a little unfortunate, but for a G league PG with basically no NBA experience, there’s a lot to like. He’s grown a LOT since his debut in Detroit, which was as disastrous of a game as I’ve seen from anyone.
    * Jabari looked pretty good – he provided his usual hustle, but I love what he’s been doing offensively the past couple games. His finishing is much improved, he’s hesitating less on his jumpers, and he’s even put the ball on the floor for a few nice looking drives. And he was EXTREMELY clutch at the end of the fourth quarter.
    * Camara has quietly been shooting >50% from three since the beginning of February. In addition to the shooting, he’s been looking more confident driving the ball, playing lockdown defense and crashing the offensive glass super well too. If he can semi-consistently hit threes while playing this kind of defense, that’s a REAL valuable player.
    * Ant was having another stinker – shooting horribly, making horrible turnovers, etc. until the fourth quarter. He had a great fourth quarter + OT in terms of both making his shots, but also did a pretty good job running the offense and making smart plays (like passing out of double teams and screening when he was getting denied). Hopefully this gives him some rhythm moving forward and he can build on it.
    * Dalano Banton continues to impress with his combination of length on defense, size, and feel for the game. Did not expect him to save us in OT lol.

    Negatives:

    * Team offense: I get that we are super young and inexperienced, (and Ant isn’t that kind of on-court leader who can organize a bunch of G leaguers and get them to play the right way on offense, like a CP3 or even a Brogdon or VanVleet) but our half court offense is horrendously ugly. I’m not blaming anyone here, but it really hurts to watch sometimes.

    * Nothing against Reath who played well tonight, but we are really missing Ayton’s rebounding and interior presence out there.
    * Murray was once again in the right place in the right time for most of the night on defense (like sniffing out Memphis’ ATO at the end of the game and forcing a TO), and he was pretty disruptive defensively. Unfortunately he was back to missing all his open jump shots which is really unfortunate.
    * Sucks that Grant got hurt. It also really sucks that Williams from Memphis had to get carried off the court- you hate to see stuff like that.

  5. DisneyVista

    I love the way Jabari has been stepping up his game this season.

  6. Bieberkinz

    We have a winning record against a team this year, that’s all I wanted.

    Big up to Delano “Fresh Legs” Banton

  7. redwheelbarrow_

    What happened to JG? Wasn’t able to watch the game.

  8. be__bright

    Messy game but we scrapped from behind against a motivated home team. Respect.

  9. Scoducks24

    Idc about the tank man im just happy to see some wins

  10. bassicallyinsane

    We won 2 whole games without Papa Brogdon!

  11. sean_buttcannon

    Been a devout Banton Stan since he got here and I’m feeling vindicated

  12. alandwarinasia_

    you thought it was the 2H frail blazers meltdown, but it was actually Delano Banton’s finest hour

  13. SasquatchDoobie

    Jabari gives a good interview. I love his hustle and attitude.

  14. TheRipCity

    Cougs win. Blazers win. Lakers lose. Come on Timbers. I can’t remember the last time I had a perfect sports day.

  15. LegitimatePotato3632

    Did Jerami get hurt? Didn’t watch tonight.

  16. LegitimatePotato3632

    How did Kris Murray get 2 points in 40 minutes? He seems like a total waste of a pick.

  17. BelgianPolitics

    Camara 14 points away from becoming the all time Belgian top scorer in the NBA. Which is kinda of funny considering the last Belgian was in the league for 7 seasons.

  18. I missed the game and just watched the highlights. The highlights skipped how we tied it at 95. What caused us to tie the game and send into OT?

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