[LIVEBLOG] Pelicans @ Trailblazers

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

So... Anthony Davis gets hurt early in the first quarter, and is questionable to return. Cousins goes to the bench for his regular rest, and it's the first time all season that the Pelicans have put a lineup on the court without either one of their All-Star bigs. And boy, do they look terrible. Outscored 16-1 since Cousins sat down.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Per Kevin Collabro, Davis will not return tonight.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I kind of want to buy a Kia Cadenza now.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

For Gentry to send Cousins to the bench, early in the 2nd, with no Davis, he had to either be exhausted, or on the verge of exploding.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Jesus, Portland has a 30-18 rebounding advantage.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I feel like the official scorekeeper in Portland cheated Cousins out of a rebound.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

With a five-point lead, and only 2:40 played in the second half, ESPN's win calculator is projecting Portland's chances of victory at 76 percent.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Portland leads by four in a game where Lillard and McCollum have combined for 7 points on 2-16 shooting. Pelicans have a long night ahead of them.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Cousins with sixteen in the third, and just got Nurkic with the Dirk move.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

It's easy to see why New Orleans is getting killed on the glass: they're all taking shots with nobody in the paint.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Cousins back on the bench for his regular rest. Last time ended up being a disaster for New Orleans.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Cousins going Full Thanos.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Dame Lillard is still ice cold... but McCollum ain't.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

And it looks like Lillard just woke up.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Pelicans answer a 11-0 Portland run with an 8-0 run of their own. Win Calculator still has Portland at 75 percent to win, with a 3-point lead.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Pelicans tightening up; Trailblazers pulling away.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Welp, that'll do it.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'll go to my grave thinking that Terry Stotts is a ****ty coach, but one thing he has over Gentry, for sure, is his ability to recognize mismatches.

 

[Tetsujin]

But really how effing hard is it to surround the two best big men of their era with a bunch of three and D guys and a guy who can dribble the ball upcourt and make a pass into the post? How has Dell Demps survived in this league so long?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Incriminating photos of Tom Benson is my best guess.

 

[Siranthony]

This thread is like dejavu all over again.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Not quite... give it a couple of hours for a few of the #UsualSuspects to find the thread.