full game got uploaded to Youtube yesterday for the 1st time yes, I know, the Lillard shot was painful, but this was honestly a very entertaining and high intensity playoff game it’s amazing how close these 2 teams were that series with the Rockets scoring 672 points and the Blazers scoring 670 this series had 3 different games go to OT...we had the Troy Daniels game winner, Lin 4th quarter fckery, Dwight dominance, LMA morphing into Jordan, Lillard’s 1st playoff series, and much more despite the way that season ended, I actually really enjoyed that team
This was painful. Not just losing to a team we should have beaten, but I was super looking forward to facing the Spurs the next series. Pretty sure we swept them that year and we had their number. Wouldn’t have been a guaranteed win but we were the toughest team for them. Dwight and Harden was a problem for Pop. BEFORE I HIT SEND I DECIDED TO CONFIRM THIS AND I AM DEAD WRONG. WE LOST THE SEASON SERIES TO THE SPURS 3-1. Why did I think we were tough for them!?
Omer Asık, should be the one and only incapable turkish nba player i can remember. i can not believe this guy even played for rox.... (luv Hedo Turkoglu so much, he might be a better fit on 'micro ball' )
LMA went back-to-back 40-pt games. in the damn playoffs. i can't even remember Harden ever doing this. but i said it during the time, i'll say it again today -- that was a total fluke, and LMA is never going to do that ever again. the team next year was a lot grittier, got to the WCF.
I remember Thomas Robinson came in and made important hustle plays,changed the momentum of the game. TJones did something similar following year against the Clippers in game 6. Sometimes throwing in someone with fresh legs works,especially in a deep playoff series.MDA just don't understand.
I get that it was a hard fought game, @Reeko, not to mention the damn series. The teams really went at it. I’d just rather see a series that we won.
My favorite memory from this series was Dwight Howard’s post moves in game 2 to start the game. Legit had 6-7 straight baskets to open the game
I think perhaps it was because of the next season i think we won the season series 4:0 or something...tho i might be dead wrong
but it was still kinda disappointing cause dwight was working so hard and blazers would score easily on the other end lol..and we got no palpable lead out of it.... at least that was how i remember it
When Parsons hit that shot, I was like "GAME 7 IS OURS, b****ES!!" and then we all know what happened next. I'm still bitter about it, all these years later. Still, objectively, this was a great game.
