Series Thread: 2nd Round: 3) Portland vs. 2) Denver

[ManuForever]

I said this 2 OTs ago.

My bet is that Portland gets game 4 and wins the series.

Don't see Jokic recovering quickly from 65 minutes tonight.

On the flip side...he made room for a LOT of donuts tonight.

 

[ManuForever]

Did anyone feel that this game was rigged in Portland's favor? I thought the officiating looked fine in the OT periods besides that weird jump ball, but some guy on Twitter was going CRAZY saying the refs have this rigged towards Portland and I just didn't see it that way...

 

[Duffman]

Did anyone feel that this game was rigged in Portland's favor? I thought the officiating looked fine in the OT periods besides that weird jump ball, but some guy on Twitter was going CRAZY saying the refs have this rigged towards Portland and I just didn't see it that way...

I mean I have an obvious bias being a Nuggets fan but I did definitely see a lot more calls going in Portland’s favor especially during the last few overtime quarters.

I’m not gonna blame the refs because the Nuggets had several chances to put the game away at the end and turned it over but there were a few times where I saw Jokic basically get mugged three on one and there was no call. Or some of the fouls the Nuggets were getting called for were a little excessive.

 

[Duffman]

I see Game 4 as a must win for the Nuggets, if they go back to Denver down 3-1 I don’t like their chances.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I've been watching & following the NBA for a little over 50 years now....but tonight's Portland/Denver game has got to be right up there as being one of, if not the most epic playoff games I may have ever seen.
Too bad one of those teams had to lose.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Did anyone feel that this game was rigged in Portland's favor? I thought the officiating looked fine in the OT periods besides that weird jump ball, but some guy on Twitter was going CRAZY saying the refs have this rigged towards Portland and I just didn't see it that way...

Id suspect he's a Denver fan

 

[tlance]

CJ with 60 also

CJ is a normal sized human and he still looked to be moving well at the very end.

Bet he will be fine.

Jokic though?

Nugget fans should be worried about game 4.

 

[tlance]

Did anyone feel that this game was rigged in Portland's favor? I thought the officiating looked fine in the OT periods besides that weird jump ball, but some guy on Twitter was going CRAZY saying the refs have this rigged towards Portland and I just didn't see it that way...

I saw absolutely nothing to make me think that.

Portland only shot 8 more FTs. There were a couple missed calls, but refs were pretty consistently letting guys play. Otherwise more than just Harris would have fouled out in a 4 OT game.

 

[OregonDucks]

What a game.

 

[Four4Four]

4ots, 1 foul out, and the blazers only had 14 TOs, I don't know what was more impressive. Shit, they all were.

 

[flyerhawk]

Jokic played 65 minutes? Yowza!!

 

[SpringStein]

First 4 OT game in Nuggets history, first 4 OT game in NBA playoffs.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

Couldn't fall asleep knowing that Isaiah Thomas could've played in OT.

Stop treating him like he can't hoop now. Disrespectful as shit.

 

[trojanfan12]

What a game. Glad I don't have to work today. lol

 

[Four4Four]

Couldn't fall asleep knowing that Isaiah Thomas could've played in OT.

Stop treating him like he can't hoop now. Disrespectful as shit.

I was thinking the same thing. Damn 4OTs and u couldn't find a way to use him.

 

[tlance]

Couldn't fall asleep knowing that Isaiah Thomas could've played in OT.

Stop treating him like he can't hoop now. Disrespectful as shit.

He has fallen far and fast.

Tell me though.

Would you put him in the game knowing that he would have to defend either Lillard or McCollum?

Not sure I could make that move given the wing depth the Nuggets have.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

I mean I have an obvious bias being a Nuggets fan but I did definitely see a lot more calls going in Portland’s favor especially during the last few overtime quarters.

I’m not gonna blame the refs because the Nuggets had several chances to put the game away at the end and turned it over but there were a few times where I saw Jokic basically get mugged three on one and there was no call. Or some of the fouls the Nuggets were getting called for were a little excessive.

Jokic wasn't fouled on that play. Portland just converged and gave him no room to operate.

 

[ManuForever]

Id suspect he's a Denver fan

He said he was a Celtics fan, which makes his emotion over how rigged the game was that much more confusing.

 

[ManuForever]

First 4 OT game in Nuggets history, first 4 OT game in NBA playoffs.

Second 4 OT game in the playoffs. They said it was the first one since 1953 or something though. Can't remember who it was between.

 

[bksballer89]