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Game thread: Game #19 : Trail Blazers at Utah, Monday 01/30/2012 7:00 PM MST

AKMVP said:
You still do not get it. I was talking about Blazers going into jump shooting mood in 3 quarter when Kanter was not playing - that's when Jazz made the run and cut to 1 point. Reread my posts, I said he played good post defense in 4th quarter - is that not a compliment? Anyway, discussing basketball with you is like talking about colors with daltonic, they still see red where everybody sees green. You think Kanter won the game for us? Fine, believe it... some people still believe Earth is flat.
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So a team just randomly decides to enter Jump-shooting mode??? Got it. Aldridge also beasted all the way through the 3rd. It was the 4th quarter when he started slumping. Nice try, though. What are you know, 0/71?
 
dalamon said:
So a team just randomly decides to enter Jump-shooting mode??? Got it. Aldridge also beasted all the way through the 3rd. It was the 4th quarter when he started slumping. Nice try, though. What are you know, 0/71?
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It seems you will never get it so just give up.
 
Gutsy win. I thought the Jazz might have had it after Batun went nuts from the 3 point line.
 
dalamon said:
So a team just randomly decides to enter Jump-shooting mode??? Got it. Aldridge also beasted all the way through the 3rd. It was the 4th quarter when he started slumping. Nice try, though. What are you know, 0/71?
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Actually he cooled off late in the 3rd while Sap was still on him. He bobbled a catch, but still shot it right away and missed it short. Then Crawford came in the game and had some TO's and quick jump shots, helped get LMA off rhythm. Not saying Kanter didn't play good D, but it's not like Kanter extinguished his flame, it was already mostly out when Kanter started D;ing him up.
 
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I have to disagree with this. LMA was killing us. Coach changed what was being done with him. Namely, putting longer players on him. LMA stopped being the killer.
 
I want to add...

I really wanted this game. IMO this one is even more significant than the 1/2 game in the standings. This was a playoff game.

Utah was getting bullied early and had every opportunity and excuse to let it go. But they did not. This was a statement game. A game in which the guys that thought they were dictating got bullied themselves.

IMO this was THE game of the season so far. It's been a long time since I've seen my team respond like that.

We will lose games that should have been won too. But this one was special to me.
 
Liked the way Ty handled the subs. He let guys play longer than normal it seemed when they were going well. He basically let the starters go the whole 3rd as they started playing well toward the end. Then he let the subs go almost the whole 4th as they were doing well, like Kanter. Props to coach.
 
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