Game 5: Termination Game -- Jazz @ Thunder 4/25/2018 7:30 pm MST

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This game actually gave me a bad dream.

 

[mellow]

There was some friction between Carmelo and the coaching staff last night. That's an interesting development. He didn't like being on the bench during that run.

FWIW, I didn't like it either. Jazz were roasting OKC by switching Carmelo onto the ball handler. When Carmelo sat they played better defense.

Billy Donovan must have checked twitter and the Portland v Jazz video at half-time because he came back with adjustments to sit Carmelo and switch all the screens.

 

[Nicksti]

There's never a game in a playoff series that you don't need to win. You never "punt" a playoff game.

As to avoid a war of semantics I think we can both agree game 7 is more of a must win than game 1 right? I will leave the punting to Cy.

 

[Gameface]

This game actually gave me a bad dream.

Me too, my sleep was very interrupted last night.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Me too, my sleep was very interrupted last night.

It wasn't even nightmare, it was just like a hazy confusion.

 

[LifeOnaPlate]

Yeah. Didn't sleep well. It was such a disorienting game. Up 25? Wow.

 

[JazzForLifee]

I just want it to be tomorrow night. ****

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Well, I committed an even greater sin. I didn't wear my lucky socks until about 7pm. So I spent the day without sending lucky sock vibes to the team. So in multiple ways, this one is on me.

Where is the neg button... it’s the postseason we can’t have a relaxed approach. Break out the lucky socks, Magic churros, and whatever other witchcraft we need.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

One thing missing from this group is the Joe Johnson we had from last year... we’ve had some huge runs this playoff... last year when that happened we’d get the ball to JJ, he’d use the whole clock and get someone in the torture chamber and get a bucket or two.

We were all out of sorts once things got going and no one trusted anything and we got so tight. I still think we win but hopefully there is no mental carryover.

 

[Samiam123]

is there concern that Jazz may have been some what figured out.. I think OKC plays carmelo less then 20 minutes and play grant abrines more and switch everything on pick and roll.. Jazz have to figure this out, as if they win they play rockets, and rockets switch everything all the time.. Our offense looked scary bad with teams switching on all picks, I will be surprised if OKC doesn't do this all game.

 

[sahlensguy]

One thing missing from this group is the Joe Johnson we had from last year... we’ve had some huge runs this playoff... last year when that happened we’d get the ball to JJ, he’d use the whole clock and get someone in the torture chamber and get a bucket or two.

We were all out of sorts once things got going and no one trusted anything and we got so tight. I still think we win but hopefully there is no mental carryover.

We are missing a second volume shooter behind Donovan badly. We still can win this though.

 

[infection]

Guys, I allowed Westbrook to get the churro in the OP. This one's on me. My bad.