It is the years 2018-19 in the National Basketball Association (NBA) - The Regular Season

uh oh

Marcus Smart has suffered a torn oblique on left side and could be sidelined for the first two rounds of the playoffs, league source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 10, 2019

eesh

not good

aw damn

Dray is out tonight so I guess he stayed under 16 Ts for the year!

Think kd got his 16th tho lol

The team is still assessing Johnson's decision, but general manager Rob Pelinka will stay in his job, and, if anything, his power will grow, sources told Shelburne.

given how well-known it is that she talks to ramona, "sources" probably equals jeanie buss. has jeanie noticed that everyone in the league seems to hate rob pelinka?

also seeing bob myers rumors starting to appear. i'm not in any way convinced that bob myers is anything special so uh sure, go for it.

Hard to know how good of a gm he is when he has the two best gms in the league ahead of him in the pecking order (steph/dray)

he just hasn't really had to do much in the way of big things and i don't think his marginal decisions have been great.

wait, why the hell are the blazers sitting all their dudes?

what the fuck

do they have seeding to play for? sorry, i haven't been on top of what west seeds are still in play.

I think to avoid okc in rd 1, thunder swept Portland this year

of course maybe thinking past round one and smashing into the dubs in the semis would occur to these guys but the brass is traumatized by the pelicans series last spring

Lol this is all so insane and honestly the blazers and nuggets should lose second round picks for this

I am outraged

do they have seeding to play for? sorry, i haven't been on top of what west seeds are still in play.

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 10:47 PM (eight minutes ago)

if they win and the nuggets win, they get the 3 seed

eh whatever, a decent team should beat the thunder

yeah that's weird to me, the jazz are a much better team

also you have to consider that russ might be low on batteries as he tends to be this time of year

but i am telling you that series last year severely fucked people up

even though the blazers have a confusing ownership situation it's reasonable to think that if they go down in the first round as a high seed this year some people are getting fired

i guess there's an injury excuse but still it would be rough

there's also the thing of, like, what do you even do with this roster if their main gear is "getting crushed in the first round every year"

If Stotts is behind this, I trust his judgment. If it is any other part of management, they should butt out.

honestly the blazers and nuggets should lose second round picks for this

Nah. If there is ever a moment to sit your starters, it is the last game of the season, when you've clinched home court and your eventual seeding is not in your own hands. Injuries happen, you know, like what just happened to Nurkic and to Smart. This was a legit decision for legit reasons.

blazers gave up 87 to the kings in the first half

it's one-two-three, what are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn.
Next stop is fourth seed in the offs.

Most of the blazer players getting minutes tonight have had limited minutes this season. This is their chance to play before being shut down for the year. Giving up 87 in a half should give them something to think about going forward.

Oh my god is this blazers state media on here

if they dont lose a 2nd round pick, they should spot the opponent 10 points in game 1

spurs dirk tribute video was really nice. seeing dirk’s reaction made me a little misty

i agree that this is awful and stupid and mostly the front office are terrible cowards xp

Cue Brando's "I coulda been a contender" speech.

i agree that this is awful and stupid

You all do realize there are 82 games in the regular season, don't you? And the first 81 have already been played? And being ready for the playoffs is rather more important than anything that could have been accomplished in the 82nd game?

What is so awful and stupid here? Learn me.

lagoon and i went to game 82 a couple years ago and it was the worst basketball i've seen in my life for one

aimless stop

well tonight is going terribly

it was the worst basketball i've seen in my life

the only time it was ever going to be good was in the unlikely event that there was a big reward for winning or a big penalty for losing. the odds will always favor that the last game is the most meaningless game the team will play all season.

uhh the blazers have pulled to within 1??

anfernee simons mvp chatter v hot rn

if the blazers win and nuggets lose i will lol for real

the big reward is avoiding the warriors

What are we all cheering for here?

pdx running a 6 man scrub rotation lol

this is a pretty funny turn of events

what happens if they all end at 53-29

who has tiebreakers on who?

denver's gonna lose so the kings and blazers game is irrelevant

if denver loses it's 2. nuggs, 3. rox, 4. blaze

if portland and denver win it's 2. nuggs, 3. blaze, 4. rox

Ha all three games are close ish

that doesnt make sense how does portland win a 2 way tie but come last in a 3 way tie