QuickCap - Nuggets Fulfill Their Destiny, Lose Game 6 And Series To The Jazz
by Basketball John on Apr 30, 2010 11:17 PM MDT
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Some quick thoughts for some post-game discussion
- Jazz in 6. I knew some predicted it, but how many expected it after Memo went down?
- Where does this playoff series rank in recent years? Better than the two Houston series?
- The three-headed monster of the night was Matthews, Millsap, and Boozer. Monster games by all of them.
- Matthews 13-15 from the line. Wow. One fat stuff on Melo.
- Boozer 22 & 20 and 5 pretty assists.
- Millsap with 21 & 11 and three huge blocks, two of those on Melo. Many AND-1s.
- Price filled in admirably for Deron went he went out with foul trouble. No assists but shot the ball well.
- Korver 3-7, but hey, he hit some.
- Melo 6-22 from the field. We needed that. Credit Matthews and Miles.
- Chauncey almost pulled it out for the Nuggets with 30 points. He missed some big shots down the stretch.
- Fess, not your best outing. Make sure not to eat anything before the next game. You have to go up against two big men.
- Free throws, or lack of them, almost killed us. 16 missed FTs.
- AK coming back soon!
- Bring on LA..., right?
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Biggest moment of game
Wes’s swat of Melo. Then Melo with the foul.
Man’s game Wes!
I caused the blackout!
So much respect for Matthews. He’s quickly become my second-favorite player on the Jazz, perhaps in the whole league. All the dude does is work hard. He refuses to be intimidated. That says so much about him.
Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?
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Matthews is my hero, hence the name
He has been playing so well lately, yet still scares the crap out of me on break away dunks… I love the way that he bounces right up from a hard foul and doesn’t complain at all to the refs.
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Game 1 Sunday, Game 2 Tuesday, Game 3 SATURDAY in Utah. Five-day break. If we’re down 2-0 that will be excruciating.
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That's only 3 nights off actually
wed, thurs, fri
by Bouncy Phillips on May 1, 2010 12:27 AM MDT up reply actions
... it will SEEM like five nights.
/can’t count
Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?
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it's alright
we all need some time to attend to our wives, lives, etc.
by Bouncy Phillips on May 1, 2010 12:55 AM MDT up reply actions
not a fan of the obnoxious Jazz fans but....
congrats to the team. A win that is a team win something the Nuggets at times forget to apply. Beat LA, ok. ALTA!
What about the nice Jazz fans?
There are at least a few of us, you know. We’re not all obnoxious (at least, not when we’re away from the arena).
"Three-pointer from the parking lot...YES! The Golden Griff!"
by Dr. Dunkenstein on May 1, 2010 12:00 AM MDT up reply actions
Darren's Wrist
Does anyone know the status of Darren’s wrist?
I would guess that drinking
is what led to the way that D-E-R-O-N is spelled in the first place.
by BigIslandBound on May 1, 2010 1:00 AM MDT up reply actions
So...
getting tipsy = D-E-R-O-N, and getting double drunk = D-A-R-R-E-N? So getting extra smashed leads to making right decisions? I need to let my Bishop in on that one!
by BigIslandBound on May 1, 2010 1:07 AM MDT up reply actions
Millsap +24!
Next closest was Matthews at +11.
Fesenko with an ugly -13 tonight.
by Bouncy Phillips on May 1, 2010 12:31 AM MDT reply actions
Fes was massively off his game.
I feared as much. He matches up far better with Nene than with Petro/Birdman/Graham.
Oddly, this gives me a bit of hope for playing against the Lakers. He has had success against them before, and I think he can do a decent job against Bynum. But he’s too slow to stay with Gasol. And we all know how badly Boozer get spanked when he has to take Odom. Actually, we don’t have anyone who can take Odom. Except maybe Andrei. sigh
Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?
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Actually I don't think Fesenko has played any meaningful minutes against the Lakers this season. excited to see how he matches up.
I don’t know if I thought we would win when memo went doesn, but I honestly thought Fesenko gave us a better chance in the series. Glad I was right. Fesenko was bad the last 2 games, but he helped win games 2 and 3 for us.
I am excited to give it a go against the Lakers. We are playing with a lot of confidence right now and LA has to make a quick turnaround as well. might come out rusty with all their veterans.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
you're right.
the good games he has had were before this season.
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who matched up with Odom in the OKC series?
His numbers were not stellar: 8 pts, 7 rebs, 26 minutes. Probably should stick Miles on him if he starts to play.
by Bouncy Phillips on May 1, 2010 1:06 AM MDT up reply actions
Odom's complete lack of interest matched up with Odom in the Lakers series....
I swear he must have had something better to do. No one really stopped him, he just didn’t play with any effort/passion.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
Well, OKC has a lot more length than we do and Lamar seems bothered sometimes when athletic, long guys actually body him up.
Unfortunately we only have one player who can match up with him and he isn’t healthy right now, so I expect Pau and Lamar to both shoot about 60% from the field in this series again.
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to be honest, long and athletic is the one thing that bothers the Lakers team the most.
OKC is the first round matchup that Laker fans were dreading the most.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
Why aren't more people talking about this aspect of it?
I'll make it coach.
by MTN on May 1, 2010 9:37 AM MDT up reply actions
I don't think it was cheap other than it was late in the game. But the pick was clean.
The unfortunate part was that Deron put out his arm because he saw it coming, at least peripherally. He should have held up, but he was just playing hard. Both teams were.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
It would have been a fine pick in the 3rd Q of a close game
but it was a sour grapes pick in the final seconds. Inexcusable.
I'll make it coach.
Man
That second half was a nailbiter. We fought back after giving up that huge lead at half and then going down int eh 3rd. This team has guts.
I don’t think in the last 3 years we’ve gone into an LA series where I’ve felt confident we can hang with them as I do this one….
Beat LA. Keep the wins comin!
For the Love of the Game
MonSTARZ forever!
I just came here from Denver Stiffs (no I don't comment)
Apparently the league LOVES you guys and lets you get away with flopping whenever you want. Also apparently the Lakers are the leagues DARLINGS.
Maybe David Stern will make it so we both advance. LOL.
Denver Stiffs…………………..where incessant whining happens.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
read any comment over there by "Ortolan"
for the full delusion.
by Bouncy Phillips on May 1, 2010 8:59 AM MDT up reply actions
For example
This from Ortolan last night (this is even tamer than usual):
“The Jazz need to be banished from the league.
Karl needs to come back and be healthy. But, fuck the Jazz and their flopping. It breaks the backs of teams. The NBA knows it, everybody knows it. I live in Seattle and EVERYONE who even gives a shit about the WWNBA hates the Jazz. They are cheaters. Yes, cheaters. And the refs go the way of the flop. You cannot tell when you’re on your game if this drive or that drive to the lane will result in a flop. It’s fucking cheating and the NBA has allowed it for far too long. It’s disgusting. Jerry Sloan is proof, AGAIN, the the NBA is corrupt.
Multiple people have told me they are done with the NBA tonight. I will never be done with the Nuggets, who in some ways I have always loved even more than the Broncos.
Fuck you Utah and I hope you get your championship finally, so I can no longer ever give a shit about the NBA again. Take your NBA and have fun you fucking cheaters.
That said. . .
It was a close game, but I knew it would become 5 on 8. And it did. Ugh. . . . . ."
by Bouncy Phillips on May 1, 2010 9:16 AM MDT up reply actions
LOL...
classic Stiffs comment. I am sorry to hear that some Nuggets fans will be quitting the NBA (sarcasm, or course).
Anyway, looking forward to a good, physical, fun series. Can’t believe it’s starting in 26 hours.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
seriously, what's up with the turnaround time?
why doesn’t PHX vs SA begin first? Just so the Lakers can play on ABC on Sunday? Bullshit scheduling.
by Bouncy Phillips on May 1, 2010 12:16 PM MDT up reply actions
was thinking the same thing
scheduling makes no sense at all.
With 35-year-old Derek Fisher trying to guard him, Westbrook got easier penetration than a porn star
- Kriegel
considering the huge layoff between games 2 and 3.....
it is even more ridiculous. More TV revenue on Sundays I guess, but come on.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
If you had watched the whole series, you would know that the referees were a legitimate stain Games 1-6.
For example, 90 free throws in one game (combined).
Incessant? maybe. Whining? Not really, no. The officiating was frustrating, inconsistent, and slowed down the pace of the games tremendously.
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by Uh on May 1, 2010 12:52 PM MDT up reply actions
all true....
90 fouls is ridiculous. Blaming the referees (and David Stern) for EVERY loss is also ridiculous.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
I agree that blaming the refs for every loss is ridiculous
And I’m not one to believe in a conspiracy anyway, so I don’t blame Stern for anything.
But for series that have really bad refereeing (which has so far been, what, 7 of the 8 playoff series thus far?), I think it’s a fair complaint.
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by Uh on May 1, 2010 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions
I think NBA refereeing is atrocious....
I just don’t think it’s biased.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
and, I did watch the whole series.
Did you watch the Lakers vs. Thunder series?
Over 3 games at Staples Center the Lakers shot 4 more free throws than OKC. Over 3 games at OKC, the Thunder shot 59 more free throws than the Lakers.
It happens everywhere, get over it.
Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."
If you had watched the whole series, you would know that the referees were a legitimate stain Games 1-6.
For example, 90 free throws in one game (combined).
Incessant? maybe. Whining? Not really, no. The officiating was frustrating, inconsistent, and slowed down the pace of the games tremendously.
Quitter's People United: Member 12
by Uh on May 1, 2010 12:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Playoff Money
those rookies, D- leaguers, and young guys have to be loving the playoff money. does it create serious motivation? enough to go deep against the Lakers?
Favorite 2 points of the night?
the KOOF mishandling the pass from Booz, missing his shot and hanging around for the O-board and the put back. Wouldn’t be denied. Now that’s playing the basketball and gives me a glimmer of hope. I remember Ostertag’s big game against the Shaq years ago and will be hoping that our young bigs will have the games of their lives for the upset.
That's his specialty
muffing the catch flipping up a prayer, rebounding it and putting it back
I'll make it coach.
by MTN on May 1, 2010 9:38 AM MDT up reply actions
A good point here is that
one of the reasons the Koof doesn’t get much burn, from what I have seen, is he definately has a hard time catching tough passes in the lane. Actually, Fess has very soft hands…
Time to dance Utah
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May the best team win. Derons a beast
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Great men are never without flaws, but neither are they without magnificent traits that caused them to rise to such heights.
May the slightly less good team get a few lucky breaks and steal a game in LA, you mean, right?
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
Denver Stiffs
Lol, command+f “Flop” got 46 matches on their game recap. It’s just a coincidence that every team that plays the nuggets has “flopped” all over the place, nothing to do with the fact that they seem to ignore body or elbow control.
You'd think they'd learn eventually
what’s that definition of insanity that I hate? Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting diferent results? Keep playing offensively Denver and keep being surprised when they call offensive fouls.
by tyrantking on May 1, 2010 11:18 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
That's what kept boggling my mind all series. Of course the Jazz defenders overemphasized the contact. Nobody in this league actually gets knocked to the floor by contact.
But Carmelo is so gifted offensively that if he just used patience, he could have got the shot he wanted. But he plays so physical, but really so stupid and hurried. No patience in his offensive game. You’ve got to adjust to the way the game is being played and officiated.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
I suppose Deron flopped on that last pick?
It’s not so much about getting pushed over by force – the point is that they have to hold their ground with their feet, so they get tipped over. It’s not flopping if they push you over. It’s flopping when you dive.
I'll make it coach.
That's what kept boggling my mind all series. Of course the Jazz defenders overemphasized the contact. Nobody in this league actually gets knocked to the floor by contact.
But Carmelo is so gifted offensively that if he just used patience, he could have got the shot he wanted. But he plays so physical, but really so stupid and hurried. No patience in his offensive game. You’ve got to adjust to the way the game is being played and officiated.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
I can't stand Denver or their fans.
Thats what I said before the series started… the bright lining of losing the 3 seed was getting to play Denver. Its always sweeter to beat a team like this.
We need a Koufessenko lineup
Our bigs against LAs bigs. We’re hanging in there despite missing AK and Memo. We can beat LA and the refs.
by KaBar6 on May 1, 2010 2:48 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
My lineups for the series (when AK gets back)
DWill
Matthews
AK
Bozzer
FESS
2nd team:
Price or Gaines
Korver Korver
Miles AK
Millsap Bozzer
Bozzer Kufe
Big Lineup:
Dwill
Miles
AK
Kufe
FESS
Also, play Price with DWill sometimes.
Guarding Kobe:
1. AK (Unless Odom is in)
2. Matthews
3. Miles
4. Jeffers
4th Q: AK for sure
The Orioles Suck!
Kill CJ Miles!
Play FESS More!!!
Okur Less!!!!!
I love men!
HEH!
Oh, and lol at that pissed off Denver fan rant
My response to that, how do you think us Jazz fans feel about KOBE shooting 100 free throw attempts in the Jazz-Laker series last year? A buddy of mine was at a game in LA, and there was not one single pissed off Laker fan that whole game, no one booed at a bad call on the refs the entire game. Fair and balanced? I think not.
by KaBar6 on May 1, 2010 3:12 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
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