 | Luis Scola, PF 22 MIN | 2-5 FG | 2-3 3FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 3 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 0 TO | 6 PTS | -8 +/-Got burned on defense far too often to start the game, but it surprisingly didn’t hurt the team much. Opened up space for the guards to operate by pulling Plumlee out on the perimeter with some solid three point shooting. Aminu basically shut him down in the 3rd, and the rest was just academic. Dude is just slow and unathletic. Imagine, just imagine, he’s coming off the bench for 10-14 minutes a night because we have Keif. That would be perfect. |  | |||||||
 | Jonas Valanciunas, C 25 MIN | 5-10 FG | 0-0 3FG | 4-4 FT | 11 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 1 TO | 14 PTS | 0 +/-Got dinged for two quick fouls in the first minute, and got yanked quick. One of the fouls was taken away, and immediately went into beast mode in the 1st half with 10pts 7rebs (couldn’t have blamed him if he came back deflated; he obviously didn’t). Defensive rotations were tight, blocked some shots, and iced the game with two clutch free throws to put the Raptors up seven. Really had me conflicted since my fantasy head-to-head match-up had him dressed tonight. |  | |||||||
 | Kyle Lowry, PG 40 MIN | 10-19 FG | 7-10 3FG | 3-5 FT | 6 REB | 8 AST | 2 STL | 2 BLK | 7 TO | 30 PTS | -2 +/-Bang-up job of limiting Lillard in the 1st half; he eventually got his, but Dame Dolla is top-10 in the league. He rained down three after three after three (after three after three after three after three) down on Rip City; each one hurt them and came when they were most needed. Had a bit of trouble protecting the ball, but took control in the fourth when the Blazers got within three, extending the lead to 13 and utterly deflating the Blazers. |  | |||||||
 | DeMar DeRozan, SG 35 MIN | 11-25 FG | 1-1 3FG | 6-9 FT | 5 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 29 PTS | +4 +/-Got whatever shot he wanted throughout the game, especially out of a timeout, but should have converted more than he did; I can live with that since he really forced the Blazer wings to man him up, and for the most part, they just couldn’t. | | |||||||
 | Norman Powell, SG 13 MIN | 0-1 FG | 0-0 3FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 0 PTS | +2 +/-He’s really not doing enough with this opportunity; had some athletic movements…uhm…a foul, a rebound, and an assist. CJ McCollum didn’t seem bothered tbh…James Johnson can’t get back soon enough. |  | |||||||
 | Patrick Patterson, PF 28 MIN | 2-3 FG | 2-2 3FG | 0-0 FT | 4 REB | 3 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 6 PTS | +19 +/-Provided tremendous defensive stability in the 4th quarter with the Blazers going small ball and pressing. The team didn’t his offensve tonight but a couple more buckets would have been nice (at least that put-back dunk on the break). |  | |||||||
 | Terrence Ross, SF 30 MIN | 5-10 FG | 0-2 3FG | 2-3 FT | 3 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 12 PTS | +11 +/-We got good Ross tonight. Good Ross uses the threat of the three to get himself better shots by putting the ball on the floor and beating his man off the bounce; love that shit. Fairly active on defense and on the glass. Got a bit sloppy in the second half, but still, good Ross. |  | |||||||
 | Bismack Biyombo, C 21 MIN | 0-1 FG | 0-0 3FG | 1-2 FT | 7 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 1 PTS | +3 +/-Engaged on the glass from the moment he stepped on the court. Banged around and was a general nuisance for the Portland bigs. A net negative offensively, though, but he rarely isn’t. | | |||||||
 | Cory Joseph, PG 25 MIN | 5-11 FG | 0-1 3FG | 2-2 FT | 3 REB | 3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 12 PTS | +6 +/-Love that high pick-n-roll action with JV; he makes things happen off of it. Frankly, Joseph is a boring player: he does the right things (except for that one inbounds pass with 40 seconds left in a tight game). Within the boundaries of his abilities. All the time. What else should I say? | | |||||||
 | Dwane Casey Lillard/McCollum are an elite backcourt, and the fact that the Raptors really took it to them, and limited their effectiveness, was a huge deal. That goes to preparation. Love the minute distribution considering injuries, especially since he was able to get the right guys out on the court at the right times. Utlilized the bench perfectly. Stopped Blazer runs cold in their tracks with a combination of timeouts, DeMar scoring out of timeouts, and getting the right guys in during the timeouts. Great use of timeouts overall. | | |||||||
