Gone Fishing in the Bayou (0-4) - Portland (3) v. New Orleans [ADVANCE] (6) Round 1

[Easy-E]

I feel great about us playing the Blazers, I'd rather play the Jazz but I'm good with this match-up.

About to cop some tickets for Game 3 & 4

I'm reading too much about how bad a matchup we have with Utah. I'm good.

 

[Jplaya2023]

AD on the blazers is a chip contender

Contender but they wouldnt beat a healthy warriors team

 

[Ben.]

Would take Pells if they had Boogie

Blazers might sweep, I'll say it goes 5 games and AD balls out

 

[horizon]

@horizon Do you have a prediction for the series?

Pels in 5

 

[DIMES]

Pels in 6

fukk dame and no layups cj

Cj has some of the best touch finishes in the league

 

[Mars]

Pelicans in 6

Dominate big(AD) over dominate small(Dame Dollar)

 

[Mars]

Pelicans in 6

Dominate big(AD) over dominate small(Dame Dollar)

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

1. Cj has some of the best touch finishes in the league

Someone didnt get the joke

 

[thelonious21]

Cj has some of the best touch finishes in the league

this was in response of him saying "no layups" for the rockets

 

[Easy-E]

 

[areohbee824]

This is the hardest one to pick, going with 7 games

 

[Regular_P]

I'm going with the Pels in six. Think it'll be easier for NO to defend Thrillard than it will be for Portland to defend Brow.

 

[Easy-E]

www.nba.com/amp/pelicans/news/pelicans-blazers-looks-evenly-matched-first-round-series

POINT GUARD

Rajon Rondo vs. Damian Lillard

New Orleans’ most experienced player in every category, Rondo has developed a reputation – beginning with his starting role for the ’08 NBA champion Celtics – as a player at his best when games are most important, hence the term “Playoff Rondo.” Lillard also has put together an impressive postseason resume in just five-plus seasons, leading Portland to opening-round series wins in ’14 and ’16. The Weber State product became a household name in basketball when he captured the Rookie of the Year award in ’13, then sank one of the most memorable shots in recent NBA history the following spring, eliminating Houston with an off-balance, buzzer-beating three-pointer to seal Game 6. The on-court characteristics and playing styles of Rondo and Lillard are divergent, however – Rondo is a pass-first floor general who focuses on getting teammates open looks, while Portland leans on Lillard to carry a significant scoring load. Based on his knack for burning New Orleans in the clutch – and everyone else around the NBA – Lillard is a feared perimeter shooter, but Rondo tends not to fire from deep unless he’s left wide open.

Playoff Rondo locking Dame up

 

[Serious]

Cj has some of the best touch finishes in the league

Pels in 6

fukk dame and no layups cj

@who_better_than_me @Mike_Pipeson

 

[Kliq_Souf]

Blazers in 4 or 5
It won’t be close