Game 1 of 2019-2020 Regular Season, Paul Allen’s Legacy, and Games to Come

THE NBA SEASON HAS BEGUN! The Home Opener win streak is over as the Trail Blazers lost a close one to the hungry Nuggets 108-100. Austin and Christian discuss their thoughts from the game and more in Season 2 Episode 9 of the Peeps in Plaid Podcast!

Hassan Whiteside had a huge game, Damian Lillard led both teams in points and Bazemore had 5 steals but open 3 pointers fueled the otherwise evenly matched Nuggets in a mostly Jokic-less game. Should fans be concerned with how the bench played? Should fans be concerned with the huge disparity in 3-point shooting? Who stood out and who fell by the wayside? Listen for answers to all these questions and more!

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Huge shout out to Macchione for the intro and outro music. He’s an amazing musician from the Portland area, check him out on Spotify or other music platforms!

Episode Timeline:

:35 – The regular season has begun, what are our thoughts on the Game 1 loss to the Nuggets

5:45 – Hassan Whiteside’s big first game as a Blazer

7:50 – Poor shooting from the new “shooters”

10:14 – Focus on the fastbreak and Mario Hezonja (Moe and ET hybrid?)

13:20 – Denver hit ALL OF THE THREES

18:55 – Jokic is not in the best shape

20:13 – Ant and Skal had some noteworthy play

23:34 – Moda Center emptied early: Our thoughts on loyalty and new WCF Blazers fans

27:23 – What the heck is going on with crowd chanting!?!

28:17 – Austin praises Paul Allen

32:45 – Thoughts on Stotts’ offense in the first game

34:34 – Around the NBA: Quick highlights from other games in the league

36:21 – What’s next for the Blazers?