Tiago Splitter Postgame Media Availability | vs Oklahoma City Thunder | November 30th, 2025
How do you feel about the team performed tonight, particularly the new starting lineup and then I guess beginning of fourth quarter? What was kind of what you see there? Well, um I hate to call this moral victories, but I think uh we compete. I’m proud of the way they compete and then in the end of the day, you know, we can make mistakes, we can make shots. Um for the most part, I think we compete. Uh we had a chance. uh to win a game. Um you know, this is a it’s a great team to put it in a nice way. This is a great team and it’s hard to to play against them. We try everything we had um different matchups um going small, going big, zone, uh trap. Um so was a lot of things that are true with them and they and they perform well. Um, but in the end of the day, you know, you still got to make shots and they were able to make more than us. What happened at the beginning of the fourth quarter where there was like a few possessions in a row where they just kind of got out in transition, had three turnovers in a row. Um, you know, just got to be smarter and knowing that, you know, Oklahoma is a team that shrink the paint a lot and we know that, but you got to be patient because they they close the paint. they close the paint and for a moment you just forget about that and you just go through your habits and you think you’re going to have a layup. You’re just going to pass the ball out, keep playing, be patient, and you know those three turnovers um were were tough. How would you assess the offense’s execution in the fourth quarter when OKC started aggressively denying Denny the ball so much? Yeah, I mean there’s two ways to put this. Uh we have more space to play four on four or try to get the ball to Denny. I think we tried both ways. Um tried to set him free a little bit and then go. I think um we did this a couple times and like I said, they tried things, we tried things and uh but they they did better. OKC’s pretty much been blowing everybody out um all season long except for the Blazers. What are you doing to game plan? Is it just throwing everything at them but the kitchen sink or like what’s kind of your perspective on that? Yeah, basically I mean I mean we had to face you know a guy like Donovan out tonight. So I knew that you know we had throw different lineups out there and try different things playing smaller. um you know um I think we did a good job for the most part part rebounding being that small um tried to create confusion to them and Shay you know even though he still scored 26 but he’s been you know getting way more than that and um but like I said they have players all over the court they can uh hit shots and attack the rim so wasn’t Also, just what’s uh what’s just standing out about Denny right now? The the stat each stat line from each game seems to get only better. Um his motor uh is is very good. the ability to get in transition and find gaps, find funnels and attack the rim. Um, tonight he didn’t make a shot outside, you know, the paint or whatever, but um his ability to find those angles and and attack smaller defenders, bigger defenders is a tough matchup. So, um, he’s doing that. We’re trying to take the most juice we can out of it and and create offense that way. 19 rebounds is the most uh this season in a game for any non- big like what is Denny doing to to swallow up boards this way? Yeah, I mean I told him well the whole group like DC is not playing. You guys will have even more responsibility to go there and secure the rebound. Being a small team, of course, that’s um team effort sometime because everybody got to box out, but then he end up having um you know, a bunch. And again, another great great game u by him. In that fourth quarter, did you want to let him get more rest, but they went on that run and you put him back in? Is that part of the plan or? Yeah, I think he still had like a couple minutes in the bench tried to save him for the the last. But, you know, um this is a very good team and and they had those three layups in transition. I felt like I had to bring him earlier and and give us a chance.
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8 comments
We had some momentum late in Q3, but right at the start of Q4, OKC went on a run and we just couldnβt get the lead back. When Deni was off the floor, our offense really struggled. Keep in mind we were missing key guys like Donovan and Holiday. If weβd pulled off a win without our full starting lineup, that wouldβve been a sweet one β and remember, weβre the only team to hand OKC a L so far.
Let's go teamπͺπ½π€
Coach needs to go
i am a hansen fans, i hope agree him to G game, Every games only 4 mins if he is a big rookie and do not want to use him, why not exercise him in another game,
If Shaedon canβt be a starter in Portland. please trade him. He deserves better.
Is it just me, or is it sound like coach dont really liks Dany and what he brings to the floor and the dominatiin he has on the team? Its seems like he dont really like to give him compliments
More excuses we just missed shots same ol same ol
That was one of the worst ref'd games of all time. OKC fan here. Credit to Blazers. But, do we all agree that was not fun to watch? There was no momentum. There was no flow. It was just pile down the floor, miss a three. Pile down the floor, flay at the basket, free throws. This could have been an OT game, easily and it was ruined. I want to see what these teams are capable of. Not how good they are at free throws. I just don't find Deni fun to watch….at all. I KNOW people say the same about SGA.
Splitter is ruining Yang's confidence. Only a few minutes at a time so feels too much pressure knowing he's on a short leash. Needs extended run time