Game Thread GAME# 3: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - OCTOBER 29, 2016 - SATURDAY, 6:00 (PDT), CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
1 - 1
(0-0 Road)
DENVER NUGGETS
1 - 0
(0-0 Home)




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---------PROBABLE STARTERS---------

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS EMMANUEL MUDIAY

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS WILL BARTON

SF

MAURICE HARKLESS VS DANILO GALLINARI

PF

AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS NIKOLA JOKIC

C

MASON PLUMLEE VS JUSUF NURKIC


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WHEN: 6:00 PM, SATURDAY, 10/29/2016

WHERE: PEPSI CENTER, DENVER, CO

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

NAPIER , QUARTERMAN , CONNAUGHTON ,

CRABBE , TURNER , LAYMAN

VONLEH , LEONARD , DAVIS

DENVER NUGGETS

NELSON , MURRAY , BEASLEY

MILLER , CHANDLER , HERNANGOMES ,

FARIED , STOKES , ARTHUR



INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
FESTUS EZELI (left knee): OUT
NUGGETS
DARRELL ARTHUR (Left Knee Surgery): QUESTIONABLE
GARY HARRIS (Right Groin Strain): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- MICHAEL MALONE



NUGGETS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Saturday marks the first of four regular season matchups between the Trail
Blazers and Nuggets in 2016-17.

• The Trail Blazers won three of their four games against the Nuggets in 2015-16, and have now won 11 of their past 12 regular season games against Denver dating back to the 2013-14 season.

• Portland is 5-1 in its past six games at Denver.

• Portland has won three consecutive season series against Denver since the start of the 2013-14 season.

• Damian Lillard averaged a team-high 25.5 points on 43.6% shooting in two games against the Nuggets in 2015-16, while CJ McCollum was second on the team with 21.8 points on 52.9% shooting in four games against Denver.

• Damian Lillard has scored in double figures in 13 of his 14 career games against the Nuggets (six games with at least 20 points).

• Allen Crabbe scored at least 10 points in each of his four games against the Nuggets last season (15.3 ppg). Crabbe shot 46.8% from the field and was 9-for-20 from beyond the arc in those four contests.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 126-76
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 83-18
AT THE NUGGETS: NUGGETS lead, 58-43

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[jlprk]

I can't believe how slow HCP is. Working is no excuse. It only takes a second to post it if you've made it in advance. Darkwebs wins again! HCP is a loser!

 

[Sarni]

They will be a tough team to beat. Still very young and could have an off day but I imagineit won't be that easy for us to contain Jokic.

 

[jlprk]

I'm angling to take over the Seniority Squad, now that HCP has abandoned his post.

 

[THE HCP]

Bro this is BULLSHIT!

 

[THE HCP]

Some of us have to work!

 

[Strenuus]

A rare day off before heading to Denver... it almost always seems we had a b2b going into denver.

Will miss the majority of this game - yay work!

 

[KingSpeed]

Go Blazers!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Some of us have to work!

You should ask Curtain for your very own intern so you can devote more time to making game threads.

 

[Shaboid]

Bro this is BULLSHIT!

I feel so sorry for you.

 

[riverman]

Shoutout to Darkweb for the old school pinwheel logo!

 

[riverman]

Bro this is BULLSHIT!

nah...it's Saturday

 

[jlprk]

For years, the Nuggets have shot right after they rebound. It's the altitude.

http://public.tableau.com/profile/seth.partnow#!/vizhome/TeamEarlyDREBshots/Dashboard1

 

[Shaboid]

Ed Davis vs. Kenneth Faried: UFC 200

 

[Blazer4ever]

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
1 - 1
(0-0 Road)
DENVER NUGGETS
1 - 0
(0-0 Home)




_____________________________
---------PROBABLE STARTERS---------

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS EMMANUEL MUDIAY

SG

C.J. McCOLLUM VS WILL BARTON

SF

MAURICE HARKLESS VS DANILO GALLINARI

PF

AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS NIKOLA JOKIC

C

MASON PLUMLEE VS JUSUF NURKIC


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WHEN: 6:00 PM, SATURDAY, 10/29/2016

WHERE: PEPSI CENTER, DENVER, CO

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

NAPIER , QUARTERMAN , TURNER ,

CRABBE , CONNAUGHTON , LAYMAN

VONLEH , LEONARD , DAVIS

DENVER NUGGETS

NELSON , MURRAY , BEASLEY

MILLER , CHANDLER , HERNANGOMES ,

FARIED , STOKES , ARTHUR



INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
FESTUS EZELI (left knee): OUT
NUGGETS
DARRELL ARTHUR (Left Knee Surgery): QUESTIONABLE
GARY HARRIS (Right Groin Strain): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- MICHAEL MALONE



NUGGETS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

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Turner and Caunaghton should be switched on the bench lineup.
Turner is a forward, Caunaghton is a guard.

 

[Darkwebs]

Turner and Caunaghton should be switched on the bench lineup.
Turner is a forward, Caunaghton is a guard.

Done.

 

[THE HCP]

The King has arrived

 

[Jade Falcon]

They will be a tough team to beat. Still very young and could have an off day but I imagineit won't be that easy for us to contain Jokic.

I actually like the idea of putting Meyers on him and having him play the same kind of smothering Defense that he did against Cousins and Gasol.

 

[julius]

Someone should let people at Pyramid know that their commercial has the incorrect style for the Maurice Lucas uniform.

 

[Cippy91]

Kinda concerned about the paint protection tonight.

 

[Darkwebs]

This is a huge Denver team. We are undersized at every position, relatively speaking.

 

[BonesJones]

Were gonna get killed on the boards tonight.

 

[BonesJones]

Aminu can't shoot anymore

 

[Tunchi]

Lillard got a lot better this year I can already tell

 

[Tunchi]

Aminu can't shoot anymore

Tell me about it

 

[Boise Blazer]

Aminu can't shoot anymore

He isn't shooting them the right way in the flow of the offense

 

[RipCityDSCPL]

Kinda concerned about the paint protection tonight.

If you use a primer first problem solved.

 

[Jade Falcon]

Not a bad start. My connection has suddenly gone pear shaped this past hour, so I might miss some of this.

 

[DUB]

Let's go Trail Blazers!

They not even coming close slowing down Dame, let alone stopping him.

 

[BonesJones]

That baseline camera...