Game Thread GAME# 47: BLAZERS @ NUGGETS - JANUARY 22, 2018 - MONDAY, 6:00 PM (PST), NBCSNW

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Millsap (injured for the past 2 months) will be back soon. Will Denver make the playoffs this year?

Poll closed Jan 27, 2018.

  1. Yes

    10 vote(s)
    32.3%

  2. No

    21 vote(s)
    67.7%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2017-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    25 - 21
    (12-11 Road)
    DENVER NUGGETS
    23 - 23
    (16-6 Home)


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

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DAMIAN LILLARD VS JAMAL MURRAY

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    C.J. McCOLLUM VS GARY HARRIS

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    EVAN TURNER VS WILSON CHANDLER

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS MASON PLUMLEE

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    JUSUF NURKIC VS NIKOLA JOKIC




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    WHEN: 6:00 PM, MONDAY, 1/22/2018

    WHERE: PEPSI CENTER, DENVER , CO
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    ​


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    --------------BENCH--------------
    - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS -
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    NAPIER , CONNAUGHTON
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    HARKLESS , LAYMAN , VONLEH
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    COLLINS , DAVIS , LEONARD

    - DENVER NUGGETS-
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    MUDIAY , MORRIS , BEASLEY
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    BARTON , CRAIG , JEFFERSON
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    FARIED , ARTHUR , HERNANGOMEZ
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    LYDON , LYLES


    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    C.J. Wilcox (right knee rehab): OUT
    Wade Baldwin IV (G-League): OUT
    Caleb Swanigan (G-League): OUT
    NUGGETS
    Paul Millsap (left wrist ligament injury): OUT


    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    TERRY STOTTS --- MICHAEL MALONE

    :reading:OFFICIAL NUGGETS' GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​




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    Darkwebs, Jan 20, 2018
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    trailblazer18 Well-Known Member

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    Need to add a couple wins to the Blazers record :)
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Pessimistic response: They are lucky they got a couple wins with this mealy, soft roster.

    I can't do it.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Kinda hard to believe since we've faced this Nuugets team quite a few times already, but this is Nurk's first game back in Denver. Expect him to get booed ala Aldridge in Portland.

    It'll be interesting to see if he plays better or worse with the crowd jeering him on.
     
    Darkwebs, Jan 20, 2018
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    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    I think the boos will definitely make him play harder. I reckon whether he plays "better or worse" will be decided by how physical the refs allow the game to be.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Yeah. Nurk may actually dunk the ball.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    It's a monday night game. Doubt there will be many fans as is
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Dame over the last week went 3-0, and put up 29/8/5 on 53% fg, and 52% 3pt, 100% FT

    He better be in contention for POW
     
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    Labinot41 Well-Known Member

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    Who are other candidates?
     
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    Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, Lou Williams, Booker, and prolly Durant. But POR only team on that list that went undefeated.
     
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    Anthony Davis was last week potw right? So i guess the NBA wants another Player this Time. But i bet they take Lou williams because of his Hype
     
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    BrunoSOC Ripcity from Brazil

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    Must win game, and HUGE game for us in playoffs aspirations. They beat us last game, so now its time to beat them at their home. I dont care if they boo Nurkic, this can help our team.
     
    BrunoSOC, Jan 21, 2018
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    booing Nurk for being traded, or for "Have a nice summer?"
     
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    Have a nice summer I'd say
     
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    the way he left DEN wasnt pretty, he had to go and he did what needed to be done, but he never had problems with DEN fans and that franchise while there... and wishing them a happy summer (he knows those guys, it was a joke, trash talk), well, is that really worth booing somebody

    I dont think theyll boo Nurk, but well see...
     
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    All star reserves are released tmrw. I wonder if coaches will wait for tonight's games before voting, or have already submitted their choices.

    I also wonder if coaches do some shady shit to get their own guys onto teams since they can't vote for players on their own teams. Like Slimy Doc Rivers throwing his vote for a random scrub so that Russ/Dame/Klay/CP don't take a vote away from Lou Will.
     
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    If dame doesn’t make it THIS year, then I don’t know what he’s gotta do. He should make it. Win or loss tomorrow this team goes into Tuesday with a winning record. No excuse not to be voted in this time around
     
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    We have a top 4 Offense in the last 10 games with 112ppg tied with Dallas, minnesota 2nd with 112.2 and First Golden State
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    During that time Jusuf has averaged:

    PTS: 14.4
    REB: 8.5
    BLK: 1.2
    STL: .9
    FG: .560

    In those last 10 we've played:

    CLE
    SAS
    OKC
    HOU
    MIN

    He's playing better on both sides of the floor so put some RESPECK on his name and stop being a literal hater with all your Eastern European talk...

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