Game Thread GAME# 62: BLAZERS @ RAPTORS - MARCH 1, 2019 - FRIDAY, 5:00 PM, ESPN & NBCSNW

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Who should get a majority of Kanter's minutes for this game?

Poll closed Mar 1, 2019.

  1. Meyers Leonard

    8 vote(s)
    14.0%

  2. Zach Collins

    36 vote(s)
    63.2%

  3. Split it evenly between Meyers and Zach

    12 vote(s)
    21.1%

  4. Somebody else

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2018-18 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    38 - 23
    (14-15 Road)
    TORONTO RAPTORS
    45 - 17
    (25-5 Home)


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

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DAMIAN LILLARD VS KYLE LOWRY

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    C.J. McCOLLUM VS DANNY GREEN

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    MOE HARKLESS VS KAWHI LEONARD

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    AL-FAROUQ AMINU VS PASCAL SIAKAM

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    JUSUF NURKIC VS MARC GASOL

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    ------- JERSEYS -------
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    WHEN: 5:00 PM (PST), FRIDAY, 3/1/2019

    WHERE: AIR CANADA CENTRE, TORONTO, ON
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    --------------BENCH--------------
    - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS -
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    CURRY , SIMONS , HOOD
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    TURNER , TRENT Jr. , LAYMAN
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    LABISSIERE , KANTER
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    COLLINS , LEONARD

    - TORONTO RAPTORS-
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    LIN , LOYD , MEEKS
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    POWELL , McCAW , MILLER
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    ANUNOBY , BOUCHER , IBAKA



    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Enes Kanter (immigration issues): OUT
    Evan Turner (left knee soreness): DOUBTFUL
     RAPTORS
    Fred VanVleet (left thumb ligament): OUT


    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    TERRY STOTTS --- NICK NURSE

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







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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    This is the second straight Blazers game that ESPN will carry. Are the Blazers the cool kids now?

    Maybe, maybe not. But what is absolutely certain is that this game will the ultimate test for the road trip.
    Toronto is, far and away, the second best team in the East. They have played inspired ball as of late, going 8-2 in their last 10 games, and will have 2 full days of rest before playing Portland, not to mention the fact that they have the second most home wins in the league right now.

    But the Blazers are no slouch either. Portland has their longest win-streak of the season with 5! They are in mid-season form literally, starting out this road trip 4-0!

    Can Portland keep their win streak alive against such a formiddable opponent? Tune in to find out.
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    I'm concerned about Gasol's rim protection, so I'd rather have Leonard playing against him and drawing him out of the paint.

    However, I imagine that Collins will be the choice.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Feb 27, 2019
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    I like Meyers' defense on Gasol. I don't think Zach is strong enough to handle Gasol in the post.
     
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    what happens when we play them in the finals?

    no Enes?
     
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    #getgreedy
     
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    Great question.
     
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    You would think he would want to re-sign with a western conference team if that is the case.
     
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    Hope for HCA? He can still play the home games
     
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    Meyers will play behind Nurkic in Toronto...mark my words
     
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    I say Meyers. Good player to hang against Gasol and get him out of the paint defensively.
     
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    Staying over here in Boston, heading to Toronto tomorrow.
     
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    Hope Toronto isn't our matchup in the Finals
     
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    Meyers has always played well against Gasol. In fact, it's been one of the only times he gets run in the past few years.
     
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    I predicted a 6-1 road trip, this was my loss. Hope I’m wrong.
     
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    Nurse likes to play the matchups, so I expect him to start Gasol.

    In that scenario, I think you line up Nurks minutes with Gasol and give Zach the back-up 5 minutes vs Ibaka. But if they do go Ibaka, you probably give Meyers the 1st half minutes and let his performance decide who plays in the 2nd between he and Zach, like it has been lately.

    Should be a good game. Both teams are playing really well.
     
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    You would think Canada is much more liberal on immigration policy than this fortress country.
     
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