Game Thread GAME# 51: BLAZERS @ JAZZ - APRIL 8, 2021 - THURSDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

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Do you forsee the Jazz making the NBA Finals this year?

Poll closed Apr 13, 2021.
  1. Yes

    31.0%
  2. No

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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2020-21 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    30 - 20
    (15-10 Road)
    UTAH JAZZ

    38 - 12
    (22-2 Home)


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    PROBABLE STARTERS---------


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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    DAMIAN LILLARD VS MIKE CONLEY

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]

    C.J. McCOLLUM VS DONOVAN MITCHELL

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]

    NORMAN POWELL VS ROYCE O'NEALE

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    ROBERT COVINGTON VS BOJAN BOGDANOVIC

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    JUSUF NURKIC VS RUDY GOBERT




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    WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), THURSDAY, 4/8/2021

    WHERE: VIVINT SMART HOME ARENA, SALT LAKE CITY, UT
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    --------------BENCH--------------
    - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS -
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    SIMONS , BLEVINS
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    ELLEBY , LITTLE , JONES Jr.
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    ANTHONY , GILES III , KANTER


    ------ UTAH JAZZ------
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    CLARKSON , THOMAS , FORREST
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    ONI , HUGHES , INGLES
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    NIANG , MORGAN , BRANTLEY
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    ILYASOVA , FAVORS



    INJURIES
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    Nassir Little (sprained right thumb): QUESTIONABLE
    Zach Collins (left ankle stress fracture): OUT
    JAZZ
    Juwan Morgan (left calf tightness): QUESTIONABLE
    Udoka Azubuike (severe right ankle sprain): OUT



    HEAD COACHES
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    TERRY STOTTS --- QUIN SNYDER


    :reading:OFFICIAL JAZZ'S GAME NOTES
    :reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES








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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    The Jazz are playing that string music by hitting their 3-pointers this season. They have the most 3-point makes and attempts, while shooting the 2nd highest 3-point %, which has been a major factor in their winning formula this season.

    Utah has the best home record in the entire NBA this season, so this will be the biggest test the Blazers have faced this season. Surprise me, Blazers. I dare ya.
     
  3. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    20 point Blazer win if Nurk plays.
     
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    This is a tough match up for us but I'm hoping for a competitive game.

    I think the Jazz get beat by the Lakers in a seven game series.
     
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    Jazz 138 blazers 95
     
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    blazerkor Well-Known Member

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    :smiley-cmizdri:
     
  8. kjironman1

    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Get back in there and get a win on the road. Never stop!
    Find a way to bounce back.
    Go Blazers!
     
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  9. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    We played really well through some difficult officiating, no Nurk and hot Clippers shooting tonight. I expect we'll give the Jazz a real battle. Go Blazers!
     
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    We're a guaranteed first round exit
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    We lose by 15 with nurk.

    Lose by 30 without nurk.
     
  12. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Better stop watching then. Buh-bye.
     
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  13. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I think I posted this in November.
     
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    Good call big bro! The nice thing is we finally look like we’ll have some big changes coming forward after this season. It’s time
     
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    We win this game, dammit. Fuck the spread, I'm taking the ML on the Blazers this game.
     
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    This is another "Play to the Level of competition game".
    You could almost see it against the Clippers, Thunder, Bucks.
    Blazers had played a few subpar teams and came up against the Bucks and they got blown out.
    They they carried into the Thunder and smoked them but you could see the level was not there.
    They come up against the Clippers and open soft. They battled back and turned up the intensity.
    They will come out intense against the Jazz.

    The Jazz are at Phoenix tonight then they play on the second of a B2B against the Blazers. The Jazz also just lost to the Mavs on the road.
    They had just feasted on 9 straight wins against sub par teams. The Grizzlies 3 times in 5 days with the Bulls on each side of those games twice. Orlando, Cleveland, Toronto. Their one notable win was the Nets who sat Harden, Durant, Irving, Griffin, Jordan played 12 mins. Was a 30 point blowout with bench players.

    The Jazz might give players a rest against the Suns and look to beating the Blazers instead. They don't need a win against the Suns at this point.

    The player this team has that causes the most problems for the Blazers is Mike Conley.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    The Suns have 10x the chance of catching them then we do.
     
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  18. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    money down the drain. more likely to get blown out by 20+
     
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    I feel like our best chance to win against good teams with Stotts would be to have two of Dame/CJ/Powell on the court at all times, surrounded by three defenders...so any three of Nurk, Jones, Roco, Powell, RHJ, Nas, and maybe Giles (eventually Collins.) No more Kanter, no more Melo, no more Simons, and definitely no more lineups with two of them at the same time.

    Idk why I’m posting that idea here, but who cares.
     
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    At this point in the season if the Jazz just take the L against Phoenix in what technically is a battle against the two best teams in the league, that will tell you everything you need to know about Utah. It will show absolutely no competitive drive.

    I actually think they'll play that game like it's the playoffs and it's on prime time ESPN. The league would be furious with them if they tried some load management shit. So I'm just hoping that the Suns and Jazz show that they're evenly matched and end up playing a couple of overtimes and then they have to travel home late. It would make this game winnable.

    Also I always thought that teams that "played to the level of their competition" were teams that were always in close games because they got up for the teams that were better than them and then took the teams lightly that they were supposed to beat.
     
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