Game Thread GAME# 59: GRIZZLIES @ BLAZERS - APRIL 23, 2021 - FRIDAY, 7:00, NBCSNW

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How many games do you think the Blazers will win against the Grizzlies in the next week?

Poll closed Apr 23, 2021.

  1. 0

    7 vote(s)
    23.3%

  2. 1

    8 vote(s)
    26.7%

  3. 2

    9 vote(s)
    30.0%

  4. 3

    6 vote(s)
    20.0%
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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2020-21 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
    MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
    29 - 27
    (16-11 Road)
    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
    32 - 26
    (16-14 Home)

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

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    [​IMG] PG [​IMG]
    JA MORANT VS DAMIAN LILLARD

    [​IMG] SG [​IMG]
    GRAYSON ALLEN VS C.J. McCOLLUM

    [​IMG] SF [​IMG]
    DILLON BROOKS VS NORMAN POWELL

    [​IMG] PF [​IMG]
    KYLE ANDERSON VS ROBERT COVINGTON

    [​IMG] C [​IMG]
    XAVIER TILLMAN VS JUSUF NURKIC

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    ------- JERSEYS -------
    [​IMG] --- [​IMG]

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    WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), FRIDAY, 4/23/2021

    WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    -------------- RESERVES --------------

    -- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES --
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    FRAZIER , JONES , MELTON
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    BANE , KONCHAR , McDERMOTT
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    WINSLOW , CLARKE
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    JACKSON Jr. , TILLIE



    ---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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    SIMONS , BLEVINS , ELLEBY
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    LITTLE , HOLLIS-JEFFERSON , JONES Jr.
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    ANTHONY , LEAF
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    GILES III , KANTER


    INJURIES
    GRIZZLIES
    Jonas Valanciunas (concussion protocol): QUESTIONABLE
     TRAIL BLAZERS
    Derrick Jones Jr. (hip): QUESTIONABLE
    Zach Collins (left ankle stress fracture): OUT




    HEAD COACHES
    [​IMG] - VS – [​IMG]
    TAYLOR JENKINS --- TERRY STOTTS



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






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  2. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Get ready for some quality time with the Grizzlies. In our next 4 games, we'll be playing Memphis thrice.

    These games against the Grizz will have big-time ramifications on the seeding in the West. Memphis is in the 8th spot currently, while the Blazers sit in the 6th, but Portland is only 2 games ahead of the Grizzlies.

    3 of the last 4 Portland losses have been by a single point. The Blazers have lost 5 of the last 6 games, and 7 of the last 9.

    Let's get back on the winning track here!
     
    Darkwebs, Apr 21, 2021
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    Hope is dead.
     
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    It was murdered
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 21, 2021
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    I hope someone punches Grayson Allen in all 3 games, don’t even care about the suspensions.
     
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    I said two because we have the better team. I was very close to saying one because this team seems to have a huge morale problem right now. If we happen to lose all three of these games the Grizz likely will pass us. The good news is Memphis haven't been world beaters lately either. So we'll just have to see. If we don't win two of the next four that will be a really bad thing.
     
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    EGame "You're the only one of these fools I trust"

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    probably another fat L. This team doesn't know how to play against decent competition.
     
    EGame, Apr 22, 2021
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    Blazers should match up well. They have better overall talent and Memphis is one of the few teams that has a PG, SG, SF around the same size as Portland.

    Then again, what is done with that talent and how they play together has been the much bigger issue.
     
    TBpup, Apr 22, 2021
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    Jaren Jackson coming back tonight, but probably won't play on the second of back to backs against us, and hopefully won't be effective immediately.
     
    UKRAINEFAN, Apr 22, 2021
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    Keep losing. Better to keep our lottery pick!
     
    AldoTrapani, Apr 22, 2021
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think we end up taking 2 out of the 3 against Memphis.
     
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    So tired of losing.
     
    illmatic99, Apr 22, 2021
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    whatever it takes to get terry stotts fired
     
    Mr. Robot, Apr 22, 2021
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Just think of it as being on the path to better things.
     
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    stotts being let go at the end of the season is a foregone conclusion to me as is, even if we win a round.

    these losses now will not expedite his departure any more. They will only cause us more pain in the time being.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I have accepted the fate of this team. It just is what it is at this point. I'm not going to get heartburn about it anymore.
     
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    To me these 3 games with Memphis might be our season.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Eh, I mean if we lose against Memphis we're definitely screwed, but these games are irrelevant. We need to beat the decent teams and we can't seem to do that. So far I have only been off by 1 win and 1 loss. I still think we finish around .500.

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    Blazers need to win the next 4
     
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    Blazers can still stay in 6th or even get 5th. They only games that are probably losses are Brooklyn, Boston, and LA. Utah, Denver, and Phx will be resting their starters so we should win those. Blazers can win the next 4 (3 vs Memphis and 1 vs Inidiana). They can beat Atlanta with Trae Young out. They can beat the Cavs, Spurs, and Rockets.

    That's 11-3 to end the season. It's coming
     
    Chris Craig, Apr 22, 2021
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