Game Thread Game #18 - BLAZERS VS NUGGETS - NOVEMBER 23, 2021 - TUESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT) TNT

[Chris Craig]

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STARTERS





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WHEN: NOVEMBER 23, 2021 - TUESDAY - 7:00 PM (PDT)
WHERE: MODA CENTER, PORTLAND, OR



TV BROADCAST



RADIO BROADCAST



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BENCHES

BLAZERS


Cody Zeller Larry Nance Jr

Nassir Little Anfernee Simons

Tony Snell Dennis Smith Jr

Ben McLemore CJ Elleby

Greg Brown Trendon Watford

Keljin Blevins

NUGGETS


Jamal Murray Austin Rivers

Facundo Campazzo PJ Dozier

JaMychal Green Jeff Green

Bones Hyland Bol Bol

Vlatko Cancar Petr Cornelie

Zeke Nnaji Markus Howard

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INJURIES

NUGGETS

Jamal Murray (ACL) OUT
Michael Porter Jr ( Back) OUT
Nikola Jokic (Wrist) DAY TO DAY
Zeke Nnaji (Ankle) OUT

BLAZERS

Damian Lillard (Abdomen) Day To Day

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COACHES


Chauncey Billups


Mike "It's Not Michael" Malone

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NOTES

LAST 5

NUGGETS

DEN - PHX
DEN 108 - CHI 114 L
DEN 89 - PHI 103 L
DEN 101 - DAL 111 L
DEN 124 - POR 95 W


BLAZERS

POR - PHI
POR 112 - CHI 107 W
POR 118 - TOR 113 W
POR 95 - DEN 124 L
POR 104 - HOU 92 W
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• This is the 2nd of four matchups between the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets.
• The two teams will face each other again January 13th in Denver and February 27th in Portland
• The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124 - 95 on November 14th in Denver
• Will Barton of the Denver Nuggets was drafted by the Blazers with the 40th pick in the 2012 draft. He played for Portland from 2012 - 2015 before being traded to the Nuggets in the deal that brought Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee to Portland.
• Jusuf Nurkic began his career with Denver and played there from 2014 -17 before being traded to Portland for Mason Plumlee.

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TRIVIA

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets 132 - 116 on May 16th, their last game of the 2020-21 regular NBA season. This Rookie led Denver with 23 points off the bench.

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[Chris Craig]

4 in a row at home?

Looks like no Jokic maybe

 

[Mr. Robot]

denver doesnt need jokic to beat this team

 

[Mr. Robot]

also, my guy neil olshey must keep his job

 

[KSF-ERIC]

4 in a row at home?

Looks like no Jokic maybe

If we win, it’s 9 in a row at home.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Isn’t the game on TNT?

 

[blazerkor]

Isn’t the game on TNT?

Yes

 

[Chris Craig]

Isn’t the game on TNT?

Fixed

So used it to being on Root

 

[KSF-ERIC]

If we win this game we move into 6th with a chance to go up further over the next couple weeks. Go Blazers!!!

 

[THE HCP]

Another game with the opponent missing key players? Doesn’t that seem to happen a lot to us?

 

[Lanny]

4 in a row at home?

Looks like no Jokic maybe

Cross your fingers.

 

[MickZagger]

Another game with the opponent missing key players? Doesn’t that seem to happen a lot to us?

I don’t feel sorry for them.

 

[THE HCP]

I don’t feel sorry for them.

Me neither, just asking.

 

[royo]

Jokic or not, according to my math, this should be our first game when team plays on all cylinders. I expect blowout and tweets about how scary team Blazers is. And we will be even better after trade.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Right wrist sprain. Something tells me Jokic will play Tuesday. The Suns blew them out without him.
If he doesn't play maybe Nurk will have a huge effect on the game?

 

[AldoTrapani]

4 in a row at home?

Looks like no Jokic maybe

Yea like they need their starters to beat us lol

 

[TBpup]

Murry out
Porter out
Jokic questionable

....if we can't get this one against Denver, we might not beat them for a while.

 

[THE HCP]

Is it just me..........

 

[BBert]

Is it just me..........

Yes

 

[KSF-ERIC]

If we win this game, we'll be 5th or tied for 5th in the West. Dallas and Clippers play each other. If Dallas loses, we're 5th. If Dallas wins, we're tied with Clips for 5th.

 

[THE HCP]

SIGH

 

[DDolla]

From Twitter
“The battle of two poverty teams”

“two teams stuck in the middle going no where”

They are not wrong… lol

 

[royo]

Bollocks

 

[bobf]

Another game with the opponent missing key players? Doesn’t that seem to happen a lot to us?

Working on your excuses?

 

[THE HCP]

Working on your excuses?

Pretty much!

 

[THE HCP]

Whats up from the TNT truck!

 

[FlashWad]

From Twitter
“The battle of two poverty teams”

“two teams stuck in the middle going no where”

They are not wrong… lol

we are just one big trade away form contending. but that trade needs to be massive.

 

[wizenheimer]

we are just one big trade away form contending. but that trade needs to be massive.

and, one big injury from the lottery...?

 

[Mr. Robot]

blazers will find the way to lose this game

believe that

 

[wizenheimer]

Jokic out too it seems....Denver goes small-ball?