Game Thread 2024-25 GAME #71 - BLAZERS VS NUGGETS - MAR 21, 2025 - FRI - 7:00 PM - CHARGE - BLAZERVISION

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  1. Chris Craig

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

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    REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

    (12) BLAZERS 32-39 (4) 44-26

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    STARTERS

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    Scoot Henderson Shaedon Sharpe
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    Deni Avdija Toumani Camara
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    Kris Murray

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    Jamal Murray Russell Westbrook
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    Christian Braun Michael Porter Jr
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    Aaron Gordon°

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    WHEN: MARCH 21, 2025 - FRIDAY - 7:00 PM PST

    WHERE: MODA CENTER PORTLAND OR

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    TV BROADCAST

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    Antenna 2.2|Xfinity 302/1170|DTV 688

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    STREAMING

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    RADIO BROADCAST

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    BENCH

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    Scoot Henderson Matisse Thybulle
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    Dalano Banton Kris Murray
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    Duop Reath Rayan Rupert
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    Justin Minaya* Bryce McGowens*
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    Sidy Cissoko*
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    Robert Williams° DeAndre Ayton°
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    Jerami Grant° Jabari Walker°
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    Anfernee Simons° Donovan Clingan°

    * Two Way Player
    ° Injured Player


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    Dario Saric DeAndre Jordan
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    Zeke Nnaji Vlatko Cancar
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    Peyton Watson
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    Jalen Pickett Hunter Tyson
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    Trey Alexander* PJ Hall*
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    Spencer Jones*
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    Nikola Jokic° Julian Strawther°
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    DaRon Holmes°

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    COACH

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    Chauncey Billups

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    Mike Malone

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    INJURIES

    BLAZERS

    DeAndre Ayton - Calf - Out
    Robert Williams - Knee - Out
    Jerami Grant - Knee - Out
    Jabari Walker - Conc - Out
    Anfernee Simons - Ill - Out
    Donovan Clingan - Ill - Out

    NUGGETS

    Nikola Jokic - Ankle - Out
    Jamal Murray - Ankle - Quest
    DaRon Holmes - Achilles - Out
    Aaron Gordon - Ankle/Calf - Prob
    Julian Strawther - Knee - Out
    Christian Braun - Foot - Prob

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    UPCOMING SCHEDULE

    POR VS BOS |3/23|3:00 PM

    POR VS CAVS |3/25|7:00 PM

    POR VS SAC |3/27|7:00 PM

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    GAME NOTES
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    • The Blazers are 103-99 vs the Nuggets all time
    • Chauncey Billups is 3-12 all time vs Mike Malone
    • The Blazers defeated the Nuggets 126-124 on 12/19 in Portland
    • The Nuggets defeated the Blazers 146-117 on 2/10 in Denver.
    • The Nuggets defeated the Blazers 132-121 on 2/12 in Denver
    • Jerami Grant played for the Nuggets during the 2019-20 season
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  2. Chris Craig

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

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    DEN, BOS, and CLE all in a row? Damn
     
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    We’re good. We’re at home. Let’s get all 3.
     
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    That could put a dent in their Play-in chase. 2 games back of the Mavs and Suns with 12 games to play. If either of those teams plays just .500, Portland has to go 8-4 just to catch them and then what are the tie-breakers?
     
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    Mavs already have the head to head which is the first tie breaker. We split the season series with Phoenix so it goes to conference record next and they are only one game ahead of us in that category as it stands.
     
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    I don’t think either team will go .500. Certainly Dallas won’t. But I think 8-4 is possible. Win 2 of the next 3 and then we can get the next 5. Then it’s 4 chances to get 1 victory.
     
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    Your math is good but "we can get the next 5" is pretty flippant about beating the Kings even without Sabonis, the Knicks even if they don't have Brunson, not to mention the Hawks and the Bulls who are teams that are at about the same level we are.

    This is a hard stretch of our schedule, there's no sugar coating that or looking past it. Our next 5 games are against teams that will likely be in the playoffs and only 3 of our last 12 games are against teams that we can guarantee will not be fighting for what could be important wins with playoff or play-in implications.

    Yeah there are some teams with injured stars in there, yeah we should be very competitive with the Hawks and Bulls and yeah there are chances that the Lakers and/or Warriors might need a loss to get the matchup they want in the first round. All of that said it's silly to act like our team is at a point where we can count on a 5 game win streak against any group of teams in the league.
     
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    Suns are 5 games ahead in the conference tiebreaker
     
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    First time all season I thought maybe I’d get a ticket and go. Of course the entire Nugget team is not playing.
    Blazers will probably make a game of it but why pay money to watch a game like this?
     
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    Phoenix is 5 games ahead of us in conference record unfortunately.
     
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    The Kings aren’t likely to make the playoffs. They’re 9th. We actually have a decent chance of catching them. It’s not silly to believe in your team. We’ve seen them win 10 of 11. We’ve seen them beat Milwaukee, Indiana, Minnesota, healthy Orlando, Houston, and Memphis. They can wh big games. Believe Harder!
     
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    Poor Klay Thompson didn’t sign up for this. He thought he’d be the missing piece of a title team.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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

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    Missing piece for a tank
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    So, the only way is to get ahead of them in the standings. Going to be really tough.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Shit no Anfernee or Donovan
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Well damn
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Another poor start
     
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    someday the team is just going to have to admit Murray is not an NBA player.
     
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