GAME THREAD: ROCKETS @ BLAZERS - 12/12/13, THURS, 7:30 PM (PST), TNT

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  1. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    2013-14 Season Record
    ROCKETS
    15-7 (5-4 away)
    BLAZERS
    18-4 (8-2 home)




    WHEN: 7:30 PM, THURSDAY, 12/12/2013​


    WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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    TV BROADCAST:
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    RADIO BROADCAST:
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    BENCH

    HOUSTON ROCKETS
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    LIN , BROOKS , GARCIA , CASSPI , MOTIEJUNAS


    PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
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    WILLIAMS , CRABBE , WRIGHT , ROBINSON , FREELAND




    INJURIES
    ROCKETS
    Greg Smith (sprained right knee)
    Omer Asik (knee contusion)
    TRAIL BLAZERS
    C.J. McCollum (left foot)





    HEAD COACHES
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    KEVIN MCHALE--- TERRY STOTTS




    :reading:BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​




    GO BLAZERS!!!​
     
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  2. rasheedfan2005

    rasheedfan2005 Well-Known Member

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    Asik out with knee issues? Is it too late to trade oden for him? Can we add Roy's amnesty contract in for salary match?
     
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  3. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    The numbers that matter

    The Rockets are 1-1 on Thursday

    They score 103.2 ppg and give up 102.3 ppg on Thursday (easily their closest point differential for any day)

    With 2 days rest they are 2-0

    Houston is 3-2 on the first game of back to backs

    Houston is 4-1 vs the Northwest division


    Portland on the other hand

    Portland has not played a Thursday game yet

    Portland is only 1-1 on 2 days rest (easily their worst ratio)

    Portland opponents are 0-4 vs the Blazers on first half of back to backs

    Portland is 1-2 vs the Southwest division
     
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  4. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    uh oh
     
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    Unfortunately I think we lose this one. Howard is too quick for Lopez and too strong for LaMarcus so we’ll have to double team him. When that happens they’ll find open shooters. If we somehow cover them Harden will have a field day with an out of position defense. Teams with athletic centers will really cause us problems throughout this year. Fortunately there are only a couple of them in the league.

    It’s a big national game on TNT so I’d love to be wrong!
     
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  6. BoBoBREWSKI

    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    T.Jones is gonna guard LMA? Oh boy!
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, Dec 12, 2013
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    Strenuus Well-Known Member

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    I don't have a good feeling about this, but let the homerism prevail!
     
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    I'm hoping they stay home on Howard and let him take anything but dunks. The trick is if Harden breaks down the guards and gets into the paint, and if Lopez leaves Howard to help. Let Howard get his points, but make the three point shooters take long twos.

    They could have success mixing it up on Harden by covering him with Nic and Wes alternating.
     
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  9. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    All the homeless better hide!
     
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  10. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Just thinking the same thing. If we dump it to LA the first 10 possessions, we'll be good to go!
     
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    BlazerBeav Well-Known Member

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    The Moda Center should be rocking tonight since we've all had a few days to stew over the loss against Dallas - think we'll extract from revenge from game 4.
     
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  12. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Did you not see we played Utah since sir?
     
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  13. HailBlazers

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    Last time we played them Freeland was out and Howard shot an ungodly FT%. If the refs do their job correctly I think we got this one.
     
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    Strenuus Well-Known Member

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    You just asked the refs to do something they have never done in Portland.
     
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    And I'll bet most people dont know that it starts at 7:30 so they'll show up at 7:00 and the Moda Center will look full on TV at the start of the game for a change.
     
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  16. Boise Blazer

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    Tonight's TNT crew is Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and David Aldridge.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    I want the new Lopez to completely frustrate Howard. Sucker Houston to have to rely only on Harden the entire game. Then our wings can suffocate the shit out of him in the 4th:
     
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  18. BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94

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    I think the plan is to play man to man. Let Dwight get his and shut down Harden and Parsons.
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, Dec 12, 2013
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    I did (and few things please me more than seeing all those green seats as Jazz fans leave early because we've kicked their ass) - but being on the road, it's just not the same.
     
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    Yup

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    It's Payback time!
     
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