Game Thread GAME# 46: BLAZERS @ CAVALIERS - JANUARY 28, 2015 - WEDNESDAY, 4:00 PM (PST), KGW

PROBABLE STARTERS

PG

DAMIAN LILLARD VS KYRIE IRVING

SG

WES MATTHEWS VS J.R. SMITH

SF

NICOLAS BATUM VS SHAWN MARION

PF

LaMARCUS ALDRIDGE VS KEVIN LOVE

C

CHRIS KAMAN VS TIMOFEY MOZGOV







WHEN: 4:00 PM (PACIFIC), WEDNESDAY, 1/28/2015​

WHERE: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

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BENCH

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

BLAKE , MCCOLLUM , BARTON , CRABBE

WRIGHT , CLAVER , ROBINSON , LEONARD


CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

DELLAVEDOVA , SHUMPERT , HARRIS , MILLER

JONES , THOMPSON , HAYWOOD






INJURIES
TRAIL BLAZERS
▪ Joel Freeland (right shoulder strain): OUT
▪ Robin Lopez (fractured right index finger): OUT
CAVALIERS
▪ LeBron James (wrist): QUESTIONABLE
▪ Anderson Varejao (left achilles tendon rupture): OUT





HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TERRY STOTTS --- DAVID BLATT




BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES ​

• Wednesday marks the second and final matchup between the Trail Blazers and Cavaliers this season.

• Portland defeated Cleveland, 101-82, back on Nov. 4 at the Moda Center. In that game, Damian Lillard scored a game-high 27 points and made five of his 10 three-point attempts (10-10 FT).

• Kevin Love is ranked 10th in the NBA with 10.3 rebounds per game, while LaMarcus Aldridge is ranked 12th in the league at 10.2 rebounds per game.

• The Trail Blazers are ranked fifth in the NBA at 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc, while Cleveland is 18th in the NBA at defending the three (35.1%).

• The Trail Blazers have won three straight games against the Cavaliers in Cleveland, and seven of the past eight games overall.

• Damian Lillard is averaging 30.3 points, 7.3 assists and 6.6 rebounds in his past three games against the Cavaliers. Lillard is 18-of-32 shooting from beyond the arc in those three games (56.2%).

• The Trail Blazers swept the season series from Cleveland last season (2-0), marking the second time in four years they have done so.

• In Portland’s 108-96 victory over the Cavaliers last season on Jan. 15, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 32 points and hauled in 18 rebounds. He has three double-doubles in his past four games against Cleveland.

• Damian Lillard connected on a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining to lift Portland to a 119-116 victory over Cleveland on Nov. 17, 2013. Lillard finished that game just two rebounds shy of a triple-double, ending the night with 36 points (11-23 FG, 8-12 3-PT), eight rebounds and 10 assists.

• Damian Lillard’s eight three-point field goals against the Cavaliers on Nov. 17, 2013 is tied with his career-high for most three-point field goals.

• Portland was 3-11 against Cleveland from 2003-04 to 2009-10 when LeBron James was serving his first stint with the Cavaliers (7-1 since).

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 65-49
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 40-18
IN CLEVELAND: Cavaliers lead 31-25

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CAVALIERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES



GO BLAZERS!!!​

KingSpeed said:

I can't wait. I'm exhausted though. I hope I don't oversleep!

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jlprk said:

In my day, you had to walk 12 miles through the snow to see a game. Hey Darky, can you find a less necky picture of Stotts?

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Strenuus said:

Lebron is gonna go for 55.

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jlprk said:

In my day, you had to walk 12 miles through the snow to see a game. Hey Darky, can you find a less necky picture of Stotts?

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Boise Blazer said:

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KingSpeed said:

Damn. Why isn't LeBron playing?

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KingSpeed said:

Damn. Why isn't LeBron playing?

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Boise Blazer said:

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KingSpeed said:

Damn. Why isn't LeBron playing?

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Boise Blazer said:

Well shit, now I just saw this:

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