Game Thread GAME# 72: TIMBERWOLVES @ BLAZERS - MARCH 25, 2017 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), CSNNW

Darkwebs · Mar 23, 2017

2016-17 REGULAR SEASON RECORD
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
28 - 42
(10-23 Road)
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
33 - 37
(18-14 Home)

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

PG

RICKY RUBIO VS DAMIAN LILLARD

SG

BRANDON RUSH VS C.J. McCOLLUM

SF

ANDREW WIGGINS VS MAURICE HARKLESS

PF

GORGUI DIENG VS NOAH VONLEH

C

KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS VS JUSUF NURKIC

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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PST), SATURDAY, 3/25/2017

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

JONES , DUNN

MUHAMMAD , CASSPI , PAYNE

HILL , ALDRICH

---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----

NAPIER , CONNAUGHTON

TURNER , CRABBE , LAYMAN

AMINU , LEONARD

INJURIES
TIMBERWOLVES
Nemanja Bjelica (left foot): OUT
Zach LaVine (torn anterior cruciate ligament): OUT
Nikola Pekovic (right ankle): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Ed Davis (arthoscopic surgery , left shoulder): OUT
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT

HEAD COACHES

- VS –

TOM THIBODEAU --- TERRY STOTTS

TIMBERWOLVES' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

BLAZERS' OFFICIAL GAME NOTES

• Saturday’s game marks the second of four regular season matchups between
Portland and Minnesota in 2016-17. The Trail Blazers lead the season series 1-0.

• LAST MEETING: The Trail Blazers defeated the Timberwolves, 95-89, in Minneapolis on Jan. 1. CJ McCollum scored a career-high 43 points (16-25 FG) to lead Portland while Andrew Wiggins paced the Timberwolves with 24 points.

• The Trail Blazers have defeated the Timberwolves in eight of the past 10 games at the Moda Center, and 14 of the last 20 matchups overall.

• Damian Lillard has scored 30+ in three of his last six games against the Timberwolves. He is averaging 25.7 points (17-45 3-PT, 37.8%) and 7.2 assists in that span.

• CJ McCollum has scored 20+ points in the past three outings against Minnesota. McCollum is averaging 28.3 points on 54.4% shooting in those games.

• Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 19.4 points and 10.6 rebounds in five career matchups against the Trail Blazers, including four games with a double-double.

• HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY:
ALL TIME: Trail Blazers lead, 77-30
IN PORTLAND: Trail Blazers lead, 42-12
AT THE TIMBERWOLVES: Trail Blazers lead, 35-18

Darkwebs · Mar 23, 2017

WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS RACE

Darkwebs · Mar 23, 2017

LOTTERY STANDINGS

KingSpeed · Mar 24, 2017

I think we'll go 2-1. It'll be interesting. It's basically a playoff series. Minnesota's only hope is to win all 3 and hope that Denver is a bust on the road.

stampedehero · Mar 24, 2017

I also hope for 2-1

Love Portland!

BonesJones · Mar 24, 2017

Dunn is having an awful year. He's looking like a bust.

Wiggins is the most overrated prospect in the league. He's a poor man's Rudy Gay.

They really need to trade Dieng and get some versatile talent at PF. Dieng is a C. Towns needs shooters around him, especially with Rubio and/or Dunn at PG. That is why I think they're a lock to take Markannen, or bulk up Isaac into a PF.

Shabazz Muhammed is having a bounce back year. Might be a dude we could acquire on the cheap this offseason.

Pekovic is still on a team???

Brandon Rush (The asset who became Jerryd Bayless) is still a thing?

Adrian Payne might be the most irrelevant player in the league right now.

BrunoSOC · Mar 24, 2017

Ok we can go 2-1, but this game its a must win game. I imagine a tough game by the way, and a big perfomance by Damian Lillard (once again, here we go).

1-0, 3 games to win now: Wolves, Lakers and Denver.

By the way i will watch the pacers game tonight. Go Pacers!

Mediocre Man · Mar 24, 2017

BonesJones said:
Dunn is having an awful year. He's looking like a bust.

Wiggins is the most overrated prospect in the league. He's a poor man's Rudy Gay.

They really need to trade Dieng and get some versatile talent at PF. Dieng is a C. Towns needs shooters around him, especially with Rubio and/or Dunn at PG. That is why I think they're a lock to take Markannen, or bulk up Isaac into a PF.

Shabazz Muhammed is having a bounce back year. Might be a dude we could acquire on the cheap this offseason.

Pekovic is still on a team???

Brandon Rush (The asset who became Jerryd Bayless) is still a thing?

Adrian Payne might be the most irrelevant player in the league right now.

I wish we had an over-rated player like Wiggins

illmatic99 · Mar 24, 2017

My guy Rubio is on some kinda tear. He is probably the best PG defender out there right now, along with CP/Beverley.

KAT is a monster-- think the Jokic hype was a bit premature as best CotF.

But we should be able to handle them at home on the second night of a b2b, coming from LA.

Chris Craig · Mar 24, 2017

We better win all 3 against them

BigGameDamian · Mar 24, 2017

KingSpeed said:
I think we'll go 2-1. It'll be interesting. It's basically a playoff series. Minnesota's only hope is to win all 3 and hope that Denver is a bust on the road.

Kingspeed, are you able to play all 3 games against the TWolves on NBA2K17 and let us know the outcome?

illmatic99 · Mar 24, 2017

Dame's floater is just on point these days. He's clearly worked so hard on it

PtldPlatypus · Mar 24, 2017

BigGameDamian said:
Kingspeed, are you able to play all 3 games against the TWolves on NBA2K17 and let us know the outcome?

KingSpeed · Mar 24, 2017

BigGameDamian said:
Kingspeed, are you able to play all 3 games against the TWolves on NBA2K17 and let us know the outcome?

Hahaha. If I play Pro level, I'll win all 3 by 50-60 points a game.

KingSpeed · Mar 24, 2017

illmatic99 said:
Dame's floater is just on point these days. He's clearly worked so hard on it

Yep and CJ's. They are money.

BonesJones · Mar 24, 2017

KingSpeed said:
Hahaha. If I play Pro level, I'll win all 3 by 50-60 points a game.

Play on Superstar.

Nate · Mar 24, 2017

BonesJones said:
Play on Superstar.

He scurred

Strenuus · Mar 24, 2017

KingSpeed said:
Hahaha. If I play Pro level, I'll win all 3 by 50-60 points a game.

SUPERSTAR OR RIOT!

Dougnsalem · Mar 24, 2017

Want me to try it? I'm still kinda old school though....

THE HCP · Mar 24, 2017

We win all 3 matchups easily if you ask me

Dougnsalem · Mar 24, 2017

THE HCP said:
We win all 3 matchups easily if you ask me

No one did

riverman · Mar 24, 2017

I'm with HCP....sweep...I think our schedule will give us a boost over all the teams trying to make the playoffs

stampedehero · Mar 24, 2017

Good Pic for a caption.

KingSpeed · Mar 24, 2017

BigGameDamian said:
Kingspeed, are you able to play all 3 games against the TWolves on NBA2K17 and let us know the outcome?

I'm gonna do it tonight on whatever the level above Pro is.

Jade Falcon · Mar 25, 2017

stampedehero said:
View attachment 13284 Good Pic for a caption.

So near....yet, so far.

I'm looking forward to seeing Nurk going against KAT.

BrunoSOC · Mar 25, 2017

The nuggets win. So its a must win game for us!

Mediocre Man · Mar 25, 2017

KingSpeed said:
I'm gonna do it tonight on whatever the level above Pro is.

I believe that level is called moms basement

BigGameDamian · Mar 25, 2017

Jade Falcon · Mar 25, 2017

LOL, Blazers home stream is playing Notorious B.I.G.....not sure he was the "family wholesome" type of music, but okay.

Elton · Mar 25, 2017

Super interested in the Nurkić/Towns matchup. Marquee CotF duel!

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